This winter holiday season enjoy a festive atmosphere whilst buying gifts from local artists and makers at Winter Arts Fair! We're delighted to bring together a wide variety of artistic expressions from zines, ceramics, and prints to crocheted goodies and much more. This fair showcases the imagination of local artists and supports them to keep […]
Join artist and storyteller Shilpa Shah for a cosy afternoon of storytelling and art activities inspired by orcas to mark Lost Species Day 2023. Orcas, also known as killer whales, are the magnificent black and white mammals who are the apex predator of the ocean. They are found in oceans all over the world. They […]
A creative and engaging drop-in workshop for children and families to mark Lost Species Day 2023. Drop into the gallery between 11am and 1pm to join community artists for a relaxed and creative morning for children aged 6 - 11 years and their carers. Stay for ten minutes or two hours! Through fun and playful […]
Join us for a relaxed evening making fabric roses with artist Claudette Atkinson. About the Workshop Come and get creative with us! We're making beautiful decorative roses out of fabric in a workshop led by artist Claudette Atkinson. "The rose commemorates queer people of colour whose lives have been tragically cut short. It also represents […]
We’re delighted to be holding another Climate Café for 18-30 year olds. This nourishing space is where we come together and safely explore our feelings around the ecological crisis as a community of young people. During the session you’ll be guided through reflective exercises including a sound meditation and journaling to help notice and describe […]
Immerse yourself in Cheryl Beer's sound installation through this creative, book binding workshop. Join us at for a creative book binding workshop inspired by the natural world. Using sticks found locally, we will create our own woodland inspired journals to take home.This workshop is set within 's resident artist, Cheryl Beer's, installation - music she […]
clothes swap is back this summer! Bring your pre-loved clothes for a joyful evening of swap shopping. How our clothes swap works: Bring your clean, pre-loved clothes. Please don’t bring […]
Aunty Nell’s invited us round for tea! Come to for an evening of gossip and hearsay, and see how LGBTQ+ history has been shared for generations. Join Tommy (The Queer Historian) for a family meal, and fill yourself up with food and tales, just like Sunday afternoons at Aunty Nell's. When a community is written […]
We’re back with another Climate Café at . But this time it’s specifically tailored to folks between the ages of 18 to 30 years. Gather with us the night after the summer solstice to reflect, discuss and witness each other as we collectively move through a time of huge planetary change. During the session you’ll […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
As part of this years May Artists Open Houses festival (AOH), timed to coincide with Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe, resident studio artist Daniel J.G. will present a solo exhibition of paintings in our window gallery and main gallery space. During the four weekends in May the gallery will be open for the public to […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
Earth Day is an annual event advocating for environmental protection internationally. To honour this historic day we'll be holding a series of events focusing on practical and playful actions we can take to support community healing and ecosystem recovery. Activities will focus on bringing people together to foster connection with our planet and all the […]
ONCA’s welcoming sewing space to make, mend and up-cycle textiles. Join the ONCA team on Friday morning for our free, community sewing space. WHAT TO EXPECT? A space to develop your own making projects Technical support and advice -Bring something that needs fixing, a new sewing project or an idea Use of ONCA’s sewing machines, […]
Traces of the Future is an installation and event that invites us to imagine: how will people be living 50 years from now? With the recent intergovernmental climate report declaring that the next decade of activity is crucial in keeping the increase in Earth's temperature to below 2°C, imagining multiple possible futures is vital action. […]
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