After the success of the ‘ICONS’ exhibition last year, artists from the LGBT sector (and their supporters) will return to the Jubilee Library this summer for another creative extravaganza.
The event will bring together a collective of artistic talent to raise funds for Pride and the Rainbow Fund who they support with their fundraising.
Last year saw an auction of rare posters donated by The Keith Haring Foundation in New York City raise over £1300 for The Rainbow Fund, a Brighton and Hove based grant-giving fund for local LGBT and HIV/AIDS organisations. A further £600 was donated to Pride raised via art sales and the private view event and was used to benefit the LGBT community in Brighton.
This years exhibition is titled Freedom To Live and will feature some outstanding artists from the South East.
Other events, to be confirmed, will feature as part of an expanded Arts & Film Festival launching on July 17 at the Freedom To Live Private View at Jubilee Library. The Festival will cover multi-aspects of LGBT arts, culture and lifestyle.
Organiser Hizze Fletcher, says: ”We were overwhelmed by the public interest that was generated around this event and it has motivated us to expand the Arts & Film festival this year. It will enable us to showcase the talents of the LGBT creative community (and their supporters) to a wider audience as part of a new community-driven Pride organisation.”
Director of Pride, Paul Kemp, says: “2013 was a groundbreaking year for Pride with over 20 umbrella events contributing to the first Pride Arts and Film season. With this year’s Freedom to live campaign we really would love to see even more LGBT artists getting involved and help us develop the cultural offering. We’re thrilled that Hizze Fletcher has agreed to come on board once again with Pride this year to produce the Pride Arts exhibition at the Jubilee Library, which was one of the keystone events last year.
Anyone interested in submitting to the ‘Freedom To Live’ exhibition or getting involved in the art side of the Festival via their own event should email Hizze: hizze@brighton-pride.org
To view a short film about last years ICONS exhibition, made by award winning Lucky Tooth Productions, CLICK HERE:
What: Freedom to Live Exhibition
Where: Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1GE
When: From July 18 – August 3
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