Brighton's White Night replaced by "fund your own festival" (From The Argus)
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Brighton's White Night replaced by "fund your own festival"
7:36am Wednesday 10th October 2012 in News
This year’s White Night will be replaced with an event funded by the public.
The popular festival was postponed due to a lack of funds after it stopped receiving cash from the European Union.
The event, which has run for four years, featured free late-night arts and events at various locations across Brighton and Hove.
It cost about £100,000 to put on but was estimated to contribute £1m to the local economy.
But a crowd-source funded event, called the Drawing Circus, looks set to replace it.
Crowd-sourcing sees an event ask people, often through social media, to donate money so it can go ahead.
On November 3, from 6pm to midnight, The Drawing Circus will take over the entire Old Market with theatrical figure drawing, complete with a huge fairy-tale themed set and more than a dozen life models.
Organiser Jake Spicer said: “Run by the people for the people, this event promises to be an exciting alternative to White Night. On the night, people will be able to sketch their way through a living fairy tale, as the Old Market is transformed into an imaginarium of delight.”
For more information about The Drawing Circus, visit draw-brighton.co.uk.
Comments(4)
Camel54
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10:32am Wed 10 Oct 12
BURIRAM wrote:1. its costing you nothing
Another non event
2. If you want to do something else, organise it.
I always enjoyed the White Night. Its a shame it's not taking place, but it should placate the UKIP brigade who complain about the EU spending money. Even though the money generates a great deal more.
Phani Tikkala
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11:13am Wed 10 Oct 12
That sounds like complete cobblers.
bug eye
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11:21am Wed 10 Oct 12
BURIRAM says...
9:07am Wed 10 Oct 12