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June 29, 2023 Vital Capacities: Gateways – new exhibition New work by Vital Capacities resident artists from the May 2023 residency, including work by artists Shaima Ali, Bassam Issa, Sammy Paloma, and Su Hui-Yu & XTRUX. In May 2023, four artists took part in residencies on Vital Capacities – Shaima Ali (Palestine), Bassam Issa (Ireland), Sammy Paloma (UK), and Su Hui-Yu & XTRUX (Taiwan) – to explore and develop new...
April 30, 2023 Both Sides Now 8 – UK & Hong Kong screenings Screenings in the UK starting in May 2023
April 27, 2023 Vital Capacities new resident artists May 2023 For the eighth Vital Capacities‘ residency, we partner with Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN), Shubbak Festival, Videotage (Hong Kong) and Wysing Art Centre (Cambridge) to work with artists from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Palestine and Hong Kong. From 1 May, artists Bassam Issa, Sammy Paloma, Shaima Ali and Su Hui-Yu & XTRUX will join Vital Capacities, to...
March 30, 2023 Sponsor Dreamy Place Festival videoclub is calling for sponsors for Brighton Digital Festival – now titled Dreamy Place Festival – to support the delivery of the programme in October 2023. Film and digital culture agency, videoclub have recently taken on management of the festival and are seeking sponsors in addition to funds from British Council and other funders. Dreamy...
March 7, 2023 Night Watch outdoor film trail at Light Up Purfleet, 17 Mar See Purfleet in a different way – watch films outdoors as part of Light Up Purfleet 2023. Night Watch is an outdoor film trail taking place on 17th March 2023, with film & video works projected onto buildings around the town of Purfleet-on-Thames. Including films by artists and filmmakers from the UK and internationally. Follow...
February 8, 2023 Night Watch outdoor film trail, Crawley, 23 Feb See Crawley in a different way – watch films outdoors as part of videoclub’s Night Watch film trail. Night Watch is an outdoor film trail taking place on 23rd February 2023, with film & video works projected onto buildings around the town of Crawley, UK. Films will be curated from submissions by LGBTQIA+ artists and...
January 9, 2023 Night Watch film trail, Crawley on 26th January Watch short films projected onto the streets of Crawley as part of videoclub’s Night Watch film trail. Night Watch is an outdoor film trail taking place in January and February 2023, with film & video works projected onto buildings around the town of Crawley, UK. Films will be curated from submissions by LGBTQIA+ artists and...
November 17, 2022 Selected 12 online – 5th to 11th Dec 2022  Between 5 and 11 December,  Selected 12 programme was shown on this webpage. The trailer for the programme can still be watched above. Selected 12 is a new collection of eight artists’ films, which toured the UK in 2022, screening at some of the UK’s leading venues for showcasing artists’ film and video in...
Large projection onto the brick wall of a regency townhouse of a woman with black hait and bright red lipstick and a shimmering blue background. November 16, 2022 Call for film submissions – videoclub’s Night Watch Call for film & video submissions by LGBTQIA+ artists and filmmakers Night Watch is an outdoor film trail taking place in January and February 2023, with film & video works projected onto buildings around the town of Crawley, UK. Films will be curated from work submitted to us. Submissions will be accepted by LGBTQIA+ artists...
October 20, 2022 Night Watch film trail in Crawley, 19 Nov See Crawley in a new way as part of an outdoor film trail On Saturday 19th November, watch short films projected onto the streets of Crawley as part of videoclub’s Night Watch film trail. Five films by British and international artists will be shown above shops and on buildings, taking place for one evening only....
September 20, 2022 Appearance – Vital Capacities’ latest exhibition For our August 22 Vital Capacities residency we invited four artists – Amaqhawekazi Emafini Malamlela, Hamza Mohammed Beg, Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley and Kin (Cultura Plasmic INC) – to explore and develop new work, supported by partnerships with East Street Arts (Leeds), Institute for Creative Arts (Cape Town) and Wysing Arts Centre (Cambridge). Over the course of...
September 6, 2022 Days of Wonder – new films influenced by archive footage The above films were created as part of Days of Wonder, a programme exploring the Film & Media Collections of Brighton & Hove, including at Hove Museum & Art Gallery and Screen Archive South East. The top three films were made as part of workshops during the Days of Wonder workshops and exhibition during 17-19...
August 22, 2022 Selected 12 – UK tour Selected 12 is a new collection of eight artists’ films touring the UK in 2022, taking place at some of the UK’s leading venues for showcasing artists’ film and video. Shortlisted artists for the 2021 Film London Jarman Award – Adham Faramawy and Guy Oliver, FLAMIN and videoclub have curated a stimulating film programme celebrating...
August 5, 2022 UK & South African artists join Vital Capacities for August Artists from upper left image clockwise: Amaqhawekazi Emafini Malamlela, Hamza Mohammed Beg, Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley and Kin (Cultura Plasmic INC). For the seventh Vital Capacities‘ residency, we partner with East Street Arts (Leeds), Institute for Creative Arts (Cape Town) and Wysing Art Centre (Cambridge) to work with artists from both South Africa and the UK. From...
July 21, 2022 Residual Echoes – new Vital Capacities exhibition For our June 22 Vital Capacities residency we invited four artists – Saverio Cantoni, Estabrak, Ellis Lewis-Dragstra and Aileen Ye – to explore and develop new work, supported by partnerships with East Street Arts (Leeds), Coven Berlin, University of Atypical (Belfast) and Phoenix (Leicester). Over the course of the month the artists did research, tested...