Art of Ideas kicks off towards the end of this week, the four day event will celebrate the cultural life of Birmingham, with a series of talks, exhibitions and related events held at various galleries and institutions around Birmingham. We’ve already mentioned a few of the associated events such as The Witching Hour and In … [Read more…]
Photographer Liz Hingley spent two years researching and documenting the diverse culture and religious communities who inhabit Handsworth’s Soho Road. Her critically acclaimed exhibition ‘Under Gods’ stories from Soho road is now open at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, running through until 26 February 2011. At a time when religion is seen to cause much social unrest … [Read more…]
Victorian Wolverhampton is a new blog started by Joanne Penn at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. It coincides with the redisplays of Wolverhampton’s collection of Victorian art and objects at both the city’s gallery, and out of town museum, Bantock House. I interviewed first time blogger Joanne Penn to find out how she is getting on. Can … [Read more…]
Many of the local galleries and museums have fun and creative activities for the kids on half term this week: Half Term Family Workshops Following a special gallery tour, families will use a variety of media to creatively explore the themes and ideas within the current exhibitions. 17, 19 February 2 – 4pm Ikon Gallery … [Read more…]
Although I’ve only dipped into have a look occasionally, Capsule’s Home of Metal project seems to be picking up pace nicely. This blog is going to be used to keep people going until the archive is launched at the end of the month and will then be used for info around related events, contributions from … [Read more…]