Lighthouse

06/02/2025

Recently our .young.creatives went to  for a session with photography mentor . During the session they had brilliant fun experimenting for the first time with analogue and cameraless photographic techniques. 

📷First, they layered acetate negatives and small, intricate objects onto photographic paper, before exposing these compositions to light using the darkroom enlargers. They then learnt how to process these prints with photographic chemicals. This practice allowed them to create a beautiful array of photograms, the best of which will now be utilised and incorporated into their final LYC projects.

This is the only dark room left in Brighton that is accessible for students to use. Thank you BHASVIC for letting our Young Creatives make use of the space.

💥 The Lighthouse Young Creatives showcase is fast approaching in March and our brilliant mentors . , and have been working hard with our young creatives to get their projects just right (more info to come).

Many thanks to the Lighthouse Young Creatives sponsors, funders, and partners without whom the programme wouldn’t be possible. 

💜 Sponsors: .co.uk, ,

💜 Funders: , The Chalk Cliff Trust and The Henry Smith Charity 

💜 Partners:

30/01/2025

Check out what's on at Lighthouse over the coming weeks in our latest e-bulletin. Come on down to the Project Space 🙌🏽 See you there!

https://mailchi.mp/lighthouse/january-2025-lh-events-bulletin

27/01/2025

This February, we’re excited to host researcher, curator, and fashion historian Tosin Adeosun for an artist residency at Lighthouse. It will be dedicated to the development of the African Style Archive —a project capturing, documenting, and preserving African fashion history.

The residency will run from Monday 17 February - Friday 21 February 2025 and has been programmed by our Future Creative Leaders (FCL). It will be facilitated by Doctoral Researcher and FCL member Fez Sibanda and will provide Tosin with the space and support to expand her archival work.

This unique residency will culminate in an Open Session — ‘Threads of History’. This will be a chance for audiences to ask Tosin questions about her work and the African Style Archive, and gain insights into how the residency has helped her move her work forward.

Open Session #20: Threads of History
📅 Date: Friday 21 February
🕘Time: 6.30 - 9 pm
📢 Location: Lighthouse Project Space, Brighton, BN1 4GH
🎟️Tickets: Free, Booking Required via www.lighthouse.org.uk Link in our bio

✨Many thanks to our funders Art Fund and Chalk Cliff Trust for supporting our Future Creative Leaders (FCL) programme.

📷2nd Image: Krystal Neuvill

27/01/2025

Creatives working in music, sound art, or music tech who are eager to experiment with immersive environments - we want to hear from you!

Introducing ImmersiveLAB - our latest LAB opportunity that's designed to provide artists and bands with the resources and expertise to explore the creative potential of immersive formats.

We're offering four commissions, each worth up to £1,000, to support selected artists or bands to play and create.

To inspire you, we'll be hosting a series of taster sessions and workshops throughout the first half of this year, with specialist insight from guest speakers and demonstrations designed to develop skills and inspire creative ideas.

To find out more about the LAB programme and how to apply, click the link below and download the programme outline from our website.

https://www.theoldmarket.com/tomtech

27/01/2025

FREE for 18-27 year olds!

Free mentoring for 18 - 27 year old creatives in Brighton at Soho House - Apply by 6th February!

For more info and to apply please visit the website here: https://www.creativementornetwork.org/soho-mentorship

24/01/2025

We have a handful of places on this FREE creative workshop for young folks. Make sure you grab your spot soon as it's filling up fast!

Join us for a hands-on, interactive workshop for 16-24-year-olds exploring and reimagining identity, heritage, and folklore through banner making.

Facilitated by socially engaged artist Sally Barton, participants will start with collage and drawing exercises to generate imagery.

✨ These designs will be transformed into bold banners, which they will take into the streets of Brighton to photograph in the wild, giving life to their creations in public spaces.

✨ Materials, lunch and snacks will be provided. Please let us know your dietary requirements when booking.

Spaces are limited to 15, so secure your place early to be part of this creative experience!

Programmed by the brilliant minds of Lighthouse's Future Creative Leaders (FCL).

📅 Date: Saturday 8 February 2025
🕘Time: 11 AM - 3 PM
📢 Location: Lighthouse Project Space, Brighton, BN1 4GH
🎟️Tickets: Free, Booking Required via https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/events/banners-by-the-folk

📷Photo credit: Harry Meadley

✨Many thanks to our funders Art Fund and Chalk Cliff Trust for supporting our Future Creative Leaders (FCL) programme.

20/01/2025

Congratulations to Lighthouse Guiding Lights alumni Rose Glass and Line Langebek for their nominations and awards for the films Love Lies Bleeding (2024) and The Girl With the Needle (2024). These include a BAFTA nomination for Outstanding British Film of the Year and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture, Non-English Language.

📽️ The Girl with the Needle is a 2024 historical psychological horror film directed by Magnus von Horn, from a screenplay written by von Horn and Line Langebek. The Girl with the Needle is now showing in cinemas across the UK! Be sure to watch it.

📽️ Love Lies Bleeding is an electric love story directed and co-written by Rose Glass. Set in 1989, this crime thriller is grimy, stylish and unsettling with stunning visuals and captivating performances from the leads Kristen Stewart, and Katy M. O'Brian.

🗣️ Rose and Line were both part of Lighthouse’s Guiding Lights scheme, launched in 2006. Read more on our Blog www.lighthouse.org.uk/read-watch-listen/congratulations-to-two-guiding-lights-alumni-rose-glass-and-line-langebek

BAFTA Golden Globes Katy O'Brian Love Lies Bleeding A24

📸image 5 of Rose Glass by Elena Ternovaja

16/01/2025

Join us for a hands-on, interactive workshop for 16-24-year-olds exploring and reimagining identity, heritage, and folklore through banner making.

Facilitated by socially engaged artist Sally Barton, participants will start with collage and drawing exercises to generate imagery.

✨ These designs will be transformed into bold banners, which they will take into the streets of Brighton to photograph in the wild, giving life to their creations in public spaces.

✨ Materials, lunch and snacks will be provided. Please let us know your dietary requirements when booking.

Spaces are limited to 15, so secure your place early to be part of this creative experience!

Programmed by the brilliant minds of Lighthouse's Future Creative Leaders (FCL).

📅 Date: Saturday 8 February 2025
🕘Time: 11 AM - 3 PM
📢 Location: Lighthouse Project Space, Brighton, BN1 4GH
🎟️Tickets: Free, Booking Required via https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/events/banners-by-the-folk

📷Photo credit: Harry Meadley

✨Many thanks to our funders Art Fund and Chalk Cliff Trust for supporting our Future Creative Leaders (FCL) programme.

14/01/2025

The first of our new-look newsletter bulletins is out 👌🏽

Here's what you can expect from us monthly:

👉🏽 One curated, easy-to-digest bulletin of sector news & links to resources we trust & align with

👉🏽 One“What’s On at Lighthouse” bulletin to keep you in the loop about what we’re doing

This is all a bit of an experiment—learning as we go. We’d love to hear what you think. Let us know if you’ve got ideas for what you’d like to see land in your inbox. Seriously, we’re all ears.
https://mailchi.mp/lighthouse/january-2025-sector-bulletin

10/01/2025

Our pals Class Divide Education Campaign and Youth the Gap, have organised an important event focused on supporting young people to thrive by ending educational inequality across Brighton.

*Consult the Consultation* will provide a valuable space to consider your own contribution to Brighton and Hove's ongoing consultation on secondary school arrangements.

Get your ticket here before they're gone! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/consult-the-consultation-tickets-1138480438639?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/01/2025

Our last Open Session of 2024 was specially curated by our Future Creative Leaders and Phoenix Art Space as part of their Youth Takeover. The session explored the idea of archives - what it means to leave a creative legacy, who gets to be remembered, and how to archive your work intentionally.

The panel included experts Zoe Thompson, founder of sweet-thang zine and archival artist, community, and organisational poet Pauline Rutter. It was hosted and curated by two of our Future Creative Leaders, Fez Sibanda and Elsa Monteith.

The panel discussed what an archive actually is, which led to the question of who’s lives and experiences are in most of our national and private archives. Historically, archives cover the lives and voices of white middle-class men and people with money.

So where does that leave anyone who falls outside of these groups? Who gets to be remembered—and who decides?

This was such an insightful and thought-provoking discussion. 👉🏽 Scroll right for quotes from our panellists and host, plus some images from the night beautifully captured by Cassie Riches 📸

And read more on our latest 'Read Watch Listen' blog post via the link in our bio ✨️

08/01/2025

Recently our Lighthouse Young Creatives explored deep listening with Simon James in a masterclass on sound recording. Using the architecture of New England House as their inspiration, they worked together to create a collaborative soundscape. 🔉

Our LYC cohort were also able to develop ideas for the visual identity of their Showcase with .co.uk. In a masterclass all about branding, the cohort collaged mood boards to kickstart their inspiration.

❤️ Many thanks to Simon James and .co.uk for sharing knowledge with our young creatives.

20/12/2024

Happy Winter Solstice to our friends, supporters and followers. At this turning point of the year, we’re pausing to take a moment of gratitude for all we have achieved in what is a challenging climate for many arts organisations across the country. We’re taking this opportunity to reflect and, perhaps most importantly, celebrate the promise of brighter things ahead.
"The darkest day of the year holds the promise of light returning."
– Unknown

https://mailchi.mp/lighthouse/winter-solstice-2024

17/12/2024

A massive THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Festive Fundraiser. Incredibly, we raised over £3K through the raffle, silent auction, and night of celebration at the Project Space. The generosity of our supporters blew us away: from our friends who gave us raffle prizes, to the wonderful people who gifted us items for the silent auction, and every person who bought a raffle ticket made a bid or just showed up in person. WOW. Just WOW. We felt the love. 💖 Your support really does make a huge difference.

It’s a turbulent time to exist for many arts organisations, but we are committed to empowering the next generation of creative talent. Your support really does make a tangible difference. It’s more than just buying a raffle ticket and winning a prize; it’s an investment in a young creative’s future, breaking cycles of limitation and enabling dreams to flourish.

Together, we can build a brighter future. 💫

📷 by Cassie Riches, who is on our current Lighthouse Young Creatives programme

13/12/2024

Our Silent Auction closes at 4 pm TODAY!

Help us transform lives through the power of art, creativity, and community impact. Bid on an array of unique artworks and experiences. Every winning bid is an investment in a young creative’s future, breaking cycles of limitation and enabling dreams to flourish ✨✨

💖 Exclusive sports memorabilia: Brighton & Hove Albion shirt signed by the 2024 season squad. If you are a die-hard fan of the Seagulls, you do not want to miss the opportunity to get hold of this. 

💖 Artwork from internationally acclaimed artists Amartey Golding,  and 

💖 A stay at the iconic Belle Tout Lighthouse, a unique bed and breakfast experience in Sussex. 

💖 5 tickets to an exclusive creative session Meeting Room Presents is an evening of inspirational talks by leading designers and artists from the UK and around the world. Promoted by Brighton-based design agency Baxter & Bailey and design-focused PR company Red Setter. .co.uk 

🎊Visit the Gala Bid site (link in our bio) to explore and place your bid. The auction closes at 4pm Friday 13 December 2024.