Following on from their fantastic ‘Coming Out’ exhibition, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery have opened another FREE show which raises questions about identity and body […]
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Blogging, beauty & Brum | University of Birmingham’s literary festival is back 19 & 20 October
Book to the Future is back! The University of Birmingham’s literary festival will return to campus on Friday 19th & Saturday 20th October, featuring top talent from […]
Artist in focus | Tom Hicks: Black Country Type
Black Country Type is an ongoing photographic project by Tom Hicks. I first came across him on Instagram: like many artists Tom uses social media […]
Art event | Reclaim Photography Festival | 3 May – 26 June
The third international Reclaim Photography Festival, Reclaiming Our Future, is coming back to the West Midlands from Thursday 3 May to Tuesday 26 June 2018. […]
Happy Birthday | Ikon Gallery turns 20!
Birmingham’s Ikon Gallery is turning 20! To celebrate, the gallery is opening its new exhibitions on 21st March, exactly 20 years to the day since the […]
Exhibition review | James Byrne: ‘Between The Islands’
I always look forward to exhibitions at Reuben Colley Fine Art, a gallery that celebrates local artists, and particularly painters. Last night I battled through […]
Art event | Project Birmingham presents Medicine Bakery + Gallery | 2 – 4 March
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]