Art & Culture

Prepare to see Portsmouth in a whole new light this winter as We Shine Portsmouth returns, transforming the city into a dazzling… Read more »

City Arts Portsmouth is excited to announce that POSE 2024, Portsmouth Open Studios Event, will take place from 25th to… Read more »

Time for something completely different? Two hours of dream-time music to chill out to, to relax you and to take… Read more »

Last month, The Omega Art School for adults, opened its second, highly successful annual exhibition at The Jack House Gallery… Read more »

The Omega Art School Starting with one small class in 2020, just before Covid struck, the Omega Art School for… Read more »

Gavin Hodson talks about a new arts venture for Portsmouth A small group of artists have joined forces to create… Read more »

Word by Elly Hughes The act of ‘slow living’ has become a popular topic of conversation in recent months. It… Read more »

Enroll at Southsea’s Omega Art School Southsea’s renowned Omega Art School is gearing up for a new term, offering half-day… Read more »

I am a filmmaker living on the Isle of Wight for many years and I’m delighted to have my film… Read more »

Kate Thompson A shortage of heritage skills required to safeguard the very fabric of historic buildings was the starting point… Read more »

The 18th September is the beginning of the autumn term at The Omega Art School for adults. It’s also our… Read more »

  So many people have told me how their interest in art and creativity was discouraged when they were young,… Read more »

2023 promises to be an exciting year at The Omega Art School. ”We are planning two new beginners courses to… Read more »

Witness Portsmouth shine once again this Winter Following a successful launch last year, Portsmouth Creates is bringing back popular event,… Read more »

Art for Afghanistan hopes to create a fun event where three professional artists will share their expertise and advice as… Read more »

Emma Beatty As Portsmouth is being identified as a “Priority Place” for culture by Arts Council England, one of its… Read more »

Kevin Dean artist, editor, and tutor, talks about creativity and his ambitions for The Omega Art School All humans are creative…. Read more »

Novelist William Sutton previews Bookfest’s writing events.  For full listings see https://librariesandarchives.portsmouth.gov.uk/public-library-service/whats-on/events/portsmouth-bookfest-2022/ W riting is a solitary pastime: if you… Read more »

A rt colleges don’t have to be just for the young or super talented. And after a long career of… Read more »

Long live the Southsea Dinosaur! By Emma Beatty D o you remember the Southsea Dinosaur? The 16-metre-high, scrap-wood statue that… Read more »

My Dog Sighs and Manfred Mann. By Emma Beatty My Dog Sighs installation Did you manage to go inside My… Read more »

Victorious Festival — The UK’s biggest metropolitan music festival — will return to Southsea Seafront this August Bank holiday weekend… Read more »

Walking past the former Methodist chapel in Brougham Road, you’d be forgiven for not realising that the building has been… Read more »

The Omega Art School for adults started in late 2019 and quickly became extremely popular, but had to close in… Read more »

By Kate Thompson Casting around for inspiration one day, Fizle Sagar hit upon the perfect way to bring the past… Read more »

By Kate Thompson T here haven’t been too many positive things to come out of the pandemic. But seeing regular… Read more »

Culture Vulture written by Emma Beatty Did you see the queues to get into the old Debenhams on Palmerston Road… Read more »

W ith the recent easing of lockdown measures, across a number of sectors, including theatres, music and performance spaces. As… Read more »

  Cantando Female Voice Community Choir has been hitting the right note during the lockdown, raising money for an important… Read more »

By Malisa Sledmare Its been a tough time for everyone recently, not least for the numerous entertainment venues both near… Read more »

Make do and mend – letting go of lockdown by Emma Beatty And we’re back; wending our way out of… Read more »

Portsmouth based artists and photographers are taking part in a national charity auction to raise funds for FareShare UK Taking… Read more »

With the extension to the lockdown, it has become apparent that our professional and personal lives will remain in a… Read more »

Not going out. Things to do in Southsea when you’re self-isolating, by Emma Beatty I’ve had a ‘persistent cough’ for… Read more »

In January, Southsea Lifestyle will be fifteen years old, Kate Thompson talks to Zirrinia Austin Dean about how it all started…. Read more »

Words by Kate Thompson “ I don’t feel right until the lashes are on – and then I become Miss… Read more »

By John Worsey & Charles Dickens ‘ Unbelievable!’ Morris cried. ‘I’ve come all the way to Knight & Lee and… Read more »

Christmas Crackers, by Emma Beatty “ Tis the season to be jolly: Christmas is looming and there’s lots on offer… Read more »

Have you always wanted to paint and draw? Whether you are a complete beginner or a more experienced artist, now… Read more »

Kate Thompson When creative Southsea couple Nia and Tim Hobbs decided to set up in business together, they knew it… Read more »

Words by Kate Thompson Brick walls, conventional canvas or his own skin – Southsea based artist Samo White is using… Read more »

June – D-Day, English Oysters and the Royal Ballet, by Emma Beatty To say that Southsea is in D-Day fever… Read more »

A collaborative project between Anglepoise & students from The University of Portsmouth. The Portsmouth based company Anglepoise set a live… Read more »

Emma Beatty visits Art Space, an important artists’ community in the centre of Portsmouth Have you ever been to Brougham… Read more »

Spring – a season to celebrate dance and female artists by Emma Beatty A DANCE FESTIVAL (and one opera) The… Read more »

Words by Portsmouth University Student  Lottie Maguire The University of Portsmouth’s Dramatic and Musical Society proves to us that dreams… Read more »

February and March. Art all about the sea, and travel, and roads… by Emma Beatty The Printmakers Council was set… Read more »

Words by Girl About Southsea Taking my eldest daughter to the theatre to see Cinderella, without her sisters, is a… Read more »

A season of fairy tales, by Emma Beatty Are you going to a pantomime this year? Across the city, boy-band… Read more »

Every year The Portsmouth Society tours the city to award good design in architecture and landscape. This years winners received… Read more »

The Case of the Frightened Lady, New Theatre Royal, 29 Oct-3 Nov Interview: Deborah Grant with Emma Beatty The last… Read more »

Words by Chris Horton. Photos: Charlotte Griffiths Photography With its colourful history it’s not surprising that Portsmouth has a good… Read more »

Scott Ramsey chief executive of the NTR talks about new initiatives and new productions. Words by Emma Beatty. Did you… Read more »

The design expert brings his creative oomph to Portsmouth Guildhall. “Who needs Benidorm?” Why young people are returning to our… Read more »

Art shows to see in the city by Emma Beatty If you haven’t been to Portsmouth City Museum for a… Read more »

Words by Emma Beatty Mamma Mia, King’s Theatre, Southsea, 12 June Verdict – camp fun – just go with it,… Read more »

Words by: Victoria Doxat Photos: Derek Rogers Southsea’s Kings Theatre is an iconic landmark and, according to the Theatre’s Trust,… Read more »

Written by Emma Beatty Verdict: Fab-U-lous I’m a BIG fan of Strictly Come Dancing; I camped out at four in… Read more »

Written by Lisa Guy and Sophie Lederer We have a passion to inspire children to go out and play; to get… Read more »

Words by Kate Thompson Suddenly science is the new rock ‘n’ roll and no longer just the preserve of boffins… Read more »

Creative couple Nicky Gray and Mark Jones (aka Fark Fk), from The Tea Tray café in Southsea, have created a street… Read more »

Today it’s accepted that robots are likely to become increasingly more common in our lives, not just in industry but… Read more »

Written by Emma Beatty I’m sitting in Starbucks on Guildhall walk across the road from the New Theatre Royal, chatting… Read more »

EXHIBITION DATES: Wednesday 7 February Sunday 15 April 2018 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday 3 February 2018 CELEBRATION EVENT: Saturday 10 February… Read more »

A story for Christmas by John Worsey. Illustration by Lorna Apps-Woodland I first saw Issie Oke on the day I… Read more »

Written by Mark Harris Next year is the 20th anniversary of the English publication of Georges Perec’s Species of Spaces… Read more »

It has been a big year for Southsea songwriter Becky Jerams. Not only has she chased the Eurovision dream (cowritten… Read more »

Written by Chris Horton This month sees the 110th anniversary of one of Southsea’s most loved establishments; The King’s Theatre…. Read more »

Written by Kevin Dean Just over two years ago Rebecca Crow opened The Jack House Gallery in Old Portsmouth. Kevin… Read more »

Written by John Worsey From one island to another, writer Angelo Tirotto’s journey from Guernsey to Portsmouth fulfilled an age-old narrative:… Read more »