On a former industrial estate in Sparkbrook, and just a short walk from rows of terraced houses, grocery shops and cafes, is an inviting, bright […]
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Culture Forward
‘Forward’ is the City of Birmingham’s dynamic motto. But, given current contexts, this is proving difficult: the City Council has just announced significant budget cuts […]
Birmingham | Best Art of 2023
This year, I moved back to Birmingham, and what a year I chose. I’ve been reflecting on the highs of 2023, as well as its […]
A Black Country Type of Day
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 […]
RBSA Gallery’s Annual Exhibition 2023
RBSA Gallery Birmingham
£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 […]
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 […]
‘Makers and Machines’ at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
The City of a Thousand Trades, Birmingham is well known for its industrial past. Far less well known, however, is its history as a centre […]
Aston Hall: Is it haunted?
‘Do you believe in ghosts?’ a friend asked, when I told her I was joining one of Aston Hall’s night-time Ghost Tours. ‘No, not really’, […]