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Dagmara Rudkin, ‘Summer, Fall and Spring again’ @ Phoenix Gallery

Drawing from Imagination: Heads & Faces @ New England House

Drawing in Stitch with Shelley Morrow @ New England House

Drop-in Life Drawing @ New England House

Drop-in Life Drawing: 'Jam' Mixed Pose @ New England House

Drop-in Life Drawing: Long Pose @ New England House

Drop-in Life Drawing: Mixed Pose @ New England House

Emotionally Responsive Drawing with Olivia Hancock @ New England House

Intensive Life Drawing Weekend with Jake Spicer @ New England House

Just So - New work by artist Robert Littleford @ Fishing Quarter Gallery

Kasia Hobson & Charles Krolik-Root Exhibition @ Fishing Quarter Gallery

Kate Sherman: Coast @ ONCA Gallery

Landscape Painting in Gouache with Lance Richardson @ New England House

Make That Make Sense: An Artist Bio Writing Workshop @ ONCA Gallery

ONCA Summer Volunteer Open Evening @ ONCA Gallery

Portrait Painting in oils with Wendy Barratt @ New England House

Pottery on the Wheel Workshop @ Shakespeare's Head

Stone Lithography Weekend Course @ New England House

The Dog Rehoming Society @ Phoenix Gallery

The University of Brighton - Untitled: MA Fine Art Degree Show @ University of Brighton

Tutored drop-in Life Drawing @ New England House

Visual Arts

Art Sat 1 Jun 11am until Sun 23 Jun

Dagmara Rudkin, ‘Summer, Fall and Spring again’

@ Phoenix Gallery
Admn: Free

Soft sculpture and works on paper inspired by seasons and folktales.

An exhibition by Dagmara Rudkin.

Window Gallery is a window into art made by Phoenix artists. It’s a space where Phoenix artists show finished work, explore new ideas, and present work in progress.

Phoenix Gallery - Waterloo Place, Brighton, , BN2 9NB
t: 01273 603700 | Website | Email

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Art Sun 23 Jun 10:30 - 16:30

Drawing from Imagination: Heads & Faces

@ New England House
Admn: £45 (£35 for students)

Suitable for all levels of experience, this workshop will focus on drawing heads and faces from imagination, using constructive drawing techniques. You will learn fundamental skills required for drawing the head from a variety of angles, exploring methods for manipulating elements of structure, feature and expression to create a variety of different likenesses from imagination.

The session will be led by artist and tutor Lancelot (Lance) Richardson - all materials are provided and booking is essential.For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 29 Jun 12pm

Pottery on the Wheel Workshop

@ Shakespeare's Head
Admn: 19.95

Have you always wanted to have a go on a potters wheel but don't want to commit to a full course? If so, our "taster" workshop is perfect for you.
In this fun introductory class you will get familiar with the potters wheel and learn what it is like to have a go at throwing. After a brief teacher demonstration, you will be able to start learning the basics from centering, pulling up the walls of your pots to create your very own masterpiece.

You will then be asked to choose a colour for your pots from our wide range of glazes. After the workshop, your pot(s) will be fired and glazed for you to your own specification. Pots will be ready for collection from the venue usually within three weeks, but sometimes longer depending on firing schedules. However, you will be notified by email when your pots are ready.

Shakespeare's Head - Spring Street, BN1 3EF
t: 07514 788870 | Website | Email

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Art Tue 18 Jun Daily 11:00 - 17:00 until Sun 30 Jun

Just So - New work by artist Robert Littleford

@ Fishing Quarter Gallery
Admn: FREE

Robert Littleford is pleased to present his exhibition, ‘JUST SO’ at Fishing Quarter Gallery on Brighton seafront. Rudyard Kipling created stories for his daughter that had to be told ‘Just So’ - This was the inspiration for an exhibition of new paintings which explore the theme of animal stories that are always repeated in the same way. The paintings reflect modern folklore about animals and are depicted in a way that hints at larger truths.

Fishing Quarter Gallery - 205 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NB
t: 01273 723064 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 22 Jun 11.00-18.00 until Sun 30 Jun

Kate Sherman: Coast

@ ONCA Gallery
Admn: Free

Photography, childhood innocence and natural human curiosity, are the subjects of an intriguing new series of oil paintings by Sussex artist Kate Sherman.
Sherman’s works depict the urban landscape along the Sussex coast and are made as if driving past in a car. They have a startling photo-realist quality that evokes childhood memories. Seeming slightly out of focus and capturing the unique bleached light of the region, these paintings have an uncomfortable voyeuristic quality.

Tuesday – Sunday: 11am – 6pm (closed Monday)

ONCA Gallery - 14 St George's Place, Brightoin, BN1 4GB
t: +44 (0)1273 607101 | Website | Email

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Art Sun 30 Jun 18.00-20.00

Make That Make Sense: An Artist Bio Writing Workshop

@ ONCA Gallery
Admn: £3.79 – £5.92

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.” – Audre Lorde

Join us at ONCA for a chance to explore what makes a strong and unique artist bio. This workshop aims to create a supportive space for discussions and activities aimed to help artists of all crafts define and communicate their creative personas.

Lead by ONCA’s Communications Manager Susuana Amoah.

ONCA Gallery - 14 St George's Place, Brightoin, BN1 4GB
t: +44 (0)1273 607101 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 29 Jun 10-4 Sat & Sun until Sun 30 Jun

Stone Lithography Weekend Course

@ New England House
Admn: £140 (materials included)

Stone Lithography workshops are now happening in Brighton.

Lithography is a form of printmaking that has been favoured by many artists including Käthe Kollwitz, Paula Rego, David Hockney, M.C. Escher and more.

Scarlett Tierney, technical demonstrator for lithography in Fine Art Printmaking at Brighton University, is now running weekend courses in this traditional technique from Brighton's creative hub; New England House. Brighton is well known for it's printmaking community, with Brighton university being one of the only universities in the country offering a BA in Fine Art Printmaking. This course is the only one of it's kind in Brighton, Scarlett hopes to popularise this exciting and sensitive art form.

Drawing straight onto a prepared slab of limestone surface, this method of printmaking allows for an enormous range of mark making and captures detail with exquisite subtleties. As an introduction into stone lithography; during the weekend course participants will draw, process and print lithographs from stone using a 130 year old direct stone press.

The course is suitable for those with no printmaking experience and those wishing to refresh their skills. For those who would like a taster of lithography, Scarlett is also running Kitchen Lithography workshops, a non-toxic form of printmaking where you create the drawings for your prints using chocolate, soap and butter!

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07792148558 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 1 Jun 11am until Sun 7 Jul

The Dog Rehoming Society

@ Phoenix Gallery
Admn: Free

Paintings by Sophie Barber, Jeb Haward and Kath Thompson.

Three artists, born decades apart, are unified by a direct and uncompromising approach to their work. They have formed a cross-generational alliance founded on their belief in the sustained value of painting.

Phoenix Gallery - Waterloo Place, Brighton, , BN2 9NB
t: 01273 603700 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 6 Jul Mon-Fri: 10am - 5pm until Sat 13 Jul

The University of Brighton - Untitled: MA Fine Art Degree Show

@ University of Brighton
Admn: Free

This July, The University of Brighton welcomes the opening of the 2019 MA Fine Art degree show, 'Untitled' - an exhibition set to showcase the in-depth visual research of both emerging and established artists. Charged with the notorious energies of contemporary art, the exhibition will spotlight the multidisciplinary achievements of a shared educational experience.

Opening on the 5th of July with a private view, the exhibition will welcome all visitors to celbrate with the exhibitions collaborators.

Private view: 6pm -9pm
Mon - Sat: 10am - 5pm
Sun: 12pm - 4pm

University of Brighton - Watts Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ
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Art Sat 20 Jul 10:30 - 16:30 until Sun 21 Jul

Intensive Life Drawing Weekend with Jake Spicer

@ New England House
Admn: £90 (£75 students)

Intensive Life Drawing Weekend Workshop
This two-day intensive course is aimed at anybody who is keen to develop their life drawing technique, from the complete novice to more experienced artists looking for a refresher on approaches to drawing the figure.

Working from life models we will begin with an introduction on the fundamental skills of looking and mark-making required to make an observational drawing, working through a series of short-pose exercises. On the second day of the course we look at the structure of the body with a light introduction to skeletal muscular anatomy and its practical application in helping you to improve the proportion and rhythm of your life drawings.

The session will be led by artist, author and head tutor of Draw Jake Spicer - all materials are provided and booking is essential. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Tue 23 Jul 18.00-19.30

ONCA Summer Volunteer Open Evening

@ ONCA Gallery
Admn: Free

Join us at ONCA gallery to find out about our various and exciting volunteer opportunities.

We’re currently looking for volunteers for our gallery and barge – We need people to join our core team as ongoing medium to long-term part-time volunteers.

This informal evening will be an opportunity to find out more about ONCA and talk to current volunteers about their experiences. We’ll also be discussing what skills people have or would like to learn while volunteering at ONCA.

See you there!

ONCA Gallery - 14 St George's Place, Brightoin, BN1 4GB
t: +44 (0)1273 607101 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 20 Jul Open 10am - 6pm until Fri 26 Jul

Kasia Hobson & Charles Krolik-Root Exhibition

@ Fishing Quarter Gallery
Admn: Free

An exhibition of marine life paintings by Charles Krolik-Root and abstract figurative paintings by Kasia Hobson.

Following the success of their recent joint show at Studio90, Suffolk, the artists are bringing their exhibition to Brighton.

Preview on 20 July at 6:30pm. All welcome.

Fishing Quarter Gallery - 205 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NB
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Art Sun 28 Jul 10:30 - 16:30

Drawing in Stitch with Shelley Morrow

@ New England House
Admn: £50 (£40 for students)

This day-long workshop focuses on translating drawings into stitch - it is the perfect opportunity for anybody who wants to combine drawing with textiles under the experienced eye of artist and tutor Shelley Morrow. Over the course of the day you will be taking existing drawings and learning how to transfer them onto fabric with hand stitch - in the afternoon we will be working more freely, painting onto fabric with ink and embellishing the surface with hand stitch. No previous experience is necessary – this session is for all abilities, including complete beginners.

The session will be tutored by Shelley Morrow, materials are provided and you will need to bring your own drawings as a starting point for your stitch work. Booking is essential so for more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 10 Aug 10:30 - 16:30 until Sun 11 Aug

Portrait Painting in oils with Wendy Barratt

@ New England House
Admn: £150 (£120 for students)

This immersive weekend course introduces a practical method for painting a portrait from life. Over the course of the weekend you will learn about the properties of oil paint and will work through a two-day portrait of a model under Wendy Barratt's expert guidance. The course is ideal for beginners who would like to start oil painting as well as more experienced artists who are keen to refresh their basic skills.

This session is taught by artist and teacher Wendy Barratt - All oil painting materials are included in this course and no past painting experience is required, although some drawing experience is recommended. Booking is essential as we expect the session to sell out. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Fri 9 Aug 10:30 pm to 6:00 pm until Wed 14 Aug

Visability Arts Launch Week Exhibition

@ Fishing Quarter Gallery
Admn: free

Visability Arts Presents
This is a week long celebration of artists with invisible illnesses/disabilities/neuro-divergences.
We've got a great accessible venue right on the seafront in August!
we'll be holding autism friendly viewings and having visitor charities in daily to talk meet you all.
We will be exhibiting 10 artists work
our opening times are as follows.
We will be open from 10:30 am to 6:00 pm
Autism friendly hour is: 10:30 am to 11:30 am
(Saturday to Wednesday)

Fishing Quarter Gallery - 205 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NB
t: 07944 750 462 | Website | Email

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Art Sun 18 Aug 10:30 - 16:30

Landscape Painting in Gouache with Lance Richardson

@ New England House
Admn: £50 (£40 for students)

Affordable Outdoors Landscape Painting Workshop
This one-day workshop will offer a small group of students the chance to paint in an outdoors setting using gouache under Lance Richardson’s expert tuition. Students will meet at the Draw Studio in New England House for an introduction class taught by Lance, looking at how to approach painting outside including creating colour notes from direct observation. You will then head down to the Coast to scout for painting locations and to paint a series of landscape studies on location.

This session is taught by artist and teacher Lancelot Richardson - all gouache painting materials will be provided, although you are welcome to bring your own additional materials. No past painting experience is required but some drawing experience is recommended. Students will need a folding chair or stool, a packed lunch and suitable clothes, including a sun hat.

Booking is essential. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Wed 1 May 19:30–22:00 Every Wednesday until Wed 21 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing: Mixed Pose

@ New England House
Admn: £9 (£6 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing session
The Mixed Pose is a life drawing session of short, medium and long poses and with a tea and coffee break half way through.

All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop.

The Mixed Pose is £9, £6 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Wed 1 May 11:00 - 13:30 Every Wednesday until Wed 21 Aug

Tutored drop-in Life Drawing

@ New England House
Admn: £12 (£10 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
The Tutored Pose is a fully tutored life drawing session suitable for any level. This session explores ways of improving the proportion of your life drawings. Complete beginners are welcome, as are more experienced artists who want to brush up on their basic skills. The sessions begin with an introduction, followed by exercises on the topic of the day and drawing from a life model with the tutor on hand to offer personal feedback throughout the class.

All of the sessions are drop in and can be attended as one off classes, or week to week to create a full tutored life drawing course.

The Tutored pose costs £12, or £10 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Wed 1 May 19:30–22:00 Every Thursday until Thu 22 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing

@ New England House
Admn: £9 (£6 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
The Medium Pose begins with a few quick poses to warm up, followed by two 45 minutes poses, with a tea break in between. It is ideal for anybody who prefers slightly longer poses than you might get in our Mixed and Short pose sessions.

All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop.

The Medium pose is £9, £6 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Thu 2 May 12:00–14:00 Every Thursday until Thu 22 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing

@ New England House
Admn: £7 (£6 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
The Mixed Pose is a life drawing session of short, medium and long poses and with a tea and coffee break half way through. This session runs during lunchtime and some people like to attend for just an hour; you are welcome to join us 12-1 or 1-2pm for £4 if you cannot stay for the whole session.

All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop.

The Lunchtime Mixed Pose is £7, £6 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Fri 3 May 12:00–14:00 Every Friday until Fri 23 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing

@ New England House
Admn: £7 (£6 for students)

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Fri 3 May 15:00 - 18:00 Every Friday until Fri 23 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing: Long Pose

@ New England House
Admn: £10 (£8 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
The Friday Long Pose is a life drawing session with just one pose throughout and a tea and coffee break half way through, the pose repeats for two weeks, although you are welcome to just drop in for one.

All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop. If you would like to bring your own paints, pastels etc all mediums are welcome.

The Friday Long Pose is £10, £8 for students Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 4 May 17:30 - 20:30 Every Saturday until Sat 24 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing: Long Pose

@ New England House
Admn: £10 (£8 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
The Long Pose is a life drawing session with just one pose throughout and a tea and coffee break half way through. The pose is repeated over three weeks.

All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop. If you would like to bring your own paints, pastels etc all mediums are welcome.

The Long Pose is £10, £8 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Sat 4 May 11:00 - 13:30 Every Saturday until Sat 24 Aug

Tutored drop-in Life Drawing

@ New England House
Admn: £12 (£10 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing session
The Tutored Pose is a fully tutored life drawing session suitable for any level. In this session Lance introduces different approaches to using charcoal in a life class. Complete beginners are welcome, as are more experienced artists who want to brush up on their basic skills. The sessions begin with an introduction, followed by exercises on the topic of the day and drawing from a life model with the tutor on hand to offer personal feedback throughout the class.

All of the sessions are drop in and can be attended as one off classes, or week to week to create a full tutored life drawing course.

The Tutored pose costs £12, or £10 for students. Booking is not essential and drop-ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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Art Sun 5 May 17:30 - 20:00 Every Sunday until Sun 25 Aug

Drop-in Life Drawing: 'Jam' Mixed Pose

@ New England House
Admn: £9 (£6 for students)

Affordable drop-in life drawing sessions
'Jam' is a life drawing session of 1-45minute long poses with a tea and coffee break half way through. All of our untutored sessions are friendly, relaxed and open to all abilities with support and guidance available from the session leader.

Basic drawing materials are provided free; just bring your own paper or purchase paper from our in-studio shop.

'Jam' is £9, £6 for students. Booking is not essential - drop ins are welcome. For more information visit www.draw-brighton.co.uk or follow us on Social Media @draw_brighton

NB.The name honours the defunct night club 'Jam' that used to host the life class in 2010

New England House - New England Street, BN1 4GH
t: 07805201057 | Website | Email

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