Aspex Gallery – the Lighthouse

The Lighthouse, part of Aspex Gallery aimed at children and education, sits amongst the cafes and restaurants in Gunwharf Quays and offers a great space for kids to go and get creative. And this year they are also offering an escape for parents whilst they do the Christmas shopping.

If we want to keep educational, inspirational & interesting spaces like this available for the benefit of future generations, then we all need to get involved.

What is the Lighthouse?

Aspex Lighthouse

The Lighthouse is a small stand-alone building, located near to Loch Fyne and forms the new base of the Aspex Gallery Learning & Participation programme, which through a series of workshops and events for all ages encourages people to participate, learn and try something new.

Lighthouse is a community education initiative which has been supported by local companies and organisations (Portsmouth Univeristy, Warings and Covers to name a few).

This week Something Interesting donated a Christmas tree to the Lighthouse to give the children attending something to decorate.

Christmas Shopping Without the Kids

And this year they are offering a series of art based activities for your children as you do your shopping. You can drop your kids off from 5pm to 7pm on various days, they can get creative making decorations and you can do your shopping in peace.

Can’t wait to take my kids down there and see what they create.

You can book a place on one of their events through this website.

Education & Skills

As a parent of two young children I want to ensure we expose them to a wide range of activities and experiences in the city. Part of this is seeing and getting involved in all forms of art & creativity – which is why we will be taking them to the Lighthouse more and more often. It’s things like this that make Portsmouth the great city it is. Sometimes it’s too easy to forget about all the amazing things available to you, right on your doorstep.

As funding becomes harder to get hold of from central government, we the people and businesses in the local area should be helping out where we can to keep these places open for all children of Portsmouth & Southsea to access for years to come. I think you’ll be surprised at how far even a little assistance can go.