ABOUT
Creating a space for
Art To
Flourish
Phoenix Art Space is a unique arts organisation, located in the centre of Brighton. We were established as a charity in 1995. A thriving and dynamic space, we provide and maintain a range of creative opportunities in the heart of the City, including:
- 100 affordable artists’ studios
- two public galleries
- around 12 free exhibitions per year
Alongside our exhibition programme, we put on a range of regular community events which are open to everyone. These include:
- talks and presentations from artists & arts organisations
- family fun days
- short courses, one-day events & drop-in workshops.
Phoenix Arts Association Ltd, Registered Charity no.1051551 Registered Company no. 03136932
A great way to join this unique community of art lovers and support Phoenix Art Space, is to become a Phoenix Friend.
Phoenix Friends
Join a unique
community of art lovers
Phoenix Friends will discover more about the contemporary art world through direct contact with studio artists and their work. Our diverse, year-round programme of Friends events offers glimpses behind-the-scenes with fascinating insights into creative processes and opportunities to meet talented studio artists based at Phoenix. You will also be supporting Phoenix Art Space’s important work in promoting creativity throughout the region.
Our Community
Our community engagement programme is active, lively and growing all the time.
We have a strong commitment to our community and we are always interested to hear about new ideas or ways we can collaborate with others to develop projects and opportunities.
Want to get involved? If you would like to find out more or have ideas for possible future projects, we would love to hear from you, contact Chloe Hoare our Learning Programme Manager at chloe@phoenixbrighton.org
Patrons
Our two patrons are international renowned artist David Shrigley and BAFTA winning writer and poet Henry Normal.
Free studio space for graduates
Every year we provide free studio space for two graduate students in partnership with Cass Art and the University of Brighton. For further information, contact our Studio Manager Vivienne Ridley at vivienne@phoenixbrighton.org
Canvas Coffee Co.
Our accessible café provides a meeting place for artists, visitors, exhibition goers and students.
