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Brighton is home to artists, designers, writers, pop stars, actors and creative people of all kinds. Perhaps
that's why the arts are so much part of everyday life here. Just walking round you'll see art and sculpture on
the street and Beachfront, and there are galleries and studios showing up-and-coming work by local talent.
There's history and heritage next to shiny and modern, and somehow it all mixes perfectly. The Royal
Pavilion was as controversial as the Millennium Dome in its day, but it's hard to imagine Brighton without it.
The museums are treasure houses of inspiring objects from all eras and cultures, from dinosaur bones and
butterflies to Yoruba sculptures, Lalique glass and contemporary crafts.
Every May, the Brighton Festival takes over the city with the biggest arts fiesta in England. For three weeks,
thousands of people come to see hundreds of events from contemporary dance and lunchtime recitals to
street theatre performances and artists' open houses. Throughout the year there are festivals of jazz, dance
and animated theatre, heritage weekends, plays, live music, opera, fringe theatre, cinema, comedy and
cabaret.
Brighton is a great base for exploring the Sussex arts scene. Spend a night at Glyndebourne opera or take in
open air Shakespeare at Arundel Castle. Visit the many historic houses from the Bloomsbury charm of
Charleston Farmhouse to the Rottingdean home of Rudyard Kipling,
Cultural capital of the South East, Brighton is the arts city by the sea. (242 words)