ARTifex Young Jewellery Designer Awards is run by the directors of ARTifex Gallery in Sutton Coldfield; Ross Fenn and Nigel Bates. The competition is open to young jewellery designers from, or studying, in the Midlands aged 18 – 25 and to enter you must design and produce a unique piece/pieces of jewellery! Click here to … [Read more…]
In the time that I’ve lived in Birmingham there’s a place that has frequently come up in conversation/email/the twittersphere that I have never knowingly been in the vicinity of, let alone visited. Yet Ikon is one of the best regarded galleries in the region, and I finally made the trip last month to see what … [Read more…]
23 March – 18 May 2013 Launch: 6-8pm Friday 22 March 2013 Head down to Eastside Projects this Friday for the launch of their newest exhibition ‘Puppet Show’ that will be on show until mid-May. It sounds pretty intriguing, and as always with Eastside Projects’ launch nights the gallery will be buzzing with creative types … [Read more…]
The Creative Open Workshops (C.O.W) is an artist-run project based in Birmingham city centre. They have been running craft workshops, fairs and social crafting nights since 2008. The sessions run in afternoons and evenings throughout the week and are priced at around £25 per person (price is dependent on materials involved). They cover a range … [Read more…]
With December nearly upon us it is the time of year for pop-up shop’s and Birmingham is not short of them, with many decorating our city at the moment. From window display competitions such as Unique Birmingham and craft boutiques such as the Handmade Boutique, the Jewellery Quarter is now also offering us a festive … [Read more…]
Unique in Birmingham, the window dressing competition designed to improve the street scene around the city centre’s shopping area, is now complete. The creative installations have now been installed around the city and are ready for you to go and view. The map of the locations is available to view here. The nine finalists are… … [Read more…]
The Handmade Boutique will be opening in Birmingham’s Mailbox on Thursday 27th September and will be home to some of the most talented Designer Makers in the Midlands until Sunday 30th December. The boutique plans to give customers the opportunity to purchase unique lifestyle products and gifts that would not usually be available on the … [Read more…]
Eye Candy, a Festival of Visual Pop Culture, will be taking place in Birmingham on 11-14th October this year. Fused has several new public art commissions available to illustrators, artists and designers, and typographers for prominent locations in Southside. The deadline is Friday 17th August. Also part of Eye Candy is a commission for artists … [Read more…]