Join Rachel Henson for a conversation and interactive sharing of 'shimmer' found in nearby wild during The Living Coast artist residency co-supported by Fabrica and . Rachel's practice came out of solo free walking as a way of dealing with difficult feelings. Walking out from the city she noticed seeing and hearing more keenly, a […]
An immersive film installation exploring the moral dilemma about climate chaos and our personal and collective responsibility. Ariadne’s Thread is a multimedia installation created during a week’s residency on Barge at Brighton Marina. A collaboration between theatre maker Tess Garrett, artist Gabby Dempster and film maker Jonah Jago, with 25 performers, the piece explores the […]
During their September residency on the Barge, the seven OFF GRID collective artists focus on water as a channel connecting the physical, the metaphorical and its relationship to survival. The proximity to water at the site ties the location of the residency to its core concerns. Water flows through current times, affecting communities and the […]
We're offering weekend arts and crafts workshops on board Barge at Brighton Marina during the summer. All the sessions will be very relaxed and informal so theres no need to book, just drop-in for as long or as little as you like. September 24, 1pm - 3pm: Leaf-Print A Tote Bag Print your own tote […]
A listening lab featuring sounds capturing in The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere during Andrés Saenz de Sicilia’s TLC artist residency. Join us on the Barge at Brighton Marina for a listening lab featuring sounds capturing in the Brighton & Lewes Downs UNESCO Biosphere during Andrés Saenz de Sicilia’s The Living Coast Artist Residency. An immersive […]
We're offering arts and crafts workshops on board Barge at Brighton Marina during the school holidays. All the sessions will be very relaxed and informal so theres no need to […]
We're offering arts and crafts workshops on board Barge at Brighton Marina during the school holidays. All the sessions will be very relaxed and informal so ther's no need to […]
Intro to sewing is the perfect workshop for absolute beginners as well as people who want to build confidence on a sewing machine. Join us on board Barge and learn the processes involved in making your own made-to-measure LB pullover designed by Paper Theory. At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave wearing your hand-made […]
We're offering arts and crafts workshops on Barge at Brighton Marina during the school holidays. All the sessions will be very relaxed and informal so there's no need to book, just drop-in for as long or as little as you like. July 2, 11-1pm : Weaving With Stick Looms An introduction to weaving using wool, […]
This workshop is ideal for those that have used a sewing machine before but want to build confidence and develop skills further. Make your own made-to-measure Block Tee designed by Paper Theory. You will learn how to make bias binding, edge stitch and sew tricky right angles. At the end of the workshop, you’ll leave […]
A fairy tale performance like no other, 13 artists offer a radical reweaving of Cinderella in this storytelling concert. Amidst Sussex hills, stories from England and Iran, Haiti and Russia, Japan, Bulgaria and Scotland are woven together with poetry and song, to explore the global, local and intimate journey of the wild ash girl. A […]
Coastal habitats: a new 6-week eco-poetry course led by kin’d & kin’d This exciting new eco-poetry course, inspired by the extraordinary Planet Earth Museum & Gardens at Paradise Park, Newhaven (which explores the evolution of single-celled beings to humans up to the present day’s ecological challenges to our planet) will take place at Planet Earth […]
Intro to sewing is the perfect workshop for absolute beginners as well as people who want to build confidence on a sewing machine. Join us on board Barge and learn the processes involved in making your own made-to-measure LB pullover designed by Paper Theory. At the end of the workshop, you'll leave wearing your hand-made […]
Two strangers exchange experiences of listening and hearing loss. Two professionals from different fields exchange experiences of listening and hearing loss. How do they hear – and sometimes mis-hear – sounds, music, noise, nature and speech? What have they learned about sound and living with disability? What difference do the latest technologies make? And how […]
Family/intergenerational workshop to explore feelings surrounding biodiversity loss, and the power of individual and collective action. Join artist Lou Chapelle for a creative intergenerational workshop and a private view of her collaborative holographic video piece ‘Voicing Silence’ created with University of Leeds, Manchester Museum, and Corridor8. You’ll be invited to play with poetry, stop motion […]
"Our forest sings through all the living beings in it; we sing to the jungle, and we want it to be like this forever" (Nancy Santi 2019) Sacha Taki (Songs of the Forest) is a short documentary about the irrevocable links between biological and cultural diversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In the film members of […]
Join artist Anna Perach for a creative exploration building wearable sculptural masks aboard the Barge. During this two hour workshop, Anna will introduce the process of creating a 3D mask sculpture using hand stitch and patchworking fabric. No previous experience is necessary and all tools and materials will be provided. If you would like to […]
Planet LOL asks, “When you realise your planet is teetering on the brink of extinction do you simply shrug and put the kettle on?” Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom and Compassion, is coming to Brighton Marina. To be honest, Sophia has been split into two human forms, as a punishment, and they are coming to Brighton […]
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