Phoenix Art Space — Attraction in Great Britain

Bad art. Usually some sort of charity woke nonsense. Lots of back patting and speeches and very little thought provoking material.

Run by a bunch of man hating misandrists: I ran the cafe for two years and worked every event later than all the gallery staff, yet they refuse to give me a job reference because 'I didn't work for them' even though they were perfectly happy giving me orders and messing with my coffee business all hours of the day.

When an old lady cracked her head on the gallery floor I walked her home and checked in on her to make sure she wasn't injured and wouldn't sue the gallery. And this is how I'm repaid... no job reference.

Awful people. They care about causes and charity until it comes to actually lifting a finger for someone who went above and beyond for...

There are quite a few people in Brighton who wish the city had a dedicated visual arts gallery. Amazingly, for a city as prominent as Brighton, it's never had a major purpose-built arts space. Venues like Fabrica and Lighthouse show good work, but Phoenix Arts is centrally situated, has a varied and excellent arts programme, and also a neat little cafe. On top of the gallery spaces and workshop rooms are individual artist studios, with over 100 people making art in many different mediums. It's a really great place to visit on a rainy day in...

Chilled. Enjoyed a relaxing hour looking at the art graduate exhibition last weekend and returned for a copy of the Potato Recipe Cookbook yummily prepared by the award winner. I get the impression the Phoenix is not attracting enough visitors - perhaps because of its location, or the effects of Covid-time, but it's a big spacious building that visitors walk through rather than sit together, so both pretty and...