BIAD’s MA students will be showing their work at the School of Art on Margaret Street from 29 August to 7 September. There’s a delightfully hectic website (or tumblr for those who’re fussed) featuring many examples of the work that’ll (presumably) be on show. To see that just click this link – Margaret Street MA … [Read more…]
The current Exhibition In The Window at Birmingham Library on Chamberlain Square is of Janice Rider‘s work and will be in place until 12 September 2008. Inspired by Degas’ Little Fourteen Year Old Dancer, Janice Rider examines her own evolving identity through a series of poignant, often humourous photographs, metaphorically encapsulating the fear and anxiety … [Read more…]
It’s nice to see the peeps at the Ikon making more use of audio and video on their website. The latest offering is a video documentary on the installation process and work of Shahzia Sikander whose exhibition, ‘Intimate Ambivalence‘ will be at the Ikon Gallery until 14 September. Chris Keenan (Prime Objective) produced the video … [Read more…]
THEM LOT is a collective of artists from Bristol to Birmingham. They’ll be exhibiting some work and doing some live drawing at Urban Outfitters on Thurs 7 August. The show includes a large mural you’ll be able to see from New St (or from inside the shop, obviously). Members of the THEM LOT collective had … [Read more…]
Kinda charming this is: From 12 – 30 August, Ikon is running a tailor shop in the old Salvation Army charity shop, 3 New Street, Erdington. Led by creative facilitator Jess Worley and local members of the Erdington Arts Forum, the shop will be making small fabric whales designed by pupils from Erdington Hall Primary … [Read more…]
Jibbering Art‘s next exhibition will focus on Newso who will be: using this exhibition to bridge the gap between his alter-modern abstract, studio based paintings and his crisp spray paintings, that he creates on the streets of Birmingham Newso won Secret Wars Birmingham at The Rainbow back in March, as covered on the Monorex blog … [Read more…]
I’m just being cautious here – I wouldn’t say this is nsfw as such but this post does mention a word certain employers might not like to see on their employees’ computers. We’re all grown-ups though, right?
Ltd Edition. Sunday 27 July 2008 (tying in with the Sunday Flea). Affordable art from contemporary artists. Custard Factory. Here’s a link to some info about the artists taking part.