SHAG is a human hair sculpture. The hair has been sourced from wigmakers’ suppliers and originates from Europe and China. Additionally, hair donated by staff at Aedas has been incorporated into the carpet. SHAG contains over £700 worth of hair.

Bharti Parmar‘s work will be presented by Aedas Presents at Colmore Plaza until 1 June.

a show in which we make work in direct competition with other artists on topics chosen at random, both selected by an impartial curator Charlie Levine

There’s a preview show from 5pm – 7pm on Thursday 26 January at Colmore Plaza. For more info head to:

• The Aedas Presents blog
• Sparrow+Castice‘s website

Shadow maps is the third exhibition in the ‘Aedas Presents‘ series, showcasing the work of artist Jo Gane.

For Aedas, Gane has assembled a body of work made with teams of field archaeologists at various dig sites which explores the search for evidence of history and plotting of time within the landscape.  Instead of unearthing finds, the archaeologists spend time chasing shadows and mapping out past events.

Including photographs, archaeological constructions and projections, the installation will make use of shadows to describe the unknown historic events that occurred within these sites.

After opening at a preview event on 10 February, the exhibition will be on display until 18 February. To arrange a visit, email aedaspresents@aedas.com

Brilliantly Birmingham kicked off together with the fifth annual FLUX exhibition, Aedas Presents launched a new monthly art programme and Art of Ideas finally arrived with a host of associated events running over four days.

The We Are Birmingham Shop opened its doors with a drinks reception, Chris gave a debrief of the Arts Council briefing on funding and the West Midlands creative jobs board, Jobplot, returned with a fresh makeover.

November also saw the launch of The Pilot Project, Jennifer Tee’s exhibition, Memento Park opened at Eastside Projects, and Chris attended the wedding of the year.

Lucy McLauchlan returned with her paintbrushes to add something a little interesting to the Moseley Road hoardings, while VIVID launched their latest project, Language, and as December approached, the Christmas fairs sprung into action.

As winter kicked in, we bid a Blonde Farewell to Ikon Eastside, got crafty with Craftspace, said hello to Creative Central and looked ahead to Flatpack and Fierce’s joint 2011 venture.

Aedas have teamed up with BIAD and Triumph Motorcycles for their latest exhibition, ‘Accessories’, which will launch with a preview show on 16 December at Aedas, Colmore Plaza.

The exhibition will feature pieces designed by MA Product Design Students at BIAD, who’ve produced a collection of 18 alternative lifestyle accessories inspired by components from the Triumph Bonneville T100.

‘Accessories’ will be on display until 20 December, and includes designs for cookware, furniture, audio equipment, household appliances and even pet toys. Triumph will also be awarding one student with a work place opportunity at the company

For more information on the exhibition, contact aedaspresents@aedas.com or take a look at this post on Beverley Nielsen’s Design and Innovation WM blog.

Aedas Presents is a new monthly art programme held at Aedas Architects in Colmore Plaza, which will present a series of exhibitions by students and emerging artists.

The first 12 months are to be curated by Charlie Levine, and the first artist is Hannah Ainsworth, whose work focuses on matters relating to light, movement and surface

Duration is explored through work that is in a state of decomposition alongside a process that could be eternal.  Perceptual experience measured through time is tantamount to the reading of Ainsworth’s work and these works in particular.

After opening on 18 November the exhibition will be displayed in Colmore Plaza until 26 November. To arrange a visit, contact aedaspresents@aedas.com