Workshops and Events

FRINGE FRIDAY - FRINGE FRIDAY

PRIVATE VIEWS & LAUNCH PARTY!

Venue

Various Venues & The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS

Date

Friday 3rd October 2008

You are warmly invited to:

FRINGE FRIDAY
Friday 3rd October 2008

BRIGHTON PHOTO FRINGE - PRIVATE VIEWS
Various Venues, Various Times
Throughout the day until 9pm

An amazing selection of exhibition openings and previews coordinated across the city (details coming soon). Join the trail and be amongst the first to see this year’s hugely anticipated Brighton Photo Fringe! All openings lead towards the:

BRIGHTON PHOTO FRINGE - LAUNCH PARTY
The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS. £3 on the door.
9pm - 1am.

After the exhibitions have opened come and let your hair down to celebrate the launch of this year’s Brighton Photo Fringe. 4 DJs, 2 bars and terre à terre appetisers.

PHOTO FRINGE COMMUNITY ARTS AND EDUCATION PROJECTS

Photograph the trail October 08 - Useful Arts presents a service user

Venue

Fringe Focus,1-6 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 2QB

Date

Exhibition - 30th Oct - 2nd Nov, 1-6pm

A photographic trail that culminates in a public exhibition at the Fringe Focus venue. The trail will focus creatively on spaces in Brighton relevant to the participants. This project is run in partnership between Useful Arts, Brighton Photo Fringe and Brighton Housing Trust. www.usefulartsbrighton.webs.com

Open Phoenix Brighton

Venue

Phoenix Brighton,10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB

Date

11 Oct - 12 Oct, Studios Open: 11am - 5pm, Evening Events: 6pm onwards

During this annual fun event professional artists at Phoenix will be welcoming visitors into their studios. This year many of the free workshops focus on lens based activities. For more information visit;www.phoenixbrighton.org and www.phoenixarts.org

Bristol Estate Community Photographic Project - Lead artists; Janine Boyer and Ingrid Plum

Venue

Bristol Estate

Date

To be announced

This is a project that uses the spaces on the Bristol estate for its art installation and photographic exhibition. There will be a series of workshops for residents culminating in a photographic exhibition.
This is a Community Arts Project supported by the Bristol Estate Community Association and Brighton Photo Fringe.

Family - Lead Artist; Lucy Jo Brown

Venue

Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project,6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, BN2 0GY

Date

3rd Oct - 12th Dec Mon –Fri 10am-4pm

Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project,6 Tilbury Place, Brighton, BN2 0GY

A centre-wide project and exhibition by Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project centre users, staff and volunteers.
What does ‘family’ mean to you? Lucy Jo Brown, local artist and photographer, will be working alongside centre users to produce photographic images with accompanying text and artwork on the theme of family. A series of activities and workshops will culminate in a centre-wide exhibition. Will include project portraits by Lucy Jo Brown.

For further info contact Peter at BUCFP;
01273 671213 www.bucfp.org, info@bucfp.org lucy@lucyjobrown.co.uk.

This project is supported by Colourstream Film & Digital Photo Lab and Boots.

Denis Healey: Furniture of the Mind

Venue

InQbate Creativity Zone, The CETL in Creativity, Pevensey III, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QT.

Date

11-17 Oct

A multi-media exploration of political and personal photographs by lord Healey. Curated by Sussex students, the exhibition features his photography alongside interviews and interactive media. InQbate Creativity Zone is an exciting digital multimedia space which allows users to alter dynamics and atmosphere at will. Open learning sessions on the themes of the exhibition will be led by the university faculty. www.sussex.ac.uk/furnitureofthemind for more details and info and disabled access contact: Tamara Violaris, Tel: 01273 873417 t.j.violaris@sussex.ac.uk.

Hand, Eye Co-ordination. Led by Helen Cammock and Anna Kennedy. East Brighton Black and Minority Ethnic Young Persons Project. IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2008.

Venue

Fringe Focus,1-6 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 2QB

Date

Fringe Focus exhibition 23rd - 26th Oct. Thur - Sun 1-6pm.

Community arts project that will culminate in two exhibitions – One at the Bridge Community Education Centre, Lucraft Road, Moulsecoomb and one at the Fringe Focus Venue.
The project will explore identity and how the participants locate themselves within Brighton; developing their sense of place within the city.
This project is supported by Brighton Photo Fringe, Brighton and Hove City Council and Colourstream.

FRINGE EVENTS FOR ARTISTS

Photofringe Launch Party

Venue

The Old Market, Brunswick,Hove.

Date

Friday 3rd Oct 9pm onwards

tickets £3 on the door
Come and Celebrate the Photo Fringe.
For further info contact info@photofringe.org

Photo Fringe workshop for artists - ‘Understanding and Facilitating Community Arts and Education Projects’.

Venue

The Bridge Community Education Centre. Lucraft Rd, Moulsecoomb.

Date

To be announced.

Open to interested artists but places are limited to 15
so please book through helen@photofringe.org

Studionine Artists talks and workshop. Show and Tell – An Evening of Shared Photography

Venue

Studioline, Unit E9, Knoll Business Centre, Old Shoreham Rd, Hove, BN3 7GS.

Date

Wed 22nd Oct, 7.30pm – 10pm

Studionine introduces the first of a regular monthly evening, an exciting opportunity for selected local photographic artists to present their work or a specific project to interested viewers. For details about the evening and showing your work please see www.studioninephotography.co.uk. Supported by Brighton Photo Fringe.

Brighton Photo Biennial and Brighton Photo Fringe artists Portfolio reviews

Venue

Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, BN2 OJY.

Date

Saturday 8th November. 10am-5pm

Organised in partnership with Brighton Photo Biennial, this event provides photographers with an opportunity to discuss their portfolios with a number of professionals from the photographic publishing and exhibiting industry.

Further details from the Biennial website: www.bpb.org.uk and Brighton Photo Fringe website www.photofringe.org

Photography Award Launch and Networking Event

Venue

Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, BN1 1AG

Date

Mon 13 Oct, 6.30-8.30pm

A photography networking event in partnership with Brighton Photo Fringe, Fabrica and Centre Regional de la Photographie (CRP), France. The event will consist of two presentations; Pia Viewing from CRP will launch an exciting new project, Emerging Territories, aimed at young photographers and Brighton Photo Fringe will present an overview of its future direction. Visit www.fabrica.org.uk for further details.

Dodge the Shredder artists funding workshop

Venue

Fabrica, 40 Duke Street, BN1 1AG

Date

Weds 19 Nov, 10am-4pm

Led by artist, artist advisor and Artists’ Networks Coordinator for a-n The Artists Information Company, Emilia Telese.
To book a place call 01273 778646
or email the Artist Resource Manager

FRINGE PUBLIC EVENTS

SHOOT BRIGHTON

Venue

Event - Sallis Benney Theatre, University of Brighton, Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 0JY. Exhibition - Fringe Focus 1-6 Grand Parade, BN2 2QB

Date

Event Sat 4th Oct, 11.15am – 7.30pm, Exhibition 16th Nov - 2nd Nov

Supported by Southern Water.
Shoot Brighton is a photographic team treasure hunt.
Pre-booking online essential. Tickets £10 per person.
See main listing or www.shootexperience.com/shootbrighton

Photoworks talks

Venue

The Friends Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton, events@photoworksuk.org or 01273 607523.

Date

Wed 8 Oct–Carol Mavor, Wed 22 Oct-Colin Graham, Wed 5 Nov-Dryden Goodwin - 6.30 – 8pm

See Photoworks main listing

The Caravan Gallery

Venue

The Caravan Gallery, Jubilee Square

Date

Friday 3rd October 12 - 8pm, Saturday 4th October 11am - 6pm

www.thecaravangallery.co.uk. See The Caravan Gallery main listing.

White Night - A Wall is a Screen

Venue

Meet outside The Pump House pub (46 Market Street, near Donatello’s) , look for the A Wall is a Screen logo. Hour long tour, Bring warm clothes. Hosted by videoclub.

Date

25th Oct - 8pm

Hamburg-based A Wall is a Screen have created a moving image tour of Brighton, weaving through the city’s back streets and hidden walls, to open public sites that are perfect for screening films. See Main brochure Listing

Brighton Camera Club Discussion

Venue

The Brighthelm Centre

Date

15 Oct. 7pm

Tickets £5 (includes glass of wine) – proceeds to charity. Support the ban on cluster munitions.
www.bhcc-online.org

Who says what’s right!? Ethics in contemporary photography. Photographs are critical in informing us about the world, but are never value-free and often controversial. A distinguished panel and you, the audience, discuss these and many other questions.

Back and Front, Lead artist; Denise Felkin.

Venue

The Red Room. Phoenix Brighton,10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB backandfront@phoenixarts.org.

Date

Exhibition: 11th - 12th Oct 10 -4pm. Drop in workshop: 27th Sept. 10 -4pm.Photography workshop 18th Oct-22nd Nov10 -4pm.

Phoenix Creative Courses Photography Competition. Submit two images - one back and one front. All images will be displayed digitally as part of Phoenix Open weekend. www.phoenixarts.org. See Phoenix main listing for further info.

Holed Up , Jonathan Swain

Venue

Grey Area, 31 Queens Rd, Brighton, BN1 3XA

TALKS AND EVENTS
4th Oct 2pm Saturday: Holed Up tour of cash machines around Brighton city centre.
Meet Grey Area.
11th Oct 2pm Saturday: Artists Talk, Grey Area
18th October 2pm Saturday: Banking and Photography, discussion forum + group evaluation of the exhibition, Grey Area.
See Holed Up exhibition main listing.

Permanent Film Night

Venue

New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place,Brighton, BN1 2PT

Date

Wednesday 8th October 8pm (doors 7.30pm) Tickets £4 (£3 concessions)

Screening selected in response to the exhibition Reconciliation by Jason Evans at Permanent Gallery, in association with Cinematheque.

Photographic Digital Capture Explained

Venue

Studionine Photography Studio, Unit E9, Knoll Business Centre, Old Shoreham Rd,Hove, BN3 7GS. £85 / £65 conc

Date

Saturday 25th October 10am - 6pm

A practical workshop to learn how to get the most out of digital capture processes and post production techniques. Please see: www.studioninephotography.co.uk or call 07948 843021

Pinboard Collections, Lead Artist; Lynn Weddle

Venue

Fringe Focus,1-6 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 2QB

Date

Dates of exhibition to be announced

Lynn Weddle explores the way a photographic portrait is created. Come along and work with Lynn to create your own photographic self-portraits with the aid of a cable release. Your image will be added to the growing pinboard collection, making an archive of all the visitors to the Brighton Photo Fringe.

silent voice, Artist Amelia Shepherd,

Venue

The Chapel Royal,North Street, Brighton, BN1 1EA

Date

Discussion: Friday 14th Nov, 6.30-8pm, Exhibition: 3 Oct - 16 Nov, Mon - Fri 9.30am - 1pm, Sat 10am - 3pm

An informal open discussion in response to the work silent voice,hosted by the artist and guest Bob Brecher from Brighton University.
For silent voice exhibition info see main listing and www.ameliashepherd.com

The Darkvan, Artists; Sebastian Edge & Dominic de Vere

Venue

The Darkvan, Brighton Seafront,

Date

Sat 25 and Sun 26 Oct - All day both days

The Darkvan, Brighton Seafront,
Madeira Drive, Brighton

See The Darkvan main Listing