Culture Flash is a funded art project, based in Portsmouth, which aims to bring young people together through the fusion of culture and creativity.  Starting from early February Culture Flash will be handing out 100 disposable cameras to 100 young people, and then exhibiting the results. 

Call for submission: Biennale Illumini Event 2010 Presents

 ‘Secret subterranean London’ © 2010

Have you ever wondered what secret tunnels and buildings are hidden under the citiy streets? Illumini Event 2010 will be held in an underground rustic location in East London, and promises to be an exciting and historical look into the history of the secret underground city. The project will create World War Two bunkers, a disused station, crypts, historical water ways and many more, long forgotten hidden secrets of London. During the event there will be workshops and talks about secrets that are hidden in London’s underground.

 

I first discovered Laura Veirs on a sampler CD I bought in a charity shop. The song I heard was 'Icebound Stream' and it was a song that pierced me like a beautiful knife. It has a haunting sound that makes me wonder if it were inspired by native american music. From then on I bought every album she had released. The opportunity of seeing her live a few miles from where I lived seemed like a miracle come true.

Who would turn down an invitation to browse the stores of Worthing Museum and Art Gallery's celebrated fine art collection and make their own personal selection for our new Norwood Gallery display? Our long term champions and supporters Toovey's Antique and Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers certainly wouldn't, and they had a lot of fun doing it!

Royal Academy, London: The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters

This extraordinary exhibition of the work and letters of Vincent van Gogh is an absolute must for not just lovers of art, but for anyone wanting to see a life mapped out in creativity and correspondence.

 Does the art of the past say anything about the world of today? Should the British public have a say in what goes into museums? These are among the many questions at the heart of The Great British Art Debate, a four- year programme intended to stimulate debate about the impact of British art on the public's perception of Britishness. A Constable of the Suffolk countryside, a Richard Billingham of the Black Country, a John Martin landscape: how do these and the thousands of works from our national collections impact on the public's perception of Britishness?

 

Worthing’s County Youth Orchestra will be joined by Worthing Symphony Orchestra’s conductor John Gibbonsas they  present a sumptuous feast of romantic music for a Valentine concert.

 The young Russian soprano Anna Gorbachyova and Italian tenor Dominic Natoli will combine their voices to bring life to some of the most beautiful romantic music of all time.

 Dominic’s recent performances include Verdi’s Requiem with Gustavo Dudamel, performances on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night and the role of Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly for the Danish National Opera.  Anna is studying for a Masters at the Royal College of Music and has won prizes from the college a well as in the Siena International Opera Singing Competition and Antonin Dvorak Vocal Competition.

 Arcade is an artist-led initiative which aims to encourage the bringing together of artists and creative practitioners working in broad ranging art forms, and to organise openly accessible events in public ‘non-gallery’ spaces.

        Projects to date have been organised specific to a Victorian built walkway Lowther Arcade in Carlisle city centre, Cumbria where the area is turned into an arts ‘hotspot’ using: the main walkway and architecture, several empty shop units or windows, plus adjoining businesses throughout.

The smallest independent, contemporary gallery in the country is calling for submissions for an open exhibition.

Painting, drawing, artist prints, installation or 3D work are all welcome for the show, which takes place as part of the Revolutionary Arts Group's 10th birthday year. Work must be ready to hang. The gallery has three floors, each approximately 330mm x 360mm, with a wall height of 230mm.