Our Future Creative Leaders Bring Bold Ideas to Brighton’s Streets with BUILDHOLLYWOOD Partnership for We, The Change
“We, The Change is more than an exhibition—it’s a declaration. Our cities' young creatives aren’t just imagining better futures, they’re building them. From the walls of our project space to the billboards on Brighton’s streets, this proves that art can be both a mirror and a megaphone for the times we live in. It’s urgent, it’s bold, and it’s just the beginning.” Bobby Brown, Creative Communities Producer
Lighthouse is proud to present We, The Change for Brighton Festival 2025. A dynamic youth-led exhibition by our Future Creative Leaders, exploring art's power to drive meaningful change. Running from 1 - 18 May at the Lighthouse Project Space in the heart of Brighton, We, The Change showcases the next generation of creative talent, using artivism as a catalyst for social impact and conversation.
We are also bringing We, The Change beyond the gallery walls and into the heart of Brighton and Hove through an exciting partnership with BUILDHOLLYWOOD, experts in creative street advertising. Our Future Creative Leaders have designed a series of public interventions—provocative questions and bold statements —that will be displayed on billboards across the city. These striking visual statements will challenge, engage, and spark dialogue among the public, turning Brighton’s streets into an open-air canvas for ideas and activism.
The locations of billboards are all in Brighton. Click the links to see their exact locations: Beaconsfield Road, Ditchling Road, Surrey Street, Roundhill Crescent, Coombe Road 17, Coombe Road 18, 63 Lewes Road, Gloucester Road | Over Street.
“We are so pleased to be providing a platform for Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders who will be using our spaces to display important and thought-provoking messages on the streets of Brighton. The creative spirit of our cities thrives through the voices of emerging, young talent. Supporting this talent is key to not only aid their journey but also fuel the city’s vibrant future.”
Khaly Nguyen, Marketing Director at BUILDHOLLYWOOD
The BUILDHOLLYWOOD collaboration launched on 7 April and runs until 25 April. Lighthouse encourages everyone to seek out these billboards, inviting the city’s residents and visitors to engage, reflect and share their experiences online using #WeTheChange and tagging Lighthouse’s social channels.
We, The Change is a testament to the power of young voices in shaping cultural and social narratives. By merging exhibition spaces with the urban environment, our Future Creative Leaders are redefining the ways art can influence public consciousness and inspire collective action.
Brighton Festival takes place from 3-26 May 2025
ABOUT BUILDHOLLYWOOD
BUILDHOLLYWOOD celebrates our magical cities, brimming with all sorts of people, lifestyles and culture. By developing street level poster space in carefully curated locations across the UK they place creativity in the heart of our cities. Built on an art school mentality that stretches back decades to their founder, they have a collection of talented agencies – DIABOLICAL, JACK and JACK ARTS who specialise in their sectors to produce street level poster campaigns, creative billboards, hand painted murals, interactive installations, ambient and unique experiential campaigns to create authentic interactions with people on the street. This combination of format, creativity and position is unique to BUILDHOLLYWOOD and is the reason why they work and collaborate with the most exciting brands, artists and creative institutions in the world. BUILDHOLLYWOOD are the creative street advertising specialists.
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ABOUT BRIGHTON FESTIVAL
Established in 1967, Brighton Festival is the largest and most established annual curated multi-arts festival in England. Taking place over three weeks in May, the Festival is a celebration of music, theatre, dance, art, film, literature, debate, outdoor and community events in venues and locations across Brighton, Hove and Sussex.
Since 2009, Brighton Festival has attracted inspiring and internationally significant Guest Directors who bring cohesion to the artistic programme. The inaugural Guest Director was Anish Kapoor, and the post has subsequently been held by prominent cultural figures such as Kae Tempest, Lemn Sissay, Laurie Anderson and, in 2024, Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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ABOUT FUTURE CREATIVE LEADERS
Future Creative Leaders (FCL) is a 12-month paid programme offering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to work closely with Lighthouse's leadership team to explore various aspects of creative leadership. Funded and supported by Art Fund’s ‘Reimagine Grants’ and Chalk Cliff Trust, over the year, participants will co-curate programmes, select participants for mini-residencies, and recruit their successors, all while exploring alternative governance structures, accountability, and power-sharing.
The programme partners the FCL members with Trustee Buddies, providing them with essential finance and governance training. This mentorship aims to integrate FCL more closely with Lighthouse's Board of Trustees, setting a precedent for similar organisations across the cultural sector to follow.
Throughout the year, participants will document their governance experience creatively, sharing their insights and learnings with the wider sector. The culmination of their efforts will be showcased during Brighton Festival 2025, offering a platform to highlight the impact and significance of the programme.
ABOUT ARTFUND
Art Fund is the national charity for art, helping museums and people to share in great art and culture for 120 years. Art Fund raises millions of pounds every year to help the UK’s museums, galleries and historic houses. The charity funds art, enabling the UK’s museums to buy and share exciting works, connect with their communities, and inspire the next generation. It builds audiences, with its National Art Pass opening doors to great culture. And it amplifies the museum sector through the world’s largest museum prize, Museum of the Year, and creative events that bring the UK’s museums together. Art Fund is people-powered by 135,000 members who buy a National Art Pass, and the donors, trusts and foundations who support the charity. The National Art Pass provides free or discounted entry to over 850 museums, galleries and historic places, 50% off major exhibitions, and Art Quarterly magazine.
ABOUT CHALK CLIFF TRUST
The Chalk Cliff Trust is a foundation set up to provide grants and donations to charities, action groups and benevolent organisations in East Sussex.
Funders for Future Creative Leaders
We, The Change is commissioned by Brighton Festival in collaboration with Lighthouse.
