Located in the Digbeth art booming workspaces of Minerva Works is Stryx, an artist led studio and exhibition space in Digbeth formed by recent Fine Art graduates from Birmingham Institute of Art & Design. From the Stryx site: ‘Formed by six female graduates of Fine Art from Birmingham City University, 2012, Stryx’s joint ambitions are to continue developing … [Read more…]
An interesting project has come about through new Birmingham scheme maker Ideas Vendor that looks to give young people getting into the artistic and creative industries a chance to imagine their futures working on these platforms will be like. Titled Birmingham 2022, this opportunity is partnership between Ideas Tap and Midlands Art Centre that will, with support … [Read more…]
Out of the ashes of the Digbeth media arts centre that was VIVID (which closed in March 2012), a new venture has been born with VIVID Projects opening a new space and exciting plans out of the thriving eastside artists allotment Warwick Bar. This all comes as a result of receiving an Arts Council grant for a … [Read more…]
A very happy new year to CiB readers. As I begin my first full year living in this city I am coming to the end of the first batch of Welcome to Birmingham venues that I have researched since my move. It’s taken a while to get through them due to a rather hectic last … [Read more…]
Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane 12 January – 9 March 2013 Preview Friday 11 January, 6-8pm (tonight!) Eastside Projects presents M6 a new commission by Mike Nelson, one of the most significant artists working in the UK today. M6 is Nelson’s first major exhibition in his home region and continues his singular investigation of political … [Read more…]
This Thursday 10th January, you are invited to join HIVE for Tea, Cake and Conversation at The Solihull Gallery between 6pm – 7.30pm. There will be an informative round the table discussion about the pieces in the collection and the collaborative practice. So who are Hive? Hive are a group of Birmingham based artists who … [Read more…]
First off, Happy New Year from all Team CiB! Now that is out the way, let’s get back to the cool stuff happening in Birmingham. First off is an extremely exciting project Thrift Radiates Happiness, a contemporary art exhibition happening in the often ignored Municipal Bank in Birmingham; the impressive yet slightly dishevelled building on the opposite side of … [Read more…]
Trove’s newest exhibition for 2013, Band / Ties, sees two Birmingham based artists, Elly Clarke and Caitlin Griffiths, and two Stockholm based artists, Bjorn Karlsson and Hanna Ljungh, come together for an exhibition that focuses on relationships. It looks at the relationships with people, places, families and communities. The artists involved explore where it is … [Read more…]