Our Place

Community meets creativity for the seventh year running as residents of Hangleton and Knoll, East Brighton, Moulsecoomb and Bevendean welcome Our Place.

Our Place is a free celebration of creativity, working in partnership with community steering groups to select, programme and produce art projects, performances and events for their communities, taking place in their neighbourhoods.

This spring, three Artist in Residence projects will culminate in artworks to be showcased as part of Brighton Festival. For more details on where and when these events will be taking place, please check our website and social media channels nearer the time.

In Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, Kate Milner-Gulland will be running workshops for residents of all ages, building up to a giant cardboard amusement arcade and interactive gallery of playful artworks made from unwanted junk and recycled materials. We’ll then be inviting the whole community to come and play!

In Hangleton and Knoll, we are working with the Hangleton and Knoll Project, Hangleton Community Centre and artists/ecosomatics practitioner Clare Plumley to create a beautiful and inclusive portable sensory play unit. Themed around the seasons, this cabinet of curiosities will use natural materials, and will focus primarily on touch, scent, and sound. It will be housed at the Community Centre and available to schools and practitioners working with SEND children and their families. clareplumley.co.uk

In East Brighton, we are excited to be collaborating with artist Victoria Melody to create a community project with and for the people of East Brighton. Victoria is an artist and anthropologist who specialises in uniting communities with no apparent connection. This time she’s turning her attention to 17th Century historical re-enactment, 21st Century food poverty and land ownership, supporting residents in their wish to develop local land for growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables.  The project will culminate in a daylong celebration for the whole community to join together to watch free performances and take part in a range of fun activities, presented by local artists, makers, performers, gardeners. victoriamelody.com

We are excited to be working alongside the communities to create more opportunities to learn and grow, as well as use the beauty of the arts to support mental health and wellbeing.

'We have worked with Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival for the last 7 years and Our Place is THE talked about event within the whole of the Hangleton and Knoll Community. The benefit to our area that Brighton Festival provides is priceless. Our community can experience events and shows that they wouldn’t normally experience due to the wide range of different and inclusive activities that Brighton Festival provide. They pride themselves on their inclusivity, always thinking of every need possible when programming, going above and beyond to ensure there is an activity for everyone.' 

Gemma Powell, Manager, Hangleton Community Centre