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This online webinar takes the film A Difficult Place – discovering the cost of living crisis in Brighton – as a starting point to explore and highlight the practices of artists and arts organisations intersecting with community projects supporting housing and food activism.

Hear from speakers that are part of different collaborations happening across the UK as they discuss their projects and approaches to creating common ground through culture and community.

This event is part of Photo Fringe 2024 and is hosted by Phoenix Art Space, Phoenix Food Shop, Katy Beinart and Polly Wright.

A Difficult Place (2023) by filmmaker John Edwards and artist Katy Beinart is a film that reveals the true cost of the cost of living crisis, and its devastating effect on individuals. In a series of conversations filmed at Phoenix Art Space, the Phoenix Community Centre, and on the London Road in Brighton, the group discuss how rising food prices, together with the added changes to their local shopping area, have drastically impacted their lives. The film documents individual experiences and perspectives at a local level during this challenging time and shows how the community has come together to support each other through the Phoenix Food Shop. It provides a platform for residents to share their stories more widely, highlighting personal narratives beyond the statistics.

This project was part of the University of Brighton’s Ignite (2022/23) community-university partnership programme (CUPP). Ignite is supported by the University’s Impact Acceleration Account, which is funded through the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation. It was supported by Phoenix Arts Space and the Phoenix Food Shop.

This workshop is part of the Photo Fringe: Collectives Hub exhibition programme.