Spring 2024
The Art Map lists only some of the exhibitions and events on offer. For full programme details visit individual websites.
84 Caroline Street Jewellery Quarter B3 1UP
Tues–Sat 10am–5pm
Tel. 0121-233-1186
artisan-alchemy.co.uk
-
Artisan Alchemy Gallery
1 April – 30 June 2024
See website for programme details.
Unit 4, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RT
Open Wed–Sat 12–6pm and open late for events.
centrala-space.org.uk
-
Karen Babayan
5 April – 10 May 2024
Research art residency part of the Hybrid Landscapes programme.
-
Eastern Incantations
5 – 6 April 2024
A two day celebration of Central and Eastern European and migrant Experimental Music
-
Encoded Realities
7 – 22 June 2024
Group Exhibition
-
Digbeth First Friday
05/04, 03/05 & 07/06 from 6pm
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary in May, Digbeth comes alive on the First Friday of each month with late openings, special events in galleries, culture in unexpected spaces, live music and more.
Come along and try something new!
86 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AR
Open Weds–Sat 12–5pm
Tel. 0121-771-1778
eastsideprojects.org
-
Duplicate Publishing Fair
3 – 4 April 2024
Explore self-publishing with over 40 exhibitors, talks and workshops.
-
les ongles noirs
7 June – 27 July 2024
An exhibition and events programme by melissandre varin with Ayesha Jones, Ban Workshop, Bronwyn Katz, Carmen Wong, Jade Blackstock, Maria Muehombo/ M I M I, Sym Mendez/Sym Stellium, Wutangu.
Chamberlain Square, B3 3DH
Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
Tel. 0121-348-8000
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery
-
Victorian Radicals
10 February – 31 October 2024
Discover the story of the Pre-Raphaelites – Britain’s first modern art movement – and their influence on artists and makers well into the 20th century. Expect vibrant paintings, exquisite drawings, jewellery, glass, textiles and metalwork.
See website for ticket prices.
19 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Wed–Sat, 12–5pm.
Tel. 0121-643-9079
grand-union.org.uk
-
The Bothy: Congregation
Ongoing
Outdoor Installation by Alberta Whittle
-
The Floating Garden
Ongoing
Canal based gardening site
-
Spring Open Studios
6-8pm
-
‘Love is real, and it’s inside of my computer’
4 May – 3 August 2024
Exhibition by Babeworld x Utopian Realism
-
Babeworld Masked ball
7 June 2024
details tbc. Please check our website.
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, B1 2HS
Tues–Sun, 11am– 5pm
Tel. 0121-248-0708
ikon-gallery.org
-
Rue Britannia
10 May – 8 September 2024
Solo exhibition by Dion Kitson. In partnership with English Heritage.
-
National Treasures: Artemisia in Birmingham/Jesse Jones: Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon
10 May – 8 September 2024
A masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi from the National Gallery. Solo exhibition by Jesse Jones, including film, performance and installation.
Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH
First Floor Gallery Tue–Sun 11am–5pm Arena and Community Galleries Mon–Sun 9am–late
Tel. 0121-446-3232
macbirmingham.co.uk/
-
New Narratives in Photography
1 January 1970 – 7 May 2024
New work from Pakistan
-
Quilt Art: Material Evidence
1 January 1970 – 27 May 2024
Textile art by female artists
-
Tatiana Wolska: Leisure as Resistance
9 April 2024
Solo exhibition on resourcefulness with lively public programme.
-
Pauline Farrar: Talking Points
16 April – 26 August 2024
Installation by MAC’s Women’s Group
-
RBSA Print Prize
29 February – 6 April 2024
-
Drawing from the RBSA Collection
29 February – 6 April 2024
Heritage exhibition of dry media works 1822 – 2022
-
Candidates Exhibition
11 April – 27 February 2024
Work from prospective RBSA Members
-
RBSA Portrait Prize
7 May – 8 June 2024
-
Society of Enamellers
7 – 25 May 2024
-
Tom Millard RBSA & Melanie Keevil
27 May – 8 June 2024
-
RBSA Summer Show
13 June – 20 July 2024
Aston Webb Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TS
Mon – Fri, 9am–5pm
www.birmingham.ac.uk/rcc
See website for programme details
13 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Wed-Sat, 12-4pm; Sun-Tues by Appointment
stryx.co.uk
-
We
6 - 8pm
Stryx Gallery x Room Art x T Street Gallery invite you to We: a collective show by female Iranian Artists, Elahe Panahi, Zahrasadat Hakim, Somayeh Panahi, Baran Pourabbas, Fatemeh Joneidi and Fatemeh (Banafsheh) Pishkhan.
Visit our website or follow us on Instagram @stryx_arts for more programme details.
90 Vyse St, Jewellery Quarter, B18 6JZ
Wed-Sat, 12-4pm; Sun-Tues by Appointment
stryx.co.uk
-
Stryx 3A
20/04, 18/05, 15/06
Free adult workshops 50+
-
Stryx for Kids
06/04, 04/05, 01/06
Free art workshops for children
-
Mothers Who Make Peer Support Group
30/04, 28/05, 25/06
-
Window Residency – All Seeing Eye by Kat Howes
1 March – 31 May 2024
-
Home Grown Open Community Exhibition
6 March – 27 April 2024
-
Schemarium
2 – 9 June 2024
by Mona Casey
43–47 Vittoria Street Jewellery Quarter B1 3PE
10.00 to 15.30 Tuesday to Friday
https://www.instagram.com/thehivejq/
-
Brum Zine Fest
27/04/2024 11am-7pm
Bringing together makers and organisers from Birmingham and across the UK for a zine fair, workshops, talks, the opportunity to share delicious food together, and much more, around the theme of queering infrastructure, and the ways and spaces in which we can make and organise together safely, imaginatively and intentionally. For more information visit bit.ly/BrumZineFest24
Check @thehivejq for all our other activities.
The Hive, located in a Grade II listed former jewellery Manufactory in the Jewellery Quarter, offers arts and crafts workshops, events, and exhibitions, and a café and bakery.
16 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Opening times vary, see website for listings details.
vividprojects.org.uk
-
Ways Towards Something
1 – 30 April 2024
Group convening on a monthly basis to produce experimental sound harnessing the spirit and aesthetic of DIY. Led by Emily Warner, Sam Owen & Laura Fox. Contact events@vividprojects.org.uk to participate.
See website for latest details.
-
Antonio Roberts
3 – 4 May 2024
New work reimagining stereotypical roles within gaming