An exhibition showing at BMECP Centre until 1 November
10A Fleet Street, BN1 4ZE

The Activists of Brighton started as a personal attempt to make sense of the summer of 2020 – a historical moment of political turmoil and confusion. A summer that fuelled emotions of anger and started conversations about privilege, identity and systemic change.

Follow the weblink to read more about the artist and the exhibition and for opening times.

Mon - Sat: 9am - 6pm

Sundays: 11am to 2pm

Image of the activist: Kaia Allen-Bevan (TEDX 2022 speaker)

6-9pm
Thursday 6 October

Launch of exhibition featuring artists: Richard Heeps, Lexi Laine, Jack Parker and Emily Paxton and printmaker Rosie Emerson

RSVP - info@paxtonglew.com

Throughout the day (11am-5pm) wet plate collodion photographer Simon Sandys is offering tintype portrait sessions.

Come and have your portrait taken and walk away with a unique tintype and piece of history.

Each portrait is £35.

Contact hello@torzdallison.com to book your place.

Every weekend / 1 - 31st October / 11am - 6pm

Come and browse ten Photo Books selected by Jane & Jeremy of the Book End in Brighton. Books selected explore themes relating to Real Utopias as well as community projects and collective working.

Rosie Barnes, Julia Biro, Susanne Hakuba, Zara Pears, Kim Shaw, Kim Thornton and Verity Welstead from the peer mentoring group (re)casting

Join Lauren Joy Kennett for a 10 minute live reading from the text accompanying her exhibited project Paper Cuts. Journal extracts composed of fragmented thoughts, memories, dreams and nightmares will be read to recount LJK‘s difficult journey to becoming a mother. Unsuitable for those under 18 / Trigger warnings - abortion, miscarriage, mental illness

In this short class you will learn how to process a black and white film that you have already shot. We will be using Paterson tanks which are suitable for 35mm, 120 & 5x4 sheet film.

You may process up to 2 of the same types of roll film or 6 sheets of 5x4

Max class size 2.
£45

a showcase of self-published photo books from an array of talented photographers.

13-15 October

11-5pm

This workshop covers the fundamentals of the darkroom and teaches you the skills to produce beautiful, exhibition quality black and white prints. Tailored around your previous experience, we will cover topics including resign coated and fibre-based papers, dodging and burning, and split grade printing.

All paper and chemistry are supplied. This workshop does not cover film processing and students are expected to arrive with black and white negatives ready to print.

This workshop is suitable for both beginners & those with experience.

Max 3 students. £125

Join Hugh Fox for a two-hour photography walk around the town centre, seeking out everyday objects and moments that would otherwise be overlooked, we will discuss what draws us to an object or moment, the importance of light and framing (what you decide to leave in and take out) You will learn how to start training yourself to see things through a different lens, about how images can relate and have narrative, even when they are not connected and finally translating your images into final works of art. Please bring a camera or a phone.

A meet up group for artists, writers and creative practitioners.

This is a group for anyone who would like to share practice in an informal setting. There is no set theme or prerequisite for joining. This is a supportive space to share ideas, show new work, get feedback and chat with other artists, writers and creative practitioners. We invite you to bring your ideas, plans, new work or just yourself.

@metropoliscontemporary This meet up will be hosted within @thomas_and_maloney exhibition A Slow Creeping part of @photofringe

5.30 - 7pm

Free

6pm, Paxton + Glew

Underwater photographer Lexi Laine; aerial photographer Jack Parker and printmaker Rosie Emerson discuss the fascinating themes, techniques and processes in their work, shown in the gallery as part of the New Vision exhibition.

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Spend a morning learning how to create dramatic tone reversal images and the obtain the classic halo effect, known as Mackie lines, to your images.

Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of working in a darkroom and to bring a selection of their own negatives to work from. All chemicals and photographic paper supplied.

Class size limited to 2

£60

10am – 1pm

Join artist Sophia Yala for the opening of their exhibition at Nadir Project Space, 6-8pm

In this workshop you will immerse yourself in the photographic technology of the 19th Century. You will be taught how to prepare plates, and then using a large format camera you will learn the skills of assessing light to expose your images correctly and shoot Tintype and glass plate ‘Ambrotypes’, which will then be developed in the darkroom.

The workshop is suitable for both beginners, non-photographers and experienced photographers alike.

Places limited to 5

£160 per person

10am - 5pm

Ages 11+ 10am-12.30pm

Ages 15+ 1.30pm – 4pm

The photogram is a camera-less photographic print. Images are created by simply laying objects directly onto light sensitive material.

In this workshop you will learn all about the process, experiment with light and shadow, texture and abstraction and create your own set of prints to take home.

We will be working in the darkroom and using the enlargers with photographic paper and chemicals to develop the prints.

Small class size

£25

Join artist Danit Ariel for an experimental workshop to explore playful storytelling formats which will help you access an easy writing flow. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have a finished piece of creative writing. All materials will be provided / suitable for all ages / no sign up needed just drop in.

Please email arieldanit.r@gmail.com to sign up

2-3pm

4-7pm
Join (re)structure members for their final weekend closing event and reflect together on a month of showing, discussing and creating photography at the old peacock’s building.

11am - 1pm

How do local objects help us to imagine the stories of a place and its people? Objects serve as a portal into our own memories, bringing us to far and forgotten places, and deeper into familiar ones. We invite you to share personal objects and stories of meaning through cyanotype-making, and together reimagine the lost

stories of found objects. Cyanotype is a simple 19th century photographic printing process which uses UV light to reveal the image. Please bring with you 2 objects of personal significance (which can ideally be laid flat onto paper for printing, eg. flower, chain, fabric etc.). This workshop is donation based.

Please email marguerite123thomas@gmail.com to sign up

Join Eva Jonas to ‘fly a photo’ in which using images printed onto kites we will explore ways to perform, walk with and fly photography. All materials provided / event will be photographed.

Please email evalouisajonas@gmail.com to sign up

2 - 4pm