Today (14th February) sees the start of New Art West Midlands 2014. It was announced in December that 24 emerging artists from our own regional universities would exhibit their work within four different galleries across Birmingham and Wolverhampton. A Turning Point West Midlands initiative, New Art West Midlands exhibits the work of 24 artists, all … [Read more…]
Upon entering OFF KEY Studio, you are not confronted with any skin. This place is about the drawings; the sketches, the design style, the colour rendering, examples of the artists’ work adorning the walls. There’s an air of calm, with space to breathe and walls covered with inspiring examples of established tattoo artists. Forget intimidating … [Read more…]
Festival of Imagination begins Wednesday 5th February at Selfridges Birmingham. There is a programme of events containing further information including the times/dates of the various events that will be hosted at Selfridges over the next few weeks. If you’d like to attend any of the talks or events then you need to email FOIBirmingham@selfridges.co.uk to book a place. … [Read more…]
‘For the Record’ looks to be a wonderful collection of female contemporary artists that have been carefully selected to take the audience through the development of artwork produced by women. It is curated by Lisa Beauchamp (Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery) and Rachel Bradley (Freelance Curator) who together brought … [Read more…]
The RBSA (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists) is calling for entries for its Birmingham Today Competition. As part of a year of celebration, the subsequent exhibition aims to raise the profile of contemporary Birmingham and its artistic talent. The exhibition seeks to celebrate Birmingham in all its aspects: topographical, cultural, sporting, culinary, political and social. … [Read more…]
A whole host of arts organisations across Birmingham are involved in Get into Creative Employment Birmingham 2014. If you’re aged 16-24, interested in getting a job in the arts then pop along to their fair on Saturday 25th January. The drop-in event is being held at the Birmingham REP, and is on 10am-1pm. There … [Read more…]
Way back in October last year we mentioned Art Box was coming to Birmingham early this year. Well, that time has come! The festival starts today (Friday 17th) with the opening of an exhibition of street photography by Castro, at Yorks Bakery Cafe. There are several events dotted around the city centre over the duration of … [Read more…]
“Imagine putting your head inside a youtube video…” The Custard Factory is set to host video displays of Pink Floyd at The Dome using a projector made by LM Productions – who specialise in making equipment for ‘large scale dome projections, lasers and inflatable venues’. Self proclaimed as “Birmingham’s answer to Montreal’s SATosphère“, The Dome Club – 360° Dome … [Read more…]