Lighthouse

Name: Lighthouse
Address: Unit D North Level 1, New England House, Brighton, BN14GH, GB
Telephone: 01273 647197
Price range: Not applicable

Support artists using digital technology & help people succeed in the creative & cultural industries.

Lighthouse is a Brighton-based arts charity that supports artists who use digital technology in their work and helps people find routes into and succeed within the creative and cultural industries. From our central Brighton venues, we offer education and talent development programmes, commission artists to make and present new work, and produce exhibitions, talks and residencies. We have two key

talent development programmes for underrepresented young creatives - Lighthouse Young Creatives and Future Creative Leaders. In 2024 we opened the Lighthouse Project Space, Brighton’s first public, youth-led art space. It provides young creatives with a dynamic, multipurpose space to produce, create, perform, showcase and collaborate on artistic projects.

17/10/2025

This week, we gathered at for our annual LYC Career Lunch, where past Lighthouse Young Creatives and Lighthouse staff members came together to share stories and advice with our new LYC cohort. There was a lot of laughter, plus some incredible vegan sushi burritos from 🌯💚

Amber ( LYC alum from 2023–24 ) joined us to share their journey since the programme, their art, and how their time on LYC has shaped the creative opportunities they’ve pursued since.

We also talked about what we wish we’d known at 18 when starting out in the creative world 👇
💬 Know your rights and find people who will advocate for you.
💬 Do the work that makes you happy. Passion projects matter.
💬 Be ready to learn, to risk, and to face rejection (it’s part of the process!).
💬 Go to creative socials, network, and apply for things that feel right for you.
💬 Ask questions. No one really knows what they’re doing.
💬 And most importantly: create, connect, and keep going.

The creative path is never a straight line, but spaces like these remind us that we’re all walking it together. 💫

15/10/2025

Today the Lighthouse team and mentors hosted a careers lunch with the Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) and invited previous LYC alumni at The Rose Hill. This is a yearly tradition where LYC gets to meet the team and find out how our career paths have shaped the Lighthouse staff and mentors.

🌯 Our delicious lunch was from Happy Makii who provided tasty and healthy gluten-free vegan sushi burritos with sides of popcorn cauliflower, YUM!!!

Thank you, Happy Maki!

14/10/2025

Looking for an office space in central Brighton?

🌱 We have three modern, bright spaces available at Lighthouse HQ on Kensington Street.

Included are:
Use of common areas including, reception area, kitchen, and toilets and shower
Bike store
High speed wi-fi
24-hour access to the building
CCTV covering the building

Join our creative community and friendly vibes in the ❤️of the North Laines.

🥰 Plus - Lighthouse is a ten-minute walk from the train station and the beach.

Get in touch we’d love to show you around [email protected]

💡 Lighthouse is a non-profit arts charity – by renting office space from us, you are directly supporting our artistic programmes and talent development schemes.

10/10/2025

Meet our expert Mentors for Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) 2025-26. Sessions for this year’s cohort are underway and we are thrilled to have our knowledgeable mentors guiding our young creatives.

Myra Appannah is an artist, musician, and Unity/Unreal developer who blends live performance, real-world sets, kinaesthetics, VR, AR, projection mapping, and spatial audio. Alongside working as creative director for the world’s first sustainable fashion immersive experience they are a BAFTA and Sundance nominated film writer. Brightblack Productions

Simon Wilkinson has been making virtual reality experiences and player-centred transmedia culture since 2010. Simon’s skill set includes writing for film and theatre, Unity/Unreal engine, software development, music engineering and film. Circa69 Brightblack Productions

Kassia Zermon, AKA Bunty is a multidisciplinary artist and vocal looping pioneer best known for pioneering underground experimental vocal loop shows and fronting UK leading Dub act Resonators. She is also the creative director at The Rose Hill.

Callum Johnston is a filmmaker & producer who has had his films screened globally including multiple premieres at Cannes Film Festival. He has also founded Crawley Film Initiative which helps mentor young people and launched Crawley’s first film festival, the British Cultural Film Festival. Callum Andrew Johnston

Sarah Brownlow is a passionate photographer and educator. Through her lens, she brings to light the often-unseen narratives of society's overlooked communities. Alongside her photography she teaches skateboarding to underrepresented groups, promoting inclusivity and fostering confidence and resilience with young people. Sarah Brownlow Photography

Abraham Moughrabi is a sonic alchemist and creative conductor in music and production. He’s founded Jinn Records, produced music, soundtracks, installations and events, released the acclaimed Jinn EP, and co-leads The Rose Hill arts hub. Abraham Moughrabi

✨Read more in our Read, Watch, Listen blog - link in comments

📸 by Sarah Brownlow Photography and Nuria Castro Music Photography

06/10/2025

Looking for an office space in central Brighton?

🌱 We have three modern, bright spaces available at Lighthouse HQ on Kensington Street.

Included are:
Use of common area including reception area, kitchen, and toilets and shower
Bike store
High speed wi-fi
24-hour access to the building

Join our creative community and friendly vibes in the ❤️of the North Laines.

🥰 Plus - Lighthouse is a ten-minute walk from the train station and the beach.

Get in touch we’d love to show you around [email protected]

💡 Lighthouse is a non-profit arts charity – by renting office space from us, you are directly supporting our artistic programmes and talent development schemes.

02/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who came along to our first Lighthouse Townhall last Saturday.

It was an energising afternoon of listening, sharing, and building together. We discussed what we value as individuals and as a creative community as a whole, and how our needs can be met collectively in our city.

The Townhall is about returning to community roots. A moment to anchor, to dream, and to create pathways forward, together.

✨Keep your eye out for the next one.

📸 by Cassie Riches

29/09/2025

In May 2025, Lighthouse’s Future Creative Leaders (FCL): Fez, Sami, Lucia, Levvy, Dred and Elsa, unveiled We, The Change at the Lighthouse Project Space. Running from 1–18 May as part of Brighton Festival 2025, this youth-led exhibition, built in collaboration with partners and peers, pulsed with innovation, social commentary, and unapologetic imagination.

From the moment you stepped inside, the atmosphere felt different. This exhibition was a living, breathing experiment: a place where art collided with activism, where questions were valued as much as answers, and where the voices of young people commanded centre stage.

The exhibition’s strength lay in its refusal to separate the personal from the political. Dred’s reimagined bedroom, the satirical Brighton beach, the council bin of feelings, and the brown water cooler all revealed the ways lived experience collides with civic issues.

💥Alongside the exhibition, two powerful events curated by the FCL deepened the programme’s impact. Grime echoed through the Project Space as eott.uk hosted a rap cypher fused with dialogue on masculinity and mental health. Through images, film, and live performance, Dreddaa invited audiences into his personal world with Dred Presents: Long Story Short – The Experience.

The vision of We, The Change didn’t stop at the walls of Lighthouse Project space. Partnering with BUILDHOLLYWOOD, our FCL carried their ideas onto Brighton’s billboards with provocative questions and bold statements. It is estimated that the billboard campaign would have been seen by over 850,000 members of the public in April this year.

🔗 Read more in our latest Read Watch Listen blog. Check it out in full - Link in comments 💚

📸 Cassie Riches

23/09/2025

🫶🏾Thank you to everyone who applied to Lighthouse Young Creatives. We have so enjoyed reading your applications, the talent in Sussex by the young creative community is really inspiring.

Places are limited but you will hear back from our team either way by close of day tomorrow Wednesday 24th September 2025. See our FAQs for key dates and further info - link in comments.

📸 Photo taken during our previous Lighthouse Young Creatives cohorts final sessions by Cassie Riches

16/09/2025

🎊 Great news! Our Creative Communities Producer, Bobby Brown, has been awarded an Innovate UK Future Leaders Fellowship to launch a 4-year nationwide programme, building on our Future Creative Leaders work: Pathways Not Projects.

Pathways Not Projects extends our Future Creative Leaders programme into a nationwide endeavour. It will create long-term pathways for young people from marginalised backgrounds to lead in the creative industries, not just take part.

Over the next 4 years, Pathways Not Projects will:
- Expand Future Creative Leaders into a national movement
- Build youth steering groups in institutions
- Launch a digital platform to amplify community voices

At the heart of this fellowship is Bobby Brown, a cultural innovator & trailblazer reshaping leadership. His bold vision: shift power, centre lived experience, and design a creative future that belongs to everyone. This is a landmark opportunity for Bobby's work to go national. We are very proud.

“This is about shifting the balance of power permanently and ensuring the next generation of creative leaders has the space and support they deserve to thrive. By centring lived experience, ethical storytelling, and inclusivity, we can build a brighter future where young people are empowered to lead.” Bobby Brown

Lighthouse is one of a small number of recipients of this fellowship, not based in a major university. Being selected alongside world-class institutions is an incredible endorsement of Bobby's leadership and Lighthouse's track record in cultural innovation.

Pathways Not Projects builds on Lighthouse's legacy and Future Creative Leaders to become a 4-year nationwide endeavour. This is a huge opportunity for Lighthouse & Bobby, and we invite collaborators who share our vision to join us.

Innovate UK UK Research and Innovation

📸 1: Giles Cook
📸 9: BUILDHOLLYWOOD

15/09/2025

Our friends at Carousel are hosting another Rock House this month! The Rock House is Carousel's regular Brighton gig, featuring loads of excellent bands, some who are learning disabled and some who aren't.

Curated by psychedelic folk singer-songwriter F.witch, it's guaranteed to be a great night.

Monday 29 September, 7PM -9:30 PM
at The Green Door Store

Book your tickets at https://carousel.org.uk/whats-on/trh-september

14/09/2025

Your curated bulletin of sector news 👌 The September edition.

We're back with our monthly newsletter and a brand-new list of opportunities, industry news, and events that our Lighthouse community should not miss.

💌 Check your inboxes!

https://mailchi.mp/lighthouse/september-2025-sector-bulletin

Photo by Cassie Riches from Closing the Green Gap with Tayshan Hayden-Smith at the Lighthouse Project Space.

10/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to last night's private view of Degrade by adrien châtelain. We were wowed by this hauntingly beautiful piece by our Lighthouse Young Creatives (LYC) alumni.

This FREE immersive sound art installation uses reel-to-reel tape loops and analogue machines, to explore consumption, climate crisis and the environment through an interactive, experimental audience-driven degradation.

📅 Exhibition is open TODAY - Saturday 13 September, 12 - 5 PM, 📍 Lighthouse Project Space - FREE just turn up!

Degrade was produced with technical consultancy from Alex Johnson.

Created with support from Lighthouse 🔉

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Unit D North Level 1, New England House
Brighton
BN14GH

Telephone

01273 647197

Website

http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/

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