With the support of Sussex Cancer Fund have been facilitating art sessions at Brighton’s Macmillan Horizon Centre for people affected by and living with cancer. Workshops are for all abilities and each session will be delivered by Ellie, Inclusive Artist, in collaboration with a local arts facilitator. Come along, meet new people, learn a new […]
A fun day of making, mending and upcycling at gallery with Climate Action Movement and Queer Crafts Club In the lead-up to the next Youth Strike 4 Climate demo on 29 November, which asks people to mobilise against the fast fashion industry, come and create your own fashion pieces with crafters from Climate Action Movement […]
Join artist Margot Minnot Thomas on the Barge for a festive evening workshop! We will be using a very old printing method called cyanotype. Discovered in the mid-1800s, cyanotype was pioneered by the first published female photographer, Anna Atkins. Coating paper with this light-sensitive emulsion makes deep blue prints once exposed to UV light. We […]
Join us for a Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. During this fun, festive and informal session you'll be guided through how to make a beautiful wreath using locally foraged foliage on a handmade willow ring base. Each wreath can be tailored to your own tastes and can include Ivy, Holly, Bay, Rosemary, Oranges, Cinnamon, Hydrangeas etc. […]
New language is being invented to describe the unprecedented psychological landscape of our times: eco-anxiety, climate grief, solastalgia*. These are terms used by climate psychologists to describe the emotional impacts of climate change which are finally starting to be recognised in Europe, the USA and other wealthy economies, yet are still seldom discussed. The most […]
This is an opportunity for participants to re-vision and claim the tarot beyond inherited ideas. Why this study group? This will be a space for nurturing and inspiring intuitive practice. The aim of this study group pilot project is to explore new dimensions of the Fool's Journey using queer and non-traditional notions of archetypal images […]
Join us for a Hatha Yoga class at the Barge at the Brighton Marina. On Friday mornings between 9.30am and noon, the Barge becomes a free space for the local community to meet, chill, play or explore. We aim to host activities downstairs for people to take part in for free, with donations welcome. Class […]
With the support of Sussex Cancer Fund have been facilitating art sessions at Brighton’s Macmillan Horizon Centre for people affected by and living with cancer. Workshops are for all abilities and each session will be delivered by one of Inclusive Artists, in collaboration with a local arts facilitator. Come along, meet new people, learn a […]
Join artist David Blandy for an evening workshop to build new elements based on Brighton's myths, legends and ecosystems for open world game 'The World After', where danger lurks in magically enhanced flora and fauna and a shadowy 'Corporation' are seeking to exploit its untapped riches. Developed through sessions with Roleplay gamers across the UK […]
In this workshop for children aged 8-13yrs, young people will create new fantasy worlds, designing individual characters based on combinations of humanoids with plant and animal features. These characters will be given life stories and a narrative will be built around a world that combines the ideas of all involved. We will then play a […]
This is an opportunity for participants to re-vision and claim the tarot beyond inherited ideas. Why this study group? This will be a space for nurturing and inspiring intuitive practice. The aim of this study group pilot project is to explore new dimensions of the Fool's Journey using queer and non-traditional notions of archetypal images […]
Join Mosaic Artist Caroline Budden on the Barge for a fun morning making Valentine-inspired heart mosaics. In this one hour workshop for beginners, children will learn how to design and create a personalised mosaic made from reclaimed materials. Each participant will come away with a small heart decoration made for their self, and one for […]
Join us in the gallery on 3 March for an evening of tarot and conversation with punk illustrator Cristy C. Road, creator of the paradigm-shifting Next World Tarot deck. Cristy will read and share images from the Next World Tarot deck and the accompanying NWT book, followed by a Q&A session. Featuring body outlaws, endangered […]
As part of our ongoing focus on social inclusion and wellbeing, Barge supports its associated practitioners to facilitate a range of free/cheap activities for the local community to take part in. Our instructor, Lisa, is a Level 2 registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Australia, and Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). […]
Join us aboard the Barge this Autumn and investigate Art in Nature as part of Nature2020 programme. community artist Sally Bourner will facilitate a relaxed and creative afternoon for children aged 6-11 years. Through creative activities we will explore our local living coast; stones, shells and seaweed will all become tools to make marks and […]
This free sewing workshop will combine visible mending - a simple clothing repair technique - with conversation and creativity, developing participants’ skills and building agency for change. The session is part of DResscue, online and in-person programme of sewing and mending workshops and educational community events. Sally Bourner and Persephone Pearl are running it as […]
Join artist David Blandy for this world-building table-top role-play jam over 2 two-hour sessions, February 2 and 9 Revising high fantasy tropes while discarding harmful baggage such as inherent good, evil and alignment, racial traits and the coding of monstrous creatures, The World After: Lost Eons gives High Fantasy a clean slate to build a […]
Learn the art of podcast making in this 6 week course with radio and podcast producer and teacher, Billie Eliot Turner. In this course you will get the opportunity to gain new skills, connect with like-minded artists, feel held in a community going through the same process, be taught, enthused, supported and encouraged by Billie […]
Data Security and Data Protection
Please note that personal information provided by you via Eventbrite will be used by ONCA for the effective administration of your registration and to send our feedback survey, link to sign up to our newsletter and link to our membership registration page. ONCA will not pass your details on to any external organisations for marketing purposes. Click here to find out more about our Privacy Policy.
Accessibility
Please contact or 01273 607101 if you have specific access needs, please note the gallery is wheelchair accessible but the toilet is up five stairs. We have hearing assistive technology and our staff have Basic BSL & Deaf Awareness training. For more information about access and facilities at ONCA please click here.
Feedback
Have you been to an ONCA exhibition or event recently? If you would like to share your thoughts with us, please do so by clicking here to complete this form.