Tate team up for Ikon – Audiences Central “Ikon Gallery are one of the partners of the new Plus Tate initiative which aims to support the development of the visual arts across the UK, and to foster a climate where exchange and partnership can flourish” Women admitted as Birmingham’s Saint Paul’s Club modernises the rule … [Read more…]
The Conservative Party Conference starts tomorrow, so expect a fair amount of disruption around the city centre – especially the city end of Broad Street around the ICC and Symphony Hall. Travel advice aside, arts and culture will be getting a foot in the door a few times over the duration, including this lot: Jonathan … [Read more…]
A few new exhibitions opened in Digbeth over the weekend, we missed a mention of the launch but luckily they all run until November, so there’s still plenty of time to take a look. Jennifer Tee: Local Myths at Eastside Projects Exhibition continues to 6 November 2010 Eastside Projects presents the first UK solo show … [Read more…]
The programme of events for this years Birmingham Book Festival has been announced Taking place from 5 – 21 October, the festival welcomes writers of all kinds, from journalists to novelists, and hosts a variety of events including workshops, lectures and the Fringe Festival. A few highlights include: Novelists Jonathan Coe and David Nicholls, who … [Read more…]
A reminder that tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6.30-7.30pm Pete Ashton will be talking at the Ikon as part of their These are a few of my favourite things series: A number of well-known individuals undertake a series of talks inspired by Desert Island Discs. Asked to select their eight favourite works of art, speakers will reveal … [Read more…]
Finally something for the adults to do over the summer! Ikon are running a two day summer school on Wednesday 11 and 18 August. To tie in with This Could Happen To You, this summer school gives those who remember Birmingham in the 1970s the opportunity to undertake a two day programme of reminiscing, remembering … [Read more…]
Pete Ashton, who occasionally still pops up around these parts and is looking into bringing the CiB Shop back, has announced a couple of notable things. First up, he’s resurrecting the social media surgeries that he used to run out of Rootys a couple of years ago. £20 will buy you half an hour to … [Read more…]
The new exhibition at Ikon opened last night and is Ron Terada’s first solo show in Europe, apparently. It’s called ‘Who I think I Am’ and: it involves a deadpan reproduction of texts drawn from a wide range of sources including street signage, popular music and advertising Which makes it sound like one of the … [Read more…]