Visit BRIGHTON 🇬🇧 Street Art, Galleries, Events

[mcmcmc]

Off tomorrow to Brighton, what cool galleries should I visit? All help appreciated... I have marked up Ink D!

[manchestermike]

Try ocontemporary too

[saltandiron]

If you're coming out of the train station go down the the hill, under the bridge and there's a pub on your right with Kissing Coppers under perspex on its wall.
not a gallery as such but still worth a look.

there's a photography gallery upstairs in Snoopers Paradise that's worth a look. S/paradise is on the laines, just follow all the people and you'll find it.

thats my $0.02

[Strange Al]

In terms of street works, it's also worth checking out New England street, which is behind the station and not far from O Contemporary and the Banksy Kissing Coppers. Theres a very long wall, which was sprayed up in a legal graff jam last year. There's some really awesome pieces.

Also, the other day I noticed a nice little stencil piece of an African Girl just up Upper Gloucester road. It was on some boarding used to cover a smashed shop window on the right hand side. That's also just by the station and so may be worth a look.

Art Republic is always worth checking out. It's obviously a shop rather than a Gallery, but they have some awesome stuff. Loads of it framed too and on the walls.

Finally, it's the Brighton Festival at the moment (last day on Sunday), which means there are still loads of open houses. Grab a festival brochure when you arrive in Brighton and take a look at what's still on.

[mcmcmc]

Open Houses? Sounds cool... Nothing on their website about it mind you! Typical... Thanks for everyone's input so far!

[psp500]

sorry, but as a foreigner i must ask - open houses (?)

[Strange Al]

psp - Open Houses are basically where artist's open up their own homes to the public so people can come and look at their art. Basically a gallery at home. Great way to see new works and meet some artists.

mcmcmc - I should have said the open houses are normally listed as part of the Fringe Festival - the alternative part of the Brighton festival. You can download the listings here: www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/listings/

[©hief']

There is a Wagamama restraunt near Ink-d, there some shit hot graf on the side street next to it.

[teatwosugars]

I don't live in Brighton, but the wife and I love visiting. It's like a second home. I hope you have a good day down there mcmcmc

Not sure on the street names etc, but at the far end of the lanes (furthest east), there's usually some great graf. I took these last year (apologies if these are ones already mentioned). Worth a look if this is your sort of thing

[matbat]

Hi,
Going to be in Brighton at the weekend with a Spanish friend who also loves Banksy.
Were definitely going to the new INK D exhibit. Any other (Banksy) recommendations as the only piece i know is 'kissing coppers'.

[teatwosugars]

Not sure if there are any other Banksy pieces left in Brighton matbat. Hopefully someone else can help you with that

However, other galleries and street works were mentioned in an earlier thread which you might find useful

banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1180088262

[sjh]

I'm planning to go down to Brighton next week and wanted to see if there are any gallery recommendations other than Ocontemporary, Ink'd, Art Republic that people could recommend. Any other suggestions for a decent day out would also be welcome.

[fecam]

Check rarekind for original street art at a reasonable price (just down the road from O Contemporary). Daz (fella in charge) has been hanging out with Tfreak recently & has a couple of Tfreak inspired canvases for sale..

If you can get the search function to work, you'll find other Brighton related threads somewhere...

[Daniel Silk]

www.myspace.com/fairtradegallery

FairTrade gallery, 26 montague place, kemptown, Brighton bn2 1je

[mainartery]

Mind they are very good 'Ocontemporary, Ink'd, Art Republic' your always going to spend a few quid in these places, some great Dan Baldwins in Ink'd.

[sjh]

Cheers Silky. Fairtrade is now on the list to visit!!

[jynormous]

Hi everyone,
I’m heading down to Brighton on the weekend for the first stop of my week long south west England tour.
Can someone please mention some of the best places to see some street art? Also, I’m guessing there will be at least one gallery there, can someone mention the name and if it will be open Saturday. I’m really interested to see Nick Walker’s stuff on the street.
Is there anything else I should be doing in Brighton?
Thanks guys and girls,
Jy.

[steve]

try ocontemporary and ink'd

www.ink-d.co.uk/Index.asp

www.ocontemporary.co.uk/

[©hief']

Worth checking out -

Banksy's Kissing Coppers - on Prince Albert pub at top of Trafalgar Street
Ocontemporary gallery - Trafalgar Street
North Lanes - loads of graff on the roads running parallel downhill from the main shopping streets.
New England Street (road running up towards station carpark) - This is a must!!
Ink-d gallery - North road (in North Lanes)

Enjoy!!

[Strange Al]

chiefkickass said:

Worth checking out -

Banksy's Kissing Coppers - on Prince Albert pub at top of Trafalgar Street
North Lanes - loads of graff on the roads running parallel downhill from the main shopping streets.
New England Street (road running up towards station carpark) - This is a must!!
Ink-d gallery - North road (in North Lanes)

Enjoy!!

JY - are you going to Bristol or Brighton? I only ask cos Brighton is South East England and Nick Walker is a Bristol Boy.

Assuming that you do mean Brighton - when you go to the North Lanes (as CK has suggested) make sure that you take a walk down Kensington Street, which runs parallel with Kensington Gardens. There's some stunning work there, including this for example:



I won't spoil the suprise and post any more pics.

Plus, you should definitely check out Art Republic on Bond Street - www.artrepublic.com/

[jynormous]

jjoschi44 said:

chiefkickass said:

Worth checking out -

Banksy's Kissing Coppers - on Prince Albert pub at top of Trafalgar Street
North Lanes - loads of graff on the roads running parallel downhill from the main shopping streets.
New England Street (road running up towards station carpark) - This is a must!!
Ink-d gallery - North road (in North Lanes)

Enjoy!!

JY - are you going to Bristol or Brighton? I only ask cos Brighton is South East England and Nick Walker is a Bristol Boy.

Assuming that you do mean Brighton - when you go to the North Lanes make sure that you take a walk down Kensington Street, which runs parallel with Kensington Gardens. There's some stunning work there, including this for example:



I won't spoil the suprise and post any more pics.

Plus, you should definitely check out Art Republic on Bond Street - www.artrepublic.com/

Ahhhh.....Bristol....right. Sorry, too many towns with B's in their names. I'm actually going to be in Bristol maybe Wednesday or Thursday next week so if you have some good ideas and locations for there, they would be a big help too.

Also, thanks for the info everyone, I'm taking my D80 so I'm sure to get some good pics!

Peace \m/

[airsine]

Fraid there isn't any locations, but I've got a load of BTN graff on Flickr.

[Gallery Grace]

Check out rare kind just down the rd from contemporary some wicked graff in there on canvas cheep too

[southerninvader]

Going to Brighton over Easter and am looking for some ideas of art related things to go and see while im there.

Are there still any banksy's around as I remember seeing a few photos a while ago of some rats but not sure if they are still there?

Cheers for any help

Southern

[seidbereit]

Theres a street corner in Brighton where you can buy original Banksy canvases. Or there was in 2003 at least.

[edmonds]

It still there on the north lanes.

behind art republic there is a massive graffiti mural, not sure who its by?

Also have Banksy kissing policemen just down from station

[romanywg]

Here's a few street pieces with addresses when I remember. www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157603959323240/
Also has to be one of my favorite placements of a street piece on the old West Pier by Orticanoodles.

[seidbereit]

romanywg said:

Here's a few street pieces with addresses when I remember. www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/sets/72157603959323240/
Also has to be one of my favorite placements of a street piece on the old West Pier by Orticanoodles.

That's absolutely superb! I saw that picture on someone's flickr page (might have been yours) a while ago and then couldn't find it again when I looked. When I first saw the allegiance to the bag piece I was comparing it in my head with that one as the best use of the background for a piece and IMO that one is still miles ahead. Brilliant!

[Strange Al]

banksyforum.proboards82.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=1199870488&page=1

[southerninvader]

Cheers for the info. Didnt release there was a recent thread.