A group of very determined graduates and new artists in Brighton launched a crowdfunding campaign yesterday to secure funds for their upcoming project; Kollektiv Gallery.
The art group plan to open a pop up gallery and shop in central Brighton for the key weeks leading up to Christmas and they will showcase and sell the works of Brighton’s newly emerging creative talent, as well as hold free workshops for the public.
Made up of 15 artists, Kollektiv’s reasons for starting are very simple, as director Sophie Giblin explains, “As an art student I didn’t learn how to sell my work and after graduating from my degree I saw many peers lacking the confidence to sell. So I spent the summer learning entrepreneurship in order to open and curate a gallery that would allow my fellow graduates to not just show, but also sell their work.”
The Kickstarter campaign allows people to pledge from as little as £3, in exchange ‘thank you’ presents such as stickers, works of art and invitations to events. Kollektiv have already raised over half of their target amount in just 24 hours since launching the project, but the problem with these campaigns is if you don’t raise the whole lot, you get nothing, so these artists are willing everyone to help in any way that they can.
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Words > Elliott Caranci-Finch, Lyssa Rutherford + Rosie Davis
Apple Fest 2013, Middle Farm
When: 19th + 20th October, 10am – 5pm both days Where: Middle Farm, Sussex How much: £10 advanced booking / £12 on the door, under 12s free
East Sussex’ favourite farm is once again putting on its annual Apple Fest following a rest in 2012. The two day shindig will have music across two stages, a fun fair, food stalls, morris dancing, chicken racing and of course barrels and barrels of delicious ciders and perrys for you to taste! All ages welcome, see the vid below!
When: 19th October Where: The Royal Pavilion Tavern, Brighton How much: £3
This gig is part of the Oxjam Brighton Takeover event where Oxfam have a UK wide one day music festival in aid of raising cash to fight global poverty, with the slogan Local Music, Global Impact.
At this event By Polaroid take over the Royal Pavilion Tavern in Brighton for Oxjam as part of their ‘Not so Bad’ tour alongside brilliant local bands like Lights, Camera, Attraction! and Kind Sirs.
When: 17th – 20th October Where: Regent’s Park, London How much: £34.40/£55.90
This is an art exhibition that gives art lovers the opportunity to see and buy work from over 1,000 of the world’s leading artists. There will be talks, lectures and panel discussions as well as over 150 of the world’s most innovative galleries as the fair coincides with Frieze Masters. There will also be the sculpture park, an art bookshop, a champagne bar and food at the Hix Restaurant.
BeLIVE 2013 Music Festival: BeSWING
– Student event
When: Starting 19th October Where:The Lectern, London Road How Much: £20 for the week / £5 for the BeSWING event
The BeLIVE event organised by Brighton Student Union compiles eight days of the best bands in town at all the best venues our seaside town has to offer. This weekend features BeSWING – a swing night at the Lectern pub on Lewes Road. Swing-goers can see Lunatrix, a seven-piece contemporary swing band based in London, We R Bob and Get With It. Doors open at 7.30pm
If you find that you are left shouting for more, wristbands for the whole week are now available online and at SU receptions for £20. It’s also worth mentioning that the organisers are also planning the biggest Halloween event in town at the end of October – BeALIVE.
The latest from Banksy’s month-long show on the streets of New York. ‘Sirens of the Lambs’. A slaughterhouse delivery truck filled with squealing stuffed animals touring the meatpacking district of New York.
This weekend Art At Five, one of Brighton’s most successful art galleries, celebrate their tenth anniversary by holding a special event and exhibition for the Brighton-based charity, drop4drop, whose mission is to help alleviate the global water crisis.
Art At Five’s efforts for drop4drop involve a special weekend-long celebration, exhibition and raffle to win one of ten original paintings (seen below) by the gallery’s star painters. Tickets are available to buy here at £10 each, until October 14th and winners will be announced on the gallery’s website on Tuesday October 22nd.
All through the weekend at the gallery there will be drinks and cake from Choccywoccydoodah and Art At Five invite you to go along and enjoy the celebrations.
Prize paintings by: Yvonne Coomber, Philippe Aird, Louise Brooks, Natasha Barnes, Maureen Greenwood, Nick Vivian, David Walker, Tina Davies, Lisa Ridgers and Deborah Flueeler-Jones.
For the month of October Banksy has taken his work to the streets of New York in an artists residency.
He’s not giving specific details of where exactly the pieces will be, but is instead posting pictures of the work on his website, aided by audio guides, that can also be delivered directly to your mobile phone when you call the number found next to each street piece.
We particularly love the old delivery truck that’s been converted into a secret garden inside, complete with waterfall, butterflies and a rainbow. It visits a new location each night so if you’re NYC based check Banksy’s website to find out when it will be near you.
We popped along to Mr Bristow’s launch of his latest piece, ‘The Streets of Brighton – Kensington Gardens’, that took him five months to draw and includes incredibly detailed imagery of some of the North Laine’s buildings and shops, as well as some familiar faces too. If you’d like to add yourself to the picture and have a personalised print for yourself you can do. Just head to www.tristanbristow.com for details.
Words > Lyssa Rutherford
BeLIVE 2013 Music Festival: BeSWING
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