“Established by a group of artists and curators in Birmingham, Grand Union is a unique project that houses eight purpose built studios and a project space. The project space provides a platform for a diverse and exciting programme of events and exhibitions while the studios provide a professional and secure working environment.” Grand Union are currently … [Read more…]
A collaboration between Ort. art and community cafe and the Disability Support Group, “Bodies… in Motion” is a project for women who consider themselves disabled. 8 workshops exploring body image and sexuality will culminate with a group exhibition at Ort. in Balsall Heath from the 19th September until the 2nd October. The project is only … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s premier graffiti artist versus illustrator battle ‘Secret Walls‘ has been making a comeback in recent months, with the Rainbow in Digbeth playing host to a series of live drawing sessions between some of the cities most well known sketchers. The artists are given a large canvas and 90 minutes to give it their best, … [Read more…]
This started yesterday and is due to be completed by Sunday.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in partnership with The Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Grand Union, Birmingham is organising a high profile selected exhibition as well as offering five bursaries for recent visual arts graduates from the five regionally-based university art schools. The aim of the exhibition and bursaries is to profile the best, critically-engaged work emerging from … [Read more…]
I caught this exchange on Twitter earlier: If you want to see what YFrog found a little too realistic then you should get down to the Birmingham Made Me expo in the Mailbox before the end of this week.
Jane English and Joss Widdowson are the directors of We Are Unfinished Artists and they have a proposition they would like to put to you: We are inviting all you crafties, artists and makers to offer up your neglected creations and also join us in creating new pieces from these collected fragments. So if you’ve … [Read more…]
Here are the graduate and summer shows I’ve come across so far: Birmingham Institute of Art and Design: various times, 11-17 June (art, visual comms, fashion & textiles, 3D design, architecture, jewellery) Birmingham Metropolitan College: 16-28 June BCU School of English: 27 June, anthology launch and end of year show Sandwell College Photography: 13- 24 June, HNC/HND … [Read more…]