OPEN16 SOLO Shortlist Showcase

Phoenix Brighton: OPEN16 Hub

1–30 October

Thurs 11:00–19:00
Wed–Sun 11:00–17:00

Shortlisted artists:
Monica Alcazar-Duarte, Anne-Laure Autin, Carl Bigmore, Mariana Bisti, Sharon Boothroyd, Thom Bridge, Krasimira Butseva, Caroline Douglas, Tom Hatton, Steff Jamieson, Phoebe Kiely, Melanie King, Alexandra Lethbridge, Sam Llewellyn-Jones, Liz Orton, Martin Sekera, James Smith, Nikolas Ventourakis, Kyle Zeto.

Alongside the keynote exhibition by the OPEN16 SOLO winner, images from the nineteen shortlisted artists will be screened as a projection in the adjacent gallery. Take a seat and enjoy the ambition and creativity of current photography. This is a really strong shortlist, and images from it will also be displayed on our Outdoor Hub in front of St Peter’s Church. 

Read our interviews with OPEN16 solo shortlisted artists Mariana Bisti here and Martin Sekera here.

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Sponsored by Metro Imaging, with funding from from Arts Council England & Brighton & Hove City Council.
(image: Steff Jamieson, Sun Sculpture, 2016)

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