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Soul City Arts: Iftar for Birmingham

ByRuth Millington 15/03/2024

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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Birmingham

Culture Forward

ByRuth Millington 23/02/2024

‘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 […]

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Birmingham

Birmingham | Best Art of 2023

ByRuth Millington 26/12/2023

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 […]

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Birmingham photography

A Black Country Type of Day

ByRuth Millington 05/12/2023

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 […]

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Birmingham

RBSA Gallery’s Annual Exhibition 2023

ByRuth Millington 02/12/2023

RBSA Gallery Birmingham

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Birmingham

£20,000 brooch for sale in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

ByRuth Millington 22/11/2023

“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. […]

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Birmingham contemporary art

Science fiction art at Eastside Projects

ByRuth Millington 16/11/2023

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 […]

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Birmingham

Birmingham Cathedral’s Stained-Glass Surprise

ByRuth Millington 01/11/2023

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 […]

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Birmingham

‘Makers and Machines’ at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum

ByRuth Millington 20/10/2023 1

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 […]

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Birmingham

Aston Hall: Is it haunted?

ByRuth Millington 12/10/2023

‘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’, […]

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Ruth Millington

Ruth Millington

Art writing, curating & consulting