Europe’s first rainbow crossing in Brighton painted on the road outside JAG Gallery

Heather Peace unveils Europe’s first rainbow crossing in Brighton for LGBT Pride Month.

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Madeira Drive in Brighton was given a bold makeover last weekend as street artwork representing Europe’s first official ‘rainbow crossing’ was unveiled to celebrate the release of We Can Change, a new song celebrating LGBT Pride month and championing equal rights by actress, musician and local resident, Heather Peace.

Created by local artists, the rainbow stretches across the road at the artists’ quarter of Madeira Drive and is expected to attract hundreds of people keen to follow the rainbow brick road for the first time in Europe.

©2014 Andrew Roach Photography

©2014 Andrew Roach Photography

 

Europe’s first rainbow crossing in Brighton

©2014 Andrew Roach Photography Location JAG Gallery at Madeira Drive, Brighton, UK

©2014 Andrew Roach Photography
Location JAG Gallery at Madeira Drive, Brighton, UK

©2014 Andrew Roach Photography
Location JAG Gallery at Madeira Drive, Brighton, UK

Call for support –
Help Brighton in the UK keep Europe’s 1st Rainbow Crossing. Like & inviteto the page https://www.facebook.com/brightonrainbow

Thank you to Heather Peace Caroline Lucas and the artist’s that painted it Caia Matheson Artist, Zeezee TwentyTwo, Cassette Lord, Roach Photography, Inky Biscuits Ltd, Julieanne Gilburt and resident & guest artists at JAG Art Studio and Gallery www.jagartgallery.co.uk

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About artbyjaxx

Contemporary British artist, Jacqueline Hammond, is renowned for producing strong, punchy images that are rich in texture and colour. A prolific painter and multidisciplinary artist, she exhibits widely and is commissioned by individual clients, collectors and high profile brands. Jacqueline’s inspiration comes from direct observation: subject matter is plucked from the world encountered every day. Some ideas evolve, others are reactionary. Thought-provoking themes explore today’s society, the media and cultural theory. Whether inspired by the street or the sea, Jacqueline’s work has an edge: her paintings are consistently striking. Her natural disposition is to let the paint dictate the creative process, trusting the medium and her mind’s eye to translate the vision.
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