Plymouth After Dark commissions

Throughout our Plymouth After Dark community engagement project, we commissioned artists, musicians and other creative people to make new work that explored various peoples experiences of the city at night, all of which were included in ‘because the night belongs to us’.
Countless bands, thousands of gigs and one family in Plymouth

Michele and Lauren Vandike share the story of The Van Dike organisation, Greg Vandike, and their family’s longstanding relationship with the city’s music scene.
because the night belongs to us: How did we get here?

Our large-scale summer exhibition, ‘because the night belongs to us’ recently opened across four galleries. But how did it get here? Co-curators Adam Milford, Senior Engagement and Learning Officer and Tony Davey, Engagement Officer reflect on the steps taken over many years to bring this project to life.