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From art exhibitions and theatre to music, literature and creative movements, this category explores the people, places and ideas shaping Brighton’s cultural life — celebrating both grassroots creativity and headline events across the city.

Maxim, best known as the MC from the iconic band, The Prodigy, is releasing a limited edition print exclusively at Brighton's Enter Gallery. Only 40 prints of this Maxim piece exist, all of which will go on sale at Enter Gallery at noon on Friday 14th August. Maxim has become an artist in...
In this current age of Covid delayed cinema releases, Netflix, Amazon Prime and other streaming sites are the new place for blockbuster movies through the upload of popular previously released films onto the platform. Therefore, this week’s choice courtesy of Amazon Prime is the release of 2019 murder mystery ‘Knives...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Emma Bennett, a local graphic designer and illustrator. Emma's vibrant and detailed sketches are inspired by her surroundings, many of which feature familiar Sussex landmarks. All of Emma's artwork is hand drawn in pen, and then scanned into Photoshop where she adds a...
Our Plastic Ocean, by international award-winning photographer Mandy Barker,  will be the first online show opened by Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. The show will be on display as part of the new Ocean Blues website launched by the museum dedicated to exploring the environmental threats to our oceans, the importance...
The closure of nightclubs and other music venues in response to the coronavirus pandemic has led to the return of a controversial cultural phenomenon that first appeared in Britain during the late 1980s. Up and down the country, illegal raves have been talking place in disused airfields, forests and abandoned...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Barrie J Davies, a local Fun Urban Pop Artist. Barrie's colourful mixed media work combines Street Art, Cartoons, Comedy, Kitsch and Glitter, and features in both national and international art collections. Barrie first moved to Brighton from Wales three years ago, and is...
Much-loved Fringe venue, The Warren, will be opening a pop-up summer venue on Brighton beach this Wednesday.  The purpose-built site will host socially-distanced comedy shows, including appearances from the likes of Rachel Parris (The Mash Report) and Milton Jones (Have I Got News For You). The season kicks off with the...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to Jing Wang, a local artist who specialises in Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy. Influenced by the three philosophies of Confucius, Taoism and Buddhism, Jing's work mainly focuses on Chinese Bird-and-Flower painting. She combines Chinese ancient free style with Modern composition to create her...
  By Jenny Stavisky, University of Nottingham and Pru Hobson-West, University of Nottingham Homeless people are being forced to sleep rough to avoid giving up their pets, our recent study found. We conducted an online survey of homelessness accommodation providers in the UK to find out if they accepted pets on their...
This week Brighton Journal spoke to local contemporary textile artist, Heidi Rhodes. Heidi is inspired by both fairy tales and cityscapes, and her vibrant embroidery work frequently combines the two. She is currently working towards a textile collection focusing on the Coronavirus pandemic. We discussed how Brighton’s iconic architecture...