I Miss My Mum's Cookin' installation by Michael McMillan. Credit to Michael McMillan.

The University of Sussex is partnering with creative arts programme, Culture ConneX, to produce an exclusive series of local, black-led events at this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival. The aim of the events programme is to develop opportunities for different communities to access the arts and connect with each other.

Produced by arts development agency UrbanFlo, the events are a combination of performances, installations and exhibitions and will be hosted at various locations, including the Ironworks Studios, Phoenix Art Space and Caravanserai Brighton, throughout May 2023.

Black at Sussex was first established to help improve the experience of Black students at the University of Sussex through the celebration of its Black alumni and their contribution to British life, alongside a programme of critical discussion about the experience of being a Black student at Sussex.

The shows include a nostalgic installation by highly acclaimed writer, playwright and curator, Michael McMillan, a photography exhibition by Sussex PhD student, Tunde Alabi Hundeyin II celebrating Africa as a cultural powerhouse, as well as a variety of panel events, artist discussions and DJ sets.