If you had told me a year ago that I would soon add canal-themed art to my collection, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. However, […]
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Get creative | Best adult art classes in Birmingham
Do you want to be more creative? Or find a new hobby outside of work? I recently decided to start an evening art class, which […]
A Birmingham art blog is born
A little over a year ago I moved from London to Birmingham for a job at the University of Birmingham. I was not sure what […]
Exhibition review | ‘Beyond the Battlefields’: Using photography to understand the impact of war | University of Birmingham
Käthe Buchler (1876-1930) was an amateur German photographer, whose collection of images has been assembled into an exhibition, entitled ‘Beyond the Battlefields’, currently being displayed […]
Exhibition review | Edmund Clark: ‘In Place of Hate’ | Ikon Gallery
British artist Edmund Clark is Ikon Gallery’s artist-in-residence at Europe’s only entirely therapeutic prison, HMP Grendon. This immersive exhibition is the culmination of his residency, […]
Art explorer | Why I’m digging Digbeth
Why I’m digging Digbeth My first experience of Digbeth was one I won’t easily forget. ‘The performance is about to start’, a bearded curator told […]
Art History | The Paolozzi Mosaics
Mosaics, of important art historical significance (and worth millions of pounds), have recently been restored and re-instated in a Redditch shopping centre. The mosaics were […]
Best Birmingham exhibitions to visit this Autumn
I love Autumn: wrapping up in warm jumpers, drinking ridiculously flavoured lattes (yes, I know it’s not real coffee if it tastes like pumpkin) and […]
Art fiction | A short story: ‘The Long Engagement’
The first time I saw her I didn’t realise that she was blind. I’d come to the museum with my sketchbook; she was sat, unmoving, […]
Artist in focus | Paul Biddle: ‘Rearranging Reality’
Argentea Gallery’s latest exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities. Automata, dolls, swan sisters and hybrid creatures invite the viewer into the entrancing and mythical world […]