Saturday 18th May – 1pm – 3:30pm #InstaBrum is an Instagram Photomarathon, an event in which participants are given themes to photograph within certain time and post to Instagram. Taking place on Saturday May 18th, the goal of this event is to network, have fun and spread great views of Birmingham through the web. The … [Read more…]
Birmingham Civic Society is holding a Public Art Forum on the evening of Wednesday 15th May, to take forward the debate on the future of Public Art for Birmingham. Birmingham Civic Society has decided to commission a new innovative work of public art to be positioned in the city centre through an open competition. The piece will be … [Read more…]
“Hit the Ode brings the most exciting poets from the region, the country and the world to the heart of Birmingham. Join us! We have poems. Poems which contain small parts, unsuitable for unsupervised play; poems scored for philharmonic orchestras and rush-hour traffic; poems with wind-up mechanisms. Good poems. Come and get them.” The next … [Read more…]
On 15th May, The Public are launching Ordinary/Extra/Ordinary, an exhibition curated by David Thorp, “celebrating the vitality, diversity and humour that art can embody.” They have a number of local names you may recognise amongst their big name artists, which include; Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane, Tracey Emin, David Shrigley (pictured) Martin Creed, Hugh Locke, … [Read more…]
Art Bus celebrates its tenth birthday this year. Organised as part of Museums at Night 2013, the free bus will visit five galleries across Birmingham during the evening of Thursday 16 May 2013. The bus will also stop at the mac, Barber Institute, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Eastside Projects, Ikon Gallery and the RBSA Gallery. Each gallery is open late (to … [Read more…]
Spectrum is an exhibition showcasing the work of the jewellery and silversmithing world through the work of the 13 Artists in Residence (2012-2013) at the Birmingham School of Jewellery. The exhibition gives the audience the opportunity to see the work of the current emerging and established designers within this field. Each resident has a specialist … [Read more…]
West Midlands Readers’ Network, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Writing West Midlands present The Shock of Spring, a readers’ afternoon with Helen Cross, Sabine Durrant, Chris McCabe and Nathan Filer. Saturday 11th May. Join us for an exploration of the psychological thriller, the crime novel and the novel that unearths the underbelly of domestic … [Read more…]
3rd – 5th May 2013 Artist, Reveal Yourself! organised by PAiL West Midlands in collaboration with Polish Expats Association, launches on the 3rd of May 2013 at the post-industrial spaces of A.E.Harris. For three days, visitors will have a chance to see many artistic projects from various art disciplines including visual arts, theatre, music, slam … [Read more…]