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Wild Planet

Launching in Brighton this week prior to a UK tour, this free outdoor exhibition showcases 80 stunning photographs and will be lit from dusk ‘til 11.30pm. Wild Planet features images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year, which is owned by the Natural History Museum, London and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

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The Moving Image

19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge was the first to develop photographic sequences of moving objects. Designed with children in mind, this exhibition shows how movement and time is captured in art and photography – even in a static image. Using Muybridge’s studies alongside selected works from the museum’s Fine Art Collection. Read the rest of this article »

The Land Girls

Only a couple of weeks left to see this major exhibition that focuses on the often overlooked but vital contribution of the Women’s Land Army to the war effort on the home front, and the role of Sussex women drafted in to provide agricultural labour while male farm workers were drafted into the armed services.
The Land Girls: Cinderellas of the Soil, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery,
01273 290900. Until 14 March

Cambodia Children’s Art Exhibition

The Cambodian Children’s Paintings Project works with underprivileged children in Sihanoukville, Cambodia to develop their artistic skills. BMC Gallery is host to a fundraising event on behalf of the project, including an auction of some of the work.
Cambodian Children’s Art Fundraising Event, Brighton Media Centre, 01273 201100, www.letuscreatecambodia.org. 6 March, 7-9pm.

Gilly McFadden

Employing traditional silkscreen methods to create striking and evocative images of wild plants, Gilly McFadden finds her inspiration in long walks through the lanes and downland of Sussex, observing the amazing structures in hedgerows and waysides. She then uses the silkscreen process to deconstruct the form, hoping to create a new understanding
of these plants and their innate beauty.
Gilly McFadden, Pelham House, Lewes, 01273 488600. Until 7 April

Cream II

Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural showcase of some of the best BA photography graduates from 2008, Cream II: A Showcase of Graduate Photography Talent features some of the most interesting and diverse photographic graduates to emerge from 2009, from Westminster, Glasgow, Derby and Newport.
Cream II, Crane Kalman, Kensington Gardens, 01273 697096. Until 4 April

Dion Salvador Lloyd shows his work at David Donno’s Naked Eye Gallery

On a bright, but chill spring afternoon I drive to Hove to meet gallery owner David Donno at artist Dion Salvador Lloyd’s studio. The plan is that we will look at some work, both finished and in progress, prior to Dion’s one-man show at David’s Naked Eye Gallery in Hove during the Brighton Festival.
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