A Real Birmingham Family is Ikon’s ongoing project (2011–2014) with Birmingham-born, Turner Prize winning artist Gillian Wearing: a quest to find, and immortalise in bronze, a ‘real’ Birmingham family. The project draws attention to the unsung, raising questions about civic identity and what constitutes a family today. During 2011/12, residents of Birmingham were urged to nominate … [Read more…]
Digbeth Echoes Echoes is part of a long-term programme of work by Friction Arts, focusing on the heritage and history of Digbeth and Highgate in Birmingham, UK, from 1960 to 1990. Since 2008, Friction have been collecting stories and archive information about the area, particularly examining the themes of ‘work’ and ‘play’. Their archive has formed an exhibition at … [Read more…]
Middle England Collective is an online platform showcasing a strong list of talented photographers all with varying styles and narratives. Our contributing photographers have been carefully selected by fellow up and coming artists based in the Middle England areas. All the work that is shown on the website is owned by the photographers themselves, this is a … [Read more…]
One Million Lovely Letters: Something uplifting by Birmingham dweller Jodi Ann Bickley. One million lovely letters is something I’ve been working on since I was eleven. Ever since Ms Wrights Science Class in Year 7 I have been leaving people notes. In between text books, on buses, in libraries and as I got older in pubs, … [Read more…]
UK B-Boy Championships coming to Birmingham – from West Midlands Dance: We’ve been itching to announce that the UK B-Boy Championships – which sees the world’s finest b-boys and b-girls gather for battles in various individual and crew categories – will be hosted in Birmingham in 2013, at the O2 Academy on 21 and 22 September, having been held … [Read more…]
Old Joint Stock’s 150th Birthday It was designed by renowned architect J. A. Chatwin, who was also responsible for the additions to Birmingham Cathedral – and our Cathedral links don’t end there. Next door was the Parsonage for the Cathedral and The Old Joint Stock was originally built in 1862 as the Parson’s private library, … [Read more…]
Richard PJ Lambert got in touch with us to show us the street photography of AJ Saker. I’ve never met the guy but I’m always expected him to jump out and flash-gun me in the face every time I’m in town. He captures the daily life of Birmingham with a kind of gritty glamour usually … [Read more…]
Later this year 383 Project are hosting their second annual Canvas Conference, a one day conference for developers, designers and marketeers. This year, Canvas explores future ideas for the web, examining the construct of a connected customer and how new technology can be used to communicate effectively. Throughout this one day event taking place in … [Read more…]