Opened in March 1996 in the deconsecrated Holy Trinity Church, Fabrica was established by a group of artists from Red Herring Studios in Brighton, as a focus for contemporary visual art practice, with the support of South East Arts, Brighton Borough Council, The Foundation for Sport and the Arts, and Chichester Diocese.

Fabrica is a place where artists come to make new work. Fabrica supports and encourages the artists with whom it works to be adventurous and to test the boundaries of their practice. It encourages an open dialogue between artists and visitors within the gallery space and produces an integrated programme of education and audience development activity that strives to remove barriers to access, engagement and understanding.

The Fabrica Programme comprises four interlinked strands of activity. These are:

• An exhibition programme of four main shows each year, interspersed with smaller experimental exhibitions and events promoted in partnership with others. Organised on a seasonal basis, Fabrica's programme reflects new developments across four areas of practice: site-specific crafts, large-scale sculpture, lens-based installations and interactive digital media. You'll find more information about the exhibition programme here.

• An integrated education and audience development programme, serving schools, families, groups and individuals with particular needs and interests. Click here to find more details about our education programme.

• The Artist Resource ­ a reference library, one-one sessions, talks, workshops, seminars and networking events. Please visit our Artist Resource pages for more information.

• A volunteer and work placement scheme providing people of different ages and backgrounds with opportunities front of house, in the office and with the exhibition and education project teams. More details about volunteering with Fabrica can be found here.

The Fabrica staff is:
Co-Director - Matthew Miller
Co-Director - Liz Whitehead
Administrator and Interreg Project Manager - Lisa Finch
Executive Assistant/Venue Hire & Events Manager - Laurence Hill
Office Manager - Martin Payne
Artist Resource Manager - Caitlin Heffernan
Exhibition Space Managers - Tila Rodriguez-Past and Natasha Ba-Abdullah
Project Managers - Michael Maydon and Jonathan Swain