Over the last year, I’ve witnessed momentum growing in the Midlands. As well as drawing, painting or printing solo in their studios, Birmingham artists are […]
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens: A Brilliant Day Out
On another scorching heatwave morning, I walked one mile out of Birmingham city centre to spend time among beautiful plant life: palms and tree ferns, […]
‘Workshop of the World’ at Ikon Gallery
Tapestries, tiles, stained glass windows and famous typefaces have all been made in Birmingham. The city’s rich arts and crafts heritage has also inspired a […]
Out & About: Art activities for older people
When we entered Ikon Gallery and saw our work on the walls, there was a whoop of joy!”, says Diane. She’s one of 25 older […]
Birmingham Royal Ballet stages The Lunar Society’s female history
By the light of the full moon, between 1765 and 1813, the Lunar Society would meet monthly at Handsworth’s Soho House. Its members included Birmingham’s […]
Festival of Voices at Birmingham Cathedral
Birmingham’s writers and spoken word artists are being inspired by some of the city’s greatest treasures: the recently restored stained-glass windows at the Cathedral. On […]
Barber Institute of Art reopens with contemporary vision
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is back, after almost a year of closure for refurbishment work. With anticipation, I stepped through the Art Deco […]
A creative day inspired by the Birmingham Qur’an
Before artists applied paint from tubes, they created pigments from the natural world. Plants, flowers and rocks inspired the colour palettes and materials they used […]
Birmingham’s 100 Days of Creativity
Birmingham is a creative city. It’s also a resilient city, in the face of council cuts, as this summer is proving. Running until 26 August, […]
Digbeth’s artists: “There is room for us all”
Behind a thick black curtain at Birmingham’s Grand Union is an immersive new exhibition ‘Love is Real, and it’s Inside Of My Computer’, created by […]