Opportunities at Phoenix

PHOENIX offers a range of spaces for hire for rehearsals, meetings, creating art work, discussions, interviews, photo shoots, screenings, etc.

PHOENIX is situated on Brighton’s Level, easily accessible by bus and train.
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The spaces are adjacent to the large contemporary art gallery. There is Wi-Fi connection and disabled access. 

For further information, including rates and availability, contact Belinda Greenhalgh on 01273 603700 or email

Red Room
28 x 22ft / 588sq ft

This room is an ideal space for meetings and discussions, comfortably seating 30 people. Refreshment facilities, sink, blackout curtains, tables and chairs.

White Room
28 x 22ft / 588sq ft

This space is available for making and creating art work, it is particularly suitable for life drawing, with easels for 12 people, changing screen, sink, blackout curtains tables if needed and refreshment facilities.

Green Room
28 x 22ft / 588 sq ft

This room is available for making and creating art work, with sink, table space and seating for 15 people.

Artists’ Project Space
23 x 16.5ft / 380sq ft

This room is available for hire by artists for a maximum of 3 months. It provides a dedicated studio space on the second floor for the development of projects and commissions. Good natural light, easy access to a sink, and blackout curtains.

Galleries
Main 50 x 37 ft / 1850 sq ft.
Small (L-shaped) 300 sq ft

The galleries are often available for hire for private functions during or between exhibitions. The large ground floor space offers a stimulating environment for special events with a maximum of 150 people.

NB: In general the spaces cannot be used for exhibitions outside of our own gallery programme.

For further information, including rates and availability, contact Belinda Greenhalgh on 01273 603700 or email:

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Phoenix has developed a visiting artist programme with the aim of providing national and international artists with the opportunity to develop work within the environment of a large arts organisation. The residencies last from 6 to 8 weeks and are process-based enabling artists to develop work and tryout ideas in response to a new environment without the pressure of necessarily producing a finished exhibition.

Visiting artists are encouraged to network with other artists and organisations in the South East as a means of establishing a mutual exchange of ideas through practice.

Phoenix has also been able to send studio artists abroad in our exchange programmes. The focus of the exchange residencies is to broaden reciprocal awareness of the artists’ working practice and cross-cultural fertilisation between cities. Cultural exchange between organisations and individuals foster chains for future collaborations that outlive the length of the residency and spawn new professional and personal networks.

Publicly accessible residencies help to broaden understanding of the thinking and making processes of artists, and enables artists to have direct, challenging and productive interaction with their audiences.