ART JUNKY

Art Junky is back with a bang to celebrate the New Year!

Art Junky is the indoor market that combines our love for quirky jumble sale culture with local artistic talent, showcasing over 50 stalls of unique and affordable artwork, books, illustrations, music, print, fashion, collectibles, vintage... and much more!!

It’s time to pick up some New Year bargains and treat yourself to some beautiful original artworks – all of which you can find here at our eclectic one day bazaar! Art Junky is a great day out for all ages – kids under 10 get in free – we have face painting, glitter tattoos and henna by the fantastic funky faces and Phoenix Brighton Arts Courses tutor, Alice Walton, is offering affordable drop-in ceramic button making workshops for all ages!

The Art Junky Cafe will be serving plenty of homemade goodies and winter warmers to wake you up, and resident live DJ’s will be providing weird and wonderful tunes throughout the day to keep you on your toes!

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

1 week till Mark Oliver Adams solo show at Artist Residence Hotel and Gallery.

 

 www.abovebelowexhibition.co.uk

LEE SCRATCH PERRY

Tomorrow night Concorde2 welcomes the one and only Lee Scratch Perry who will be rocking the shores of Brighton with one his impeccable and legendary reggae sets. This shows going to be something special and definitely a road block so make sure you get your tickets now!!!

 Door times 7pm - 11pm

Tickets Here

BEAUTIFUL BRIGHTON

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

8 days till Mark Oliver Adams solo show at the Artist Residence Hotel and Gallery. 

www.abovebelowexhibition.co.uk

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

9 days to go to Mark Oliver Adams Solo show at the Artist Residence.

And here's another sneak peek into some of the work Mark has been doing during his residency.

 

More info can be found here!

CHINESE NEW YEAR 2012

Today marks the start of the Chinese New Year celebrations which has seen millions of Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese ringing in the new year with fireworks, dancing, rituals and feasting that will traditional last for 15 days. Each day of the festival has a particular role with participants abiding to traditional beliefs for each one of these, for instance the 3rd day is considered as a bad day to socialize and on the 8th day a family dinner is hosted to mark the birthday of the Jade Emperor. The celebration is then finally closed out on the 15 day with the Lantern festival where people leave lanterns and candles outside there houses to help guide the spirits back home.

 

2012 is the year of the water dragon which is perceived as a mystical and auspicious creature in Chinese cultures and this year is expected to bring prosperity and transformational change.