Heavy art books are crammed onto a tall bookcase in Tom Hicks’ Wolverhampton studio. More are stacked in neat piles on his desk, where his […]
Your Creative Corner: DIY Shelves for Artistic Displays
Introduction Welcome to the world of DIY, where your creativity is the only limit! Today, we’re diving into a project that’s as practical as it […]
RBSA Gallery’s Annual Exhibition 2023
RBSA Gallery Birmingham
Rosalind Stoddart: Inspired by Nature’s Threads
Rosalind Stoddart’s textiles are woven with her affinity to the natural world. Sustainability is fundamental to her practice. It all starts in the fields surrounding […]
£20,000 brooch for sale in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
“I love to show people where I work”, says Michele White as she leads me down the stairs to her workshop in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. […]
Science fiction art at Eastside Projects
Down in Digbeth, I find myself in an alien world – part Punjabi village, part spaceship. Wolverhampton-based artist Sahjan Kooner has filled Eastside Projects with […]
Peter Pan: Singing, Dancing, Flying at The Alexandra
This week I caught up with Peter Pan. Accompanied by the cast of BMOS Musical Theatre Company, he will soon be flying into Birmingham to […]
Encrypted beauty in Rita Rodner’s ‘Universe for Beginners’
A dark pyramid-shaped structure rises sharply against a misty grey background; the horizon is covered, not in clouds, but black calligraphic marks. It’s unclear if […]
Birmingham Cathedral’s Stained-Glass Surprise
Earlier this month, I donned a hard hat and high-vis jacket, climbed several steep ladders, and peered through scaffolding – all in the name of […]
Coventry Biennial: Championing nature
The Coventry Biennial is back, and it’s more imaginative than ever. Titled ‘… like a short cut through the brambles’ and featuring 15 artists across […]