A rundown of the best film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts and news of 2018

We are lucky to work with lots of fantastic and talented local artists, musicians, workshop leaders and community performers across the year, at our Launch event and the Festival in July.

We will feature one Meet the Artist blog each week leading up to DissFest’ 2018.

Film Expo South is delighted to be back for a third year supporting and celebrating the success and continued growth of our film and creative industry across the South coast.

The Stuart Croft Foundation enables UK-based artists, filmmakers, researchers, and exhibitors working in and between the gallery and the cinema to undertake and complete small-scale projects, where other funding options may be difficult to obtain.

Being a founding member of one of the most iconic new wave bands in history, music mastermind David Byrne continues to contribute to the industry after decades of staying active, with his most recent album American Utopia having been released earlier this year. Here's what I have to say about it...

Possessing a unique sound of what I would describe as 'electro-rock', the American almost-decade-old band Awolnation released their third studio album earlier this year - here's why it's a must-listen...

The Hay Academy is a skills development programme that gives talented young people from across the UK, aged 18-25, the opportunity to join the Hay Festival team to develop their skills, knowledge, and potential career path in the creative industries, whilst volunteering in a professional working environment.