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Contemporary art in the heart of Brighton. Fabrica is a space that offers Fabrica is Brighton's Centre for Contemporary Art.
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Set up in 1996 as a place for artists to make work and introduce new audiences to contemporary art and creative participation, Fabrica is situated in the former Holy Trinity Church in the heart of the South Lanes. Alongside commissioning three site specific installations per year, Fabrica produces a year round engagement programme including talks, workshops, events and film screenings. Each exhibition also welcomes the Friday Lates pop up cocktail bar serving drinks, music and entertainment immersed amongst the artworks. Fabrica's film programme showcases diverse and alternative films and is unparalleled in Brighton.The gallery also hosts the Artist Resource+, providing mentoring, advice and development opportunities to artists. Beyond the Gallery, Fabrica works with over 20 community groups to provide activities to those facing barriers to the arts due to health, age, income and circumstance.Our beautiful Regency Church provides the starting point for our heritage projects and events, and is available for hire for weddings, parties, corporate events and conferences. To find out more about our programme please visit fabrica.org.uk, follow our social media accounts or sign up to our Newsletters at https://tinyurl.com/yxt7oke. For more information on hiring our venue please contact [email protected]

Fabrica is a registered charity (registered charity number 1055584). Profits from bar sales and venue hire help us support artists and sustain our valuable community work. To support us donate or become a member at https://www.fabrica.org.uk/donate

29/10/2026

TONIGHT: Does Shaun of the Dead pass the Perfect Film Test?

Join Brighton Film Club tonight to put Shaun of the Dead to the test. We’ll screen the film, then dive into what makes it so brilliantly funny, endlessly quotable and unexpectedly moving - with a lively, moderated discussion led by local filmmaker and film buff Thomas Meadmore

Is it just a great comedy, or is it something more? We have Ten Perfect Film Criteria and we’re not afraid to use them.

🎬 Open to everyone who loves films - from curious film fans to students, emerging filmmakers and industry professionals.

🍕 Free pizza for students, courtesy of our lovely neighbours at Pizza Pilgrims

Come along, make your case and decide for yourself. Is Shaun of the Dead a perfect film?

Tickets £7.50 / £5.50 [link in bio]

27/10/2026

BFI AMPLIFIED 🎬 East is East (15) - Saturday 31 October, 2pm.
fabrica.org.uk/events/bfi-amplified-east-is-east

Five films exploring the stories, sounds and subcultures of UK migrant communities - Programmed alongside our autumn exhibition: One Song by Kadir Karababa.

Set in 1970s Salford, East is East follows a British-Pakistani family as seven children navigate the clash between their father's traditional expectations and their own hopes for the future. A funny, moving and much-loved British comedy-drama about family, identity, culture and belonging.

Pizzolo & Pint
Make an afternoon of it with our special screening offer: a slice from Pizzolo Bar + a Fabrica pint for £8.75.

24/10/2026

Have you visited our autumn exhibition yet?

Take a break from the stormy weather and immerse yourself in One Song
at Fabrica.

Created by artist Kadir Karababa with Brighton’s refugee and migrant communities, this audio-visual installation and community archive explores how music connects us to memory, identity and a sense of belonging across borders.

Open daily except Mondays until Wednesday 28 October
Free entry, donations welcome

📷 Tassia Quirino

21/10/2026

📣 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY: In Between Gallery Open Call 📸

Calling early to mid-career photographers! There’s still time to get your work in front of thousands of people in the heart of Brighton.

Now in its nineth year, Fabrica’s In Between Gallery invites UK-based photographers to submit work for our large-format picture window on Duke Street, with the selected image exhibited from November 2026 to April 2027.

✨ No set theme
✨ No application fee
✨ £350 artist fee

The selected artist will also be featured in promotional materials, take over our Instagram and present their work at Fabrica’s Photography Networking Event in February 2027.

We’re partnering with Spectrum Photographic, Photo Fringe Jane & Jeremy and POST Creatives to bring exciting photographic work to this unique public space.

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🗓️ DEADLINE: 12 noon, Monday 26 October - apply now via the link in bio

20/10/2026

🥕🐰 A Halloween adventure with Wallace & Gromit!

Join us at Fabrica this October half term for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U), the hilarious Aardman classic where a mysterious vegetarian monster threatens the annual vegetable-growing competition. Can Wallace and Gromit save the day?

🦴 WORKSHOP: It’s Alive! Get creative with stop-motion animation as you make your own skeletons and plasticine creatures, inspired by the Aardman animators.

Thursday 30 October, 1.45 - 4.40pm
Tickets: £7.50 - £2.50
fabrica.org.uk/events/family-film-workshop

16/10/2026

🍕 This , we're giving a little love to our neighbours at Pizzolo Bar and the Sicilian food traditions inspiring our cinema-night offer at Fabrica.

A little different from your usual pizza, Pizzolo originates in south-eastern Sicily. It's a golden, oven-baked flatbread, sliced open, filled with delicious ingredients and baked again until beautifully crisp.

It's comforting, generous food made for sharing - and the perfect partner for a night at the cinema.

🎬 Pair your next film with a slice of Pizzolo and a pint for £8.75. The perfect way to settle in for an evening of great films and good food.

🔗Explore our upcoming screenings: fabrica.org.uk/whats-on

14/10/2026

Two events. Two unexpected ways to draw.

This November, we're delighted to be hosting two creative drawing experiences at Fabrica, inviting you to put pencil to paper and respond to film and live music in unexpected ways.

Draw to Live Music with Duality - experiment with drawing in response to live music, rhythm and sound.

Draw to Film with Brighton Cinecity - explore drawing inspired by the surreal animations of the Quay Brothers.

No experience needed - just bring your curiosity and see where it takes you!

🔗 fabrica.org.uk/whats-on

12/10/2026

BFI AMPLIFIED 🎬 Last Swim (15) - Tuesday 27 October, doors 7pm. Tickets via link in bio

Five films exploring the stories, sounds and subcultures of UK migrant communities - Programmed alongside our autumn exhibition: One Song by Kadir Karababa.

Set over one day in London, Last Swim follows a group of Iranian-British teenagers as they spend their final day together before their lives begin to change. A tender coming-of-age story about friendship, uncertainty, identity and the future.

Pizzolo & Pint
Make a night of it with our special pre-screening offer: a slice from Pizzolo Bar + a Fabrica pint for £8.75

10/10/2026

BFI AMPLIFIED 🎬 Fresh Perspectives presents The Passion of Remembrance (15) - Friday 23 October, doors 7pm. Tickets via link in bio.

Five films exploring the stories, sounds and subcultures of UK migrant communities - Programmed alongside our autumn exhibition: One Song by Kadir Karababa.

A landmark film exploring Black British identity, history, memory and resistance. The screening is part of Fresh Perspectives' programme of films opening up conversations around culture, identity and representation.

Pizzolo & Pint
Make a night of it with our special pre-screening offer: a slice from Pizzolo Bar + a Fabrica pint for £8.75

09/10/2026

📢 EXHIBITION NOW OPEN: One Song by Kadir Karababa

One Song is an audio-visual installation and community archive bringing together songs and stories shared by women with personal experience of migration or seeking sanctuary.

The exhibition runs from 9–28 October, and is accompanied by a programme of live music and film events, including performances with Brighton Early Music Festival and five BFI Amplified screenings.

Opening hours:
Tuesdays 1–5pm
Wednesday–Sunday 12–6pm
Closed Mondays

Free entry - donations welcome.

Come and experience the exhibition, hear the songs, and explore the stories of home, memory and migration at the heart of One Song.

Address

40 Duke Street
Brighton And Hove
BN11AG

Telephone

+441273778646

Website

http://www.fabrica.org.uk/

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