My first experience of Medicine was during the Frankfurt Christmas Market. I always enjoy the markets – well, for about a week, after which I’m […]
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Exhibition review | ‘Fertile Ground’: Nilupa Yasmin and Madeleine Muir | Argentea Gallery
Currently on show at Birmingham’s Argentea Gallery is ‘Fertile Ground’. The exhibition features two young female artists from the Midlands – Nilupa Yasmin and Madeleine […]
Best Birmingham art exhibitions opening in early 2018
I don’t really believe in ‘Dry January’. In part, this is because my birthday falls in the middle of the month, and cocktails are compulsory. […]
Art event | Belles Petite: ‘Because of you’ | 17 March 2018
Birmingham-based artist Claire Griffiths, aka Belles Petite, is holding a charity art event and exhibition at Zellig in Digbeth’s Custard Factory on Saturday 17th March. […]
Canal art for sale | Birmingham’s canals pictured by 4 printmakers
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, […]
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 […]