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Pot Luck last week was a joy! Thanks to @vanessalawrencexx for drawing us all @thatgoodestuff for bringing a lot of amazing fizz @blasttheory for hosting And @sadieadams_13 @mtb._.luis @groovdaze1 for the dancing we followed video projected - seriously check them out and learn the moves And The Beauty Dance from I Love Dick /watch?v=nKMFIhHGiRg

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY. What better way to celebrate than booking a free ticket to our dancing Pot Luck? 🪩 6-8PM, Wednesday 6 May 🪩 Next week we are going to learn a dance together. You don’t have to have a dancing bone in your body: only the desire to move, a shimmy, a strut or a sway. It’s all about you honouring yourself, however you show up. 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry - book via the link in our bio 🤔 What is Pot Luck? 🤔 Pot Luck is our unique social club for creative people. Hosted at the Blast Theory studios in Portslade every two months and led by artist Ju Row Farr, Pot Luck events are a chance to try things out, meet new people, get inspired and find new ways to move forward. Pot Luck is designed to build confidence, develop skills and facilitate connections. You might be looking for inspiration, changing direction, or, at the end of a course, thinking about what’s next. You might have a strong creative twinkle that needs attention; you might be working on a project and need something else. All sorts of people come with all kinds of creative experiences. There are always new faces as well as regulars: we never know who will be in the room, and that’s part of what makes it exciting. 🧐 Why do you use a Pay What You Can model? 🧐 Pot Luck is free to attend and always will be. Blast Theory is a charity and each Pot Luck costs around £800. If you’re able to make a donation, it helps us keep Pot Luck running. The guide on our checkout page will help you decide what feels right for your circumstances. There’s no wrong answer, no proof needed, and we understand your circumstances might change between events - that’s fine. But the idea is that those who can afford to give more help create space for those who can’t. #PotLuck #BrightonArtists #PortsladeCommunity #BrightonAndHoveEvents #BrightonAndHove

Join us next week for Resistance: Being An Artist In The World Today 🗓️ 6-8pm, Wednesday 18 March 2026 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry How do you live in the world right now as an artist? Do you respond, resist, or quietly absorb? This Pot Luck is about what it means to make work in the current moment, and where the ‘political’ sits in what you do. We’ll explore different forms and starting points: what other artists are making directly in response to the times we’re in, where you find the political in your own practice, and how that might open up new ways of working. RSVP to our March Pot Luck by emailing [email protected]

As part of our interview series with speakers at Transformation Digital Art 2026, we spoke with Nick Tandavanitj of @blasttheory about the group's landmark project Rider Spoke, now reimagined as Rider Spoke: Here. Presented exclusively to symposium participants, this new edition draws on more than 22,000 archived recordings, inviting audiences to encounter intimate personal stories from cities worldwide. Tandavanitj reflects on the tension between our mediated lives and physical presence and why institutions such as LI-MA matter at a moment when technological change is constant but cultural memory is fragile. Read the full Q&A to learn how locative media, archives, and AI intersect in this renewed exploration of space → link in bio.

Coming up for Pot Luck in 2026... 📆 6 pm – 8 pm, Wednesday 7 January 2026 Our next Pot Luck will be all about writing to our future selves. We will get specific. We will make something without a screen. It will be something to keep and open at a decided time, for a reason you choose. Check out eighteenth-century cross-writing in advance, or photographer Sally Mann’s new book, Art Work, which includes a decades-long correspondence with another photographer. Or ponder on the last letter you wrote and what your future self might like to receive… 📆 6 pm – 8 pm, Wednesday 4 March 2026 At our March Pot Luck, we are going to learn a dance together. You don’t have to have a dancing bone in your body: only the desire to move, a shimmy, a strut or a sway. It’s all about you honouring yourself, however you show up. Find out more and RSVP via the link in our bio. #PortsladeCommunity #BrightonArtists #BrightonAndHoveEvents #BrightonSocials #PotLuck #BrightonAndHove

Thanks to everyone who came to our online event last night. Not invited? That’s because it was a newsletter exclusive ✨ Avoid fomo - sign up to our monthly newsletter via the link in our bio. Once a month we send our subscribers the latest news on our projects, opportunities for artists and industry professionals, vacancies, competitions, and updates directly from the artists Matt and Nick. #InteractiveArt #BlastTheory #ArtNews #ArtistNewsletter #ArtNewsletter #Comms #ArtComms #Artists #InteractiveArtists

Little round up from last week's Pot Luck. Thanks to everyone for bringing joy, food, friends and creativity to the table. If you're local and want to come along to one of our next events, subscribe to our newsletter to get future dates straight to your inbox: /subscribe/ --- Pot Luck is a unique social club for creative people. Hosted at the Blast Theory studios in Portslade every two months and led by artist Ju Row Farr, Pot Luck events are a chance to try things out, meet new people, get inspired and find new ways to move forward. Pot Luck is designed to build confidence, develop skills and facilitate connections. You might be looking for inspiration, changing direction, or you might be at the end of a course and thinking about what’s next. You might have a strong creative twinkle that needs attention; you might be working on a project and need something else. All sorts of people come with all kinds of creative experiences. There are always new faces as well as regulars: we never know who will be in the room, and that’s part of what makes it exciting. #PortsladeCommunity #BrightonArtists #BrightonAndHoveEvents #BrightonSocials #PotLuck #BrightonAndHove

Head on over to the Digital Culture Podcast to hear our Communications Manager, Jonny Goode, make their podcast debut 🎙️ In this episode, host James Akers speaks with Jonny about how they’ve used data dashboards, artist-led content, and transparent digital practice to shape Blast Theory’s comms strategy and support others across the sector. James and Jonny discuss: - How automation can free up time for creative planning ⏳ - What strong digital storytelling can achieve for audience engagement 📖 - Why sharing knowledge helps build confidence in digital practice 🧠 This episode is part of Digital Culture Network's 10-week limited series featuring all the 2025 Digital Culture Award winners. Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcast or wherever you listen! #CommsPodcast #MarketingPodcast #ArtsPodcast @aceagrams

📣 PAID OPPORTUNITY 📣 We’re looking for two access testers to take part in a paid, in-person testing session of Rider Spoke: Here, a brand new immersive mobile app experience using AI. We’re seeking: - Someone who regularly uses captions or subtitles for audio/video access - Someone who uses a screen reader regularly for access £100 flat fee for a 3-hour session Travel expenses covered Find out more and apply via the link in our bio. #AccessTesting #BrightonAccessibility #BrightonAndHove #ScreenReaderUser #CaptionsUser

Pot Luck: Air Drying Clay Building 🗓️ 6-8pm, Wednesday 12 November 2025 📍 Blast Theory Studio 🎫 Free entry This one really is a Pot Luck for me too, as I’m not a natural with clay! But we will have fun and learn together, as we get our hands into some soft, juicy, air-dry clay. You can make anything you want... something useful, or perhaps a festive gift? It’s the last Pot Luck before the festive season, so suitable mood lighting, mulled wine and hot soup will be provided. Bring yourself, bring a friend, plus a contribution to the food would be very welcome - vegan or vegetarian preferred. There will be lots of inspiration, help and materials, plus boxes to take your work away in. Looking forward to seeing what occurs. And don’t forget to rsvp - [email protected] Warmest as always - Ju x #PortsladeCommunity #BrightonArtists #BrightonAndHoveEvents #BrightonSocials #PotLuck #BrightonAndHove

Something special is happening at the studio this November... 🧵✂️ Our neighbour, Geri Li, from @pattern.wiz is hosting a brand new pattern cutting course right here at the studio. Over two weekends (1/2 & 22/23 November), you'll have the opportunity to design and pattern cut a garment that connects you to your heritage and culture. Suitable for beginner+ level with basic sewing machine experience. You'll need to bring a block of your choice to work from. Course cost: £280 DM @pattern.wiz to book or make an enquiry #PatternCuttingCourse #Culture #CreativeWorkshop #Brighton #PatternCuttingClasses #SewingBrighton

【展覽回顧｜ACT Festival 】 “Proof, as if proof were needed” 是一句英文諺語，意味著不證自明，因為是如此顯而易見。 但是這句話又充滿矛盾，它強調了證明，但又著這個證明根本不是必要的。 例句：”The silence after his words was proof, as if proof were needed, that some truths can’t be spoken.”（他說完話後現場陷入沉默，再次印證有些真相無法被說出口。） 本次作品以此為名，指向了螢幕內外的屋子，一是這個屋子有人的存在，而觀眾和演員正在尋找這些人類／關係遺留的蹤跡。二則是屋子空無一人，我們只是在體驗一個虛幻的夢境。 ACT Festival 2025 時間｜2025.09.05-09.14 地點｜Theater 1, Complex Exhibition Hall 5, 3D Sound Production Studio (B4), International Conference Hall #act_festival photo credit: ACC (National Asian Culture Center, Korea)