1:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
By Emily-Ann Elliott
A gateway into the city will be brightened up if a major £3 million revamp gets the go-ahead.
Phoenix Brighton, which includes a gallery and artists’ studios, is planning to update its building in Waterloo Place, Brighton, in order to bring in more cash.
The scheme would include redeveloping the ground floor and improving the gallery, creating an artists’ shop and cafe/bar, enhanced education facilities and a new commercial letting space for arts businesses.
The plans, which have been developed by architects RH Partnership, also involve opening up the entrance to the building, installing a new lift in the old shaft, refurbishing existing windows and improving the facades at the front and back of the building.
Phoenix Brighton is home to more than 100 working visual artists, from painters, sculptors and print makers to film makers, photographers and jewellery designers.
It was founded 17 years ago and is run by a board of trustees and a small team of paid staff.
It is a prominent building in the streetscape of Brighton and stands at one of the key gateways into the city.
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