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 […]
Birmingham
‘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’, […]
Birmingham Open Studios 2023
Birmingham Open Studios is back, and it’s bigger and better than ever before! This year, 169 artists are opening the doors to their studios which […]
Searching for Street Art in Birmingham
For last week’s blog post, I downloaded the beautifully illustrated Colmore Art Trail, designed by local artist Tom Woolley, and set off on a walking adventure […]
Pogus Caesar: Reframing the Handsworth Riots
38 years ago, Handsworth was inflamed with anger: cars were upturned, shops were burnt and looted, 35 people were either injured or hospitalised, and two […]
On Birmingham’s Public Art Trail
Leaning over to one side with two feet in the ground, and located at the heart of Birmingham, is the iconic ‘Iron:Man’ sculpture by Anthony […]
Art history needs ‘levelling up’, starting with Birmingham Surrealism
Birmingham Surrealists
Birmingham’s Sites of Surrealism
Six years ago, I moved from London to Birmingham. Since then, I have researched and written about the city’s art history, from the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood […]
Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater has solo show
Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater is finally getting recognition, with a solo show at London’s Mayor Gallery, titled ‘The Edge of Beyond’. It was an […]