Posts by Jamie Wyld

UK and Hong Kong artists join Vital Capacities for April

For the sixth Vital Capacities residency, we partner with Videotage (Hong Kong) to work with artists from both Hong Kong and the UK. From 1 April, artists Andrew Luk, Jess Starns and violet marchenkova will join Vital Capacities, to undertake research and develop new work. Working with our partners, they will explore and exchange new ideas…

Paid opportunity for stewards for Third Thursdays

Call out for stewards – paid opportunity We’re looking for outgoing, friendly people who would be willing to be stewards and help support the delivery of Third Thursdays. To work with us to support musicians and to oversee films in windows. May require a little light lifting. Dates: 17 Mar & 21 Apr, between 4pm…

Third Thursdays Brighton – 17 February 2022

February’s Third Thursday’s theme is Colour in celebration of LGBTQ+ History month during February. Colourful films and artworks will be installed and projected around Brighton, spreading from The Lanes and North Laine to Western Road and Preston Street. Bring Your Own Beamer will be part of this month’s Third Thursday, delivered by Pop-Up Brighton, lighting…

Days of Wonder – celebrating the magic of early cinema

Days of Wonder is a free festival of creativity, installations and experiments for all ages celebrating the magic of early cinema and filmmaking. For three days in February, Hove Museum & Art Gallery will be packed with fun ways to get creative: learn more about the museum’s film and media collection discover the innovations of…

Knotted Water Sizzled Tongue by Tzu-Huan Lin – Online exhibition with Platform Asia

Languages are shapes that have fallen out of our mouths. A story about the attempt to make perfect pronunciation for immigrants.  Exhibition dates: 24 Jan – 11 Feb 22, online – opening at 11 am on 24 Jan. Platform Asia presents Knotted Water Sizzled Tongue 形聲, a new film by Tzu-Huan Lin, in collaboration…

Third Thursdays Brighton – 20 January 2022

Third Thursdays Brighton, 20 January 2022 Third Thursdays returns in 2022 on 20 January, between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. With music by musicians from Brighton & Hove, and film and video work by artists from across the globe. Curated by videoclub. Join our walking cinema film trail and watch films projected onto buildings around Brighton; listen to music played…

Screening, exhibition & commission opportunities for Third Thursdays

THIRD THURSDAYS – A MONTHLY OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES AND AUDIENCES THROUGH ART, MUSIC AND CULTURE. Third Thursdays is a new arts, music and culture programme that aims to make the centre of Brighton more vibrant, through events, performances, film projections and new artwork commissions. It will create moments each third Thursday of the…

Call out: online residency for 2 disabled, D/deaf and/or Neurodivergent artists based in Brighton & Hove

We are delivering a month-long online residency exchange in collaboration with Videotage in Hong Kong as part of videoclub and Videotage’s seventh Both Sides Now programme. Residencies will take place on videoclub’s Vital Capacities virtual residency space: vitalcapacities.com and on Videotage’s Minecraft residency. Residencies will take place in February 2022. Deadline for submissions is: 12…

Blog post for Culture in Our City on Third Thursdays 16 Dec

Our director, Jamie Wyld, has written a blog post about Third Thursdays on 16 December – get an insight into this month’s theme and some background to artworks in the programme, click here to read. To find out more about Third Thursdays, go to the website by clicking here.

Both Sides Now: Queer at SPARK Festival 21 HK/UK

videoclub and Videotage present Both Sides Now: Queer as part of SPARK Festival 2021, delivered by British Council Hong Kong. Join filmmakers from the UK and Hong Kong to explore aspects of LGBTQI+ life, reflecting upon Queer identity, life and creativity. Both Sides Now: Queer features eight short films (available to stream on-demand between 20-23…

SPARK – Both Sides Now: Queer – Panel discussions

Two panel discussions take place on 22 and 23 October, which complement the Both Sides Now: Queer film programme. Date and time: 22 October at 11am UK (6pm HK) Participants: Rob Crosse (artist, UK)), Nicole Pun (artist, HK), Lucia King (moderator, UK)  Panellists will discuss what sector support is needed and available for LGBTQ+ artists…

Reverberation – Vital Capacities’ latest exhibition

In August 2021, we worked with four artists-in-residence on Vital Capacities, two from South Africa, Siphenathi Mayekiso and Nadine Mckenzie, and two from the UK, …kruse and Rebekah Ubuntu. All four artists were invited to research and explore ideas, and to share them during the residency. Each artist has produced work that resonates with the…