Definitely very spring like today in Brighton!
Friday, 27 February 2009
Friday, 6 February 2009
A weekend of fashion
No snow fun for us in Brighton this weekend so a dose of ethical fashion will definitely lift the spirits, help save our pennies and the planet, and support local business.
Saturday and Sunday is the Red Mutha fashion fair for colourful, customised, recycled clothing and accessories by local designers, great for gifts and one off bespoke items that no one else will have.
The message from Red Mutha is:
On Sunday I shall definitely be going to Frock Swap at Art Junky, organised by local fashionistas the Frock n Roll Stylists...
Red Mutha Fashion Fair @ Fabrica Gallery, 40 Duke Street BN1 1AG
Frock Swap at Art Junky @ Phoenix Brighton, 10-14 Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB 11am-4pm
Saturday and Sunday is the Red Mutha fashion fair for colourful, customised, recycled clothing and accessories by local designers, great for gifts and one off bespoke items that no one else will have. The message from Red Mutha is:
Loads of cutting edge designers/super cheap red mutha goodys/pink minx cafe with seated area/all day djs/violet venom cheeky lucky dip...this time for the first time a childrens play area with toys/dress up/colouring competition so you can bring your kids and let them play while you browse!..Come in out of the cold and hang out...remember to be local and shop local!!Suport your local designers!
On Sunday I shall definitely be going to Frock Swap at Art Junky, organised by local fashionistas the Frock n Roll Stylists...
Sort out your clothes, shoes, jewellery and accessories you no longer want - and get them ready for the frock swap this Sunday. Come along from 11 to drop your stuff off - get your golden ticket - then have a wander round Art Junky to explore all it's weird and wonderful offerings - come back half an hour or so later - and swap swap swap! If you have nothing to swap, you can still buy the clothes from £2.
Red Mutha Fashion Fair @ Fabrica Gallery, 40 Duke Street BN1 1AG
Frock Swap at Art Junky @ Phoenix Brighton, 10-14 Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB 11am-4pm
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Snowmen on Brighton Beach
Well the snow has pretty much all melted here in Brighton, secretly I'm hoping we'll get more later this week, but a quick check on BBC weather confirms that it will just be rain (booooo). Anyway, here's a cheery reminder of our snow fun earlier this week, thanks to Tariq Jung of Brighton Marina House Hotel for his great snowmen on the beach photos...
Monday, 2 February 2009
Brighton Snow
It's not often that we get such amazing snow in Brighton so here are a couple of pics I took on my way in to work...
Monday, 8 September 2008
The Cool Art Guide to Brighton
Brighton has long been a haven for artists and art lovers of all persuasions but never before has it been so "cool" as it is now with a thriving scene of contemporary, urban and graffiti art.
Right next to Brighton.co.uk hq is the new innovative gallery space Visual Imprints, currently running the Off the Wall Show, with works from some of the UK's hippest artists. Having also hosted a couple of "Draw on the wall" nights, where Visual Imprint residents and local aspiring artists were invited to draw all over the gallery walls, Visual Imprints is definitely worth a look in.
Ink d is without a doubt another of Brighton's coolest galleries. Also a printing studio it boasts the newest collectable contemporary, urban and graffiti art and sells works by the well known artist Dan Baldwin, amongst others. Ink d is now showing "Stencil History X" that charts the origins and history of street art.
Rarekind, open since 2002, is possibly the best UK gallery for graffiti/hip hop influenced art. You may remember Rarekind appearing on Channel 4's "Faking It" series where a posh art history student managed to fake it as a convincing graffiti artist under the tutelage of Rarekind owner David Samuel. Brighton.co.uk thinks Rarekind is great and is proud to see it's art commissioned on buildings throughout the city.
Brighton.co.uk's favourite and very cool artists to look out for include Brighton based:Pinky, Pam Glew and Ben Allen
Right next to Brighton.co.uk hq is the new innovative gallery space Visual Imprints, currently running the Off the Wall Show, with works from some of the UK's hippest artists. Having also hosted a couple of "Draw on the wall" nights, where Visual Imprint residents and local aspiring artists were invited to draw all over the gallery walls, Visual Imprints is definitely worth a look in.
Ink d is without a doubt another of Brighton's coolest galleries. Also a printing studio it boasts the newest collectable contemporary, urban and graffiti art and sells works by the well known artist Dan Baldwin, amongst others. Ink d is now showing "Stencil History X" that charts the origins and history of street art.
Rarekind, open since 2002, is possibly the best UK gallery for graffiti/hip hop influenced art. You may remember Rarekind appearing on Channel 4's "Faking It" series where a posh art history student managed to fake it as a convincing graffiti artist under the tutelage of Rarekind owner David Samuel. Brighton.co.uk thinks Rarekind is great and is proud to see it's art commissioned on buildings throughout the city.Brighton.co.uk's favourite and very cool artists to look out for include Brighton based:Pinky, Pam Glew and Ben Allen
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Rain? Who cares, get out for some great music this weekend!
Rain rain go away...so the weather doesn't look like it's going to ever improve so I'm going to buy a cagoul and get out for some good times this weekend.
Brighton is hosting Loop this weekend, which is described as a "Celebration of Digital Culture" and is further testament to the fact that Brighton is possibly THE hub for music and digital arts in the UK right now.
See the website at www.loopbrighton.com
The One Love Festival at Herstmonceux Castle Estate where I shall be sploshing around in my wellies is also on this weekend and promises to be the "most distinctive festival of the summer calendar". With a mix of reggae, dub, chillout and deep electronic music and plenty else to do such as an art trail, Mbira workshops, yoga, treetop boulevard market and sound systems dotted amongst the wooodland, in true English spirit I'm going to get out and enjoy myself whatever the weather!
See www.onelovefestival.co.uk for more details
Brighton is hosting Loop this weekend, which is described as a "Celebration of Digital Culture" and is further testament to the fact that Brighton is possibly THE hub for music and digital arts in the UK right now.See the website at www.loopbrighton.com
The One Love Festival at Herstmonceux Castle Estate where I shall be sploshing around in my wellies is also on this weekend and promises to be the "most distinctive festival of the summer calendar". With a mix of reggae, dub, chillout and deep electronic music and plenty else to do such as an art trail, Mbira workshops, yoga, treetop boulevard market and sound systems dotted amongst the wooodland, in true English spirit I'm going to get out and enjoy myself whatever the weather!
See www.onelovefestival.co.uk for more details
Thursday, 24 July 2008
View from the office
...well almost. For those of us lucky enough to work a hop, skip and jump away from Brighton beach, here's how it was looking today.Just checked the weather forecast and looks like rains coming in again, but at least we had summer for one day this week!
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