AN arts festival has officially opened with outdoor art and installations across the city.
Brighton Festival was launched on Saturday by this year's guest director, the British and Ethiopian poet, playwright and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay MBE.
The festival's opening weekend saw various pieces of outdoor artworks spring up across the city, from poetry in neon lights to interactive artwork on digital screens in the Pavilion Gardens.
Shoreham Port was lit up with mesmerising light sculptures and sound art in the world premiere of artist Ray Lee’s Points of Departure.
Nearly 100 events, performances and installations, are due to take place throughout May as part of the festival, both as specially commissioned online projects, as livestreams and across various outdoor and indoor locations extending from Brighton to Worthing.
Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Festival said: "We are enormously proud to be the first UK city to offer a multi-artform festival since lockdown began and our thanks go to Brighton and Hove City Council for their continued support and advice throughout this process.
"We hope visitors will enjoy the festival experience and we encourage them to continue to follow safety guidance so art and culture can continue to thrive in our city across the summer.”
Full event details and tickets are available from www.brightonfestival.org.
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