The UK government has announced a £1.5 billion arts funding package to be delivered between 2025 and 2030, describing it as a long-overdue correction after years of underinvestment. The plan includes £600 million for national museums and DCMS-backed organisations, alongside £160 million earmarked for regional and local museums —...
World Goth Day at Strawberry Hill House 2026 takes place this Thursday, 22 May — and Brighton Journal highly recommends booking tickets today. Horace Walpole's extraordinary Georgian Gothic villa in Twickenham, Britain's finest example of Gothic Revival architecture and the birthplace of the Gothic novel, marks the day with...
Portslade will host a weekend celebration of local creativity on 28 and 29 March, as Meet the Makers brings together artists, craftspeople and the public for two days of original art, hands-on workshops and live demonstrations — all completely free of charge.
Held at South Portslade Community Centre (SPCC), the...
Felicity Aylieff Petworth House exhibition Expressions in Blue is one of the most ambitious displays of contemporary ceramics in England this year — and it is on your doorstep in West Sussex.
The exhibition runs from 23 May to 27 September 2026 at Petworth House, a 17th-century baroque mansion set...
The vibrant visual arts scene and thriving community of artists, galleries and organisations are among the highlights of living in and visiting Brighton & Hove, and an essential part of the city’s creative economy.
Every year, our museums, galleries, open studios, festivals, street art and installations draw thousands of people to the...
Brighton is widely recognised as one of the UK’s most creative cities. Its independent spirit, cultural diversity and artistic energy are central to its identity. Yet behind this reputation lies a quieter reality: many of the artists who help shape the city’s cultural life struggle to sustain their practice...
Ballet Central returns to The Dance Space Brighton this June with a must-see programme that captures both the joy of classical ballet and the thrill of bold new work, performed by the outstanding graduating class of London’s Central School of Ballet.
https://www.balletcentral.co.uk/book-tickets/
This year’s company of 35 young dancers – the...
We all know what happens to Barbie™ when she leaves the toy box. But what happens to her plastic?
Now, University of Brighton graduate Tom Meades is giving unwanted dolls a very different second act - using materials from them to create sustainable tech through his Brighton-based design studio, gomi.
Tom, who graduated...
Ballet Nights Brighton brought an extraordinary evening of live dance to Theatre Royal Brighton, where local dancer Phoebe Dowglass performed alongside international stars in a programme that seamlessly blended classical precision with contemporary edge.
There are evenings you attend as a journalist — notebook in hand, ready to observe and...
There are gardens you visit for beauty. And then there are places that stop you mid-step.
Visiting the Henry Moore Wakehurst exhibition feels like stepping into a different realm.
Henry Moore Wakehurst exhibition does exactly that — from the moment you arrive, the air feels different. Sounds between the ancient trees...
