11th Jan 2012 ⁄ Fuse Medway Festival, the free, outdoor arts festival for the people of Medway and beyond, supports local talent by providing an opportunity for artists to be part of the Festival and to develop their work...
5th Jan 2012 ⁄ Kirstin Moore is the latest jewellery designer to come out of Kent. She produces concept led designer jewellery, drawing influence from the human form, her childhood and her surroundings. Her striking aesthetic and style are visible in each piece...
3rd Jan 2012 ⁄ More than 100 university students and 200 school pupils will be joining forces for the first time in a dance extravaganza. Students from the University of Brighton’s Chelsea School of Sport in Eastbourne and the South Downs School Sport Partnership...
14th Dec 2011 ⁄ Term two of Fuse Medway Festival’s Circus School will begin at the Brook Theatre, Chatham on Friday, 13 January 2012 and as places are being snapped up fast, organisers suggest early booking. Thanks to Fuse, a year of circus activity for young people is underway...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Artists Open Houses is a festival in Brighton that celebrates local artists and makers who open up their homes to the public to showcase their work. Following the trail around Hove on a sunny Saturday I was very lucky to come across graphic designer...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Adrian Walker is a Brighton-based artist who works mainly in oils. His dramatic, colourful and highly textural canvasses are increasingly sought after, with many already in private and corporate collections throughout Europe and as widely spread as Japan, Australia and the USA...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ It was a cold, crisp but sunny Saturday morning when I walked around Brighton & Hove to sample the Christmas Artists Open Houses, a festival that offers an array of work from contemporary and original local artists and makers, displayed in their own homes...
12th Dec 2011 ⁄ Scientists at the University of Brighton are using TV-style contests as a new tool to teach university students. Teams of student contestants are set tasks in a similar way Sir Alan Sugar challenges candidates in BBC’s The Apprentice...
8th Dec 2011 ⁄ Middlesex University students are celebrating after creating stunning artwork for Roger Daltrey’s US and Canada tour of The Who’s “Tommy”, which has recently drawn to a close after eight weeks and 28 shows. The tour has received glowing reviews...
30th Nov 2011 ⁄ A group of artists in Brighton are restoring and refreshing an empty shop on Brighton's sea front ready for a new exhibition opening this week. Lianne Harrison, FishBoy, Jim McElvaney and Hugo Jones are all up-and-coming illustrators, artists and...
30th Nov 2011 ⁄ Computer-generated tours of virtual hospitals can help patients with intellectual disabilities overcome fears and to understand treatments they are about to undergo, according to a new study. The research was led by Professor Val Hall, professor of midwifery at the Centre for Health...
28th Nov 2011 ⁄ London’s Middlesex University has officially opened its new £80m hub for creative courses, holding a celebration of the creative industries which showcased some of the most impressive student facilities anywhere in the UK...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
