“You never regret a run”, I tell myself at 8am. Not only am I gearing up for the morning’s exercise but training for 2024’s Great […]
Birmingham
Cultural events launched at Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens
Creatives have always taken inspiration from great gardens and, here in Birmingham, the green spaces of Edgbaston’s Botanical Gardens have sparked imaginations for almost 200 […]
Stryx: New Birmingham Gallery Sells Contemporary Art
Birmingham has a new art gallery! On April 13 2024, Stryx Gallery will open its doors in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The female-led space will sell […]
Soul City Arts: Iftar for Birmingham
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 […]
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 […]