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Reanimating New Brighton
Over the past few days we’ve been quietly working through boxes of history.
Victorian promenade scenes. Wartime photographs. Art Deco posters. Seaside postcards. Faded images from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Moments captured in silver nitrate and ink, then left to sit still for decades.
We took those photographs and, using generative AI, began to bring them back to life.
Not as a gimmick. Not as a filter. Not as a one-click trick.
The State of the Art
There are winters in New Brighton when the sea feels like a neighbour. And there are winters when it feels like a judge. This has been one of the judging ones.
Something is growing in New Brighton
February is usually about Valentine’s cards, supermarket roses and predictable gestures of love. But this year, something else is happening in New Brighton.
Limited Edition SNIK Prints Released to Support New Brighton’s Next Landmark Mural
Every major mural in New Brighton begins long before a spray can touches a wall. It starts with conversations, ideas, small acts of support and a community deciding — together — that a new piece of art is worth bringing into the world.
THE SPIRIT OF THE LAKE
Some moments crystallise what New Brighton is becoming. Friday’s inauguration of the Captain Mike Lowe mural was one of them — a gathering of people who care deeply about this town, its stories, and its future. And in the middle of all that warmth and energy, something quite special happened: Spirit of the Lake became part of the day.
Activating the OpenAIR Gallery: A New Chapter for Creativity in New Brighton
Today we launch something bigger than a video, bigger than a campaign — it’s a statement of intent. New Brighton Creative Futures is activating the OpenAIR Gallery as a living, breathing creative engine for the town. Not just a place to look at murals, but a place to learn from them, create with them, and build futures around them.
Thank you to our supporters
