Event: RIPE LIVE - Ripe Coconuts #01 / IT'S MY ART DEGREE AND I'LL DO WHAT I WANT WITH IT

Event, Exhibitions, Free, In Person, Music, RIPE

Friday 8th August 2025 6:00pm - 10:00pm

The Alfred Arcade, 82a Old Northam Road, Southampton SO14 0PB

RIPE Live: Ripe Coconuts #01 will feature a showcase of new works by local and emerging artists, plus you can enjoy a live DJ set, food and drinks at the Alfred Arcade and the Alfred Arms on the night.

Explore our latest RIPE exhibition at the Alfred Arcade, Ripe Coconuts #01, the first in a two-part exhibition of outstanding work by a group of recent graduates from Solent University and Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.

The project has provided an opportunity for a group of emerging artists to exhibit a recent body of work in a new space, the Alfred Arcade. The artists have the opportunity to meet, exhibit and engage in critical debates; forming networks and friendships that will help them sustain a fruitful visual arts practice here in Southampton.

Launch Event: Friday 8th August, 6pm – 10pm

Artist-Led Tours: Saturday 8th August & Sunday 10th August, 11am and 2pm on both days