Fluid Space Arts launch a new exhibition, SEEN, on 17 December, in their new Jewellery Quarter residence at 32-35 Water Street Birmingham B3 1H.
Aiming to expose upcoming artists and designers, with the opportunity to network with local artists and share talent, the launch also offers an opportunity to buy original art pieces at their first artist market which takes place from 4pm – 8pm.
The official launch will take place from 6pm – 8pm, with a live art performance by Tru-Street Dance.
Gecko Arts and Media recently opened a new gallery in the Custard Factory’s Zellig building, specialising in the promotion and sales of Latin American art.
Their current exhibition showcases the work of Peru born artist Janet Mclelland, whose art portrays her upbringing and views of daily life, in search for a representation of motherhood.
On 16 December, Gecko are inviting visitors to the gallery to celebrate Janet’s work over some festive refreshments, from 6pm – 8pm.
The exhibition runs until 30 December and is open Monday – Saturday from 10am – 6pm. For regular updates take a look at their Facebook page.
Lisa Travers latest exhibition ‘Ècriture‘ is currently on display in Maison Mayci in Moseley.
The exhibition features a collection of small artworks and framed calligraphy works on paper as you can see, and will be around until 18 December.
The winter salon show from the resident artists at The Works, Jubilee Trades Centre opens on 14 December from 6-9pm, with drinks, nibbles and an opportunity to meet the artists. The exhibition will continue to be open from 15 – 19 December.
They’ll have a range of artwork on sale, including paintings, drawings and photography at prices to suit every pocket. For more info on the artists, take a look at The Works Artist Collective.
The gallery is in The Jubilee Trades Centre, 130 Pershore Street, and will be open 12-4pm daily. Weekend visits are by appointment, which can be arranged by calling 07930325358.
‘Language‘ is the latest offering from VIVID, opening on 2 December. The exhibition and events programme will explore the constructs of language and meaning from far reaching cultural perspectives.
The international selection of moving image, exhibition, discussion and print includes work from John Adams, William Burroughs, Barbad Golshiri, Gary Hill, Valerie Mréjen, Aura Satz, Guy Sherwin, Margaret Tait, and Olivier Zabat.
…the works cover four decades, spanning films which reflect the post-Structuralist theories of the 1970’s to documented actions and contemporary works newly commissioned by VIVID.
There’s a range of associated events including film screenings and performances within the programme, which can be viewed on VIVID’s site.
The exhibition is open until 18 December, when they’ll also be ending the season with a bang, hosting ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’. The “warped line up of winter horror, creepy electronica and spectral pop”, will include DJ sets from COLOUR, John Napier and Dan Le Trap.
Remember when we mentioned those huge birds painted on the side of Central Library? Well artist Lucy McLauchlan has been busy yet again, out in the cold with a group of volunteers jazzing up another part of the city, this time in Moseley.
Together with EC-Arts and a little help from the Irish Welfare Information Centre & Birmingham Irish Community Forum, ‘Come Together’ is a temporary artistic intervention utilising the hoardings on Moseley Road.
The project is a result of both EC-Arts objectives to utilise redevelopments within transitional periods, and artist Lucy McLauchlan’s ongoing desire to create a positive impact with her work in the public realm.
Lucy has created ‘Come together’ a theme inspired by the Digbeth community. Her infamous bird murals depict ‘community’ to counterbalance the wasteland the site envelops.
As part of Inhabit‘s pop up arts and tearooms, Curator5 presents b-ART-er. Opening on 25 November, they’re taking over an empty shop in the Pavillions to showcase an exhibition with artists Michael Bold, Chris Clinton, Alex Lockett, Adam Radley, Lisa Roffey and Tim Stock.
The space will be filled with contemporary art including video, action, installation, and graffiti, used to represent the recent recession, revealing the fragility of the current economic system.
The project will ask how the economy can emerge stronger and work more sustainably, and see if there’s an economic utopia we can aspire to.
b-ART-er will be open to the public on Thursday 25 at 5pm – 7pm / Friday 26 & Saturday 27 at 9am – 6pm / Sunday 28 at 10:30am – 4:30pm.
Launching on 23 November is Ikon’s latest exhibition, a retrospective collection of work by Len Lye, featuring film, sculpture, painting and drawing.
Lye’s philosophy of ‘Individual Happiness Now’ – a belief in the possibility of ‘the best in human experience’ for all – is embodied by this exhibition; a testament to the simple joys that inspired him.
The launch evening on 23 November starts at 6pm, and includes a performance from Birmingham Conservatoire’s Percussion Ensemble at 8.15pm.
The following night on 24 November, Ikon will be holding a talk from 6-7pm with Len Lye Foundation curator, Tyler Cann, who’ll be discussing Lye’s work from animation to kinetic sculpture. Tickets for this are £3 and can be bought from the Ikon shop or by calling 0121 248 0711.
‘The Body Electric’ will be on display until 13 Febuary 2011 at Ikon Gallery, Brindley Place, which is open Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 6pm.
Since waving goodbye to Jennifer Tee, Eastside Projects now welcome the debut of ‘Memento Park’ from Carey Young. Launching on 26 November, the exhibition runs until 29 January.
Commissioned in conjunction with Cornerhouse, Manchester and mima, Middlesbrough, the exhibition surveys a decade of the artist’s practice, which focuses on the interconnections between economic systems, legal language and contemporary culture.
Transforming the Eastside space into three cinemas, Young’s videos Memento Park (2010), Uncertain Contract (2009) and Product Recall (2007) will be screened alongside further monitor based video works, a series of cameraless photographs, and three further text works which will complete the exhibition.
Read about the exhibition in full over at Eastside Projects.
This new collection of work by Birmingham based artist Louis Sidoli, inspired by Andy Warhol, has taken the mugshots of twelve of the most notorious and iconic bad boys from popular culture.
The collection includes the likes of rock legends Mick Jagger and Kurt Kobain, Hollywood stars Frank Sinatra and Al Picino, plus gangster Al Capone.
A homage to 1960′s silkscreen portraits, Sidoli call the collection as “…a bit like Andy Warhol on steroids”.
Decide for yourself, ‘Most Wanted’ can be seen over on Washington Green’s site.
Painter Carolyn Blake‘s latest exhibition Sense of Place/ Sense of Space is currently on display at Cornwall Street Chambers until 25 February 2011.
Curated by Jessica Farnham, the exhibition looks for new ways of rendering the everyday experience, from time spent traveling to work to working in the garden or sightseeing; each situation is imagined according to the artist’s own vision.
This booklet/ poster has also been produced to accompany the exhibition, which is an interesting read…
Sample 2 is the second exhibition from Sample, due to launch on 19 November at Zellig, and will be on display until 26 November.
The exhibition will feature artists from multiple disciplines, with each piece unified by a circular format.
The circular form shapes our very existence. From the atoms and cells which craft our being, to the huge globe we live on which orbits an enormous ball of fire. This cycle of life is the perfect example of design. Seamless. Unrelenting. Absolute. Complete.
For more information, take a look at the Facebook event page or email Sample for an invite to the launch evening.
Art of Ideas kicks off towards the end of this week, the four day event will celebrate the cultural life of Birmingham, with a series of talks, exhibitions and related events held at various galleries and institutions around Birmingham.
We’ve already mentioned a few of the associated events such as The Witching Hour and In Conversation with Brian Griffin and Stuart Whipps, so here are some of the other highlights…
12 November: Grand Union Event,
7.30pm – late
Launching the new Grand Union Editions, patrons scheme, plus an artists talk will be given by Jamie Shovlin on his current exhibition, Hiker Meat, along with Mike Harte and Euan Rodger.
Places must be booked, so e-mail Grand Union to reserve your spot.
12 November: What is an art collector?
6.30 – 8.30pm at Ikon
13 November: The Future of Public Collections, Collecting and Spending £1m.
6.30 – 8.30pm at Ikon
13 November: In conversation with… Paul Hedge (Director of Hales Gallery, London)
3 – 5pm, New Art Gallery Walsall (free event, no booking required).
14 November: Brokerage, Endorsement and Representation.
3 – 5pm at the Lecture Theatre, BIAD, Margaret Street
Unless stated otherwise, e-mail or call 0121 248 1200 to book your place for these events.
Artists Clinics
Art of Ideas have also teamed up with Business Link West Midlands to deliver a series of development workshops aimed at new and emerging artists. They will look at how artists can increase their income through alternative routes to market.
mac: 12 November, 11am – 1pm
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: 18 November, 10am – noon
mac: 19 November, 11am – 1pm
Places for this must be booked, e-mail or call 0845 113 1234. Places are limited.
Aedas Presents is a new monthly art programme held at Aedas Architects in Colmore Plaza, which will present a series of exhibitions by students and emerging artists.
The first 12 months are to be curated by Charlie Levine, and the first artist is Hannah Ainsworth, whose work focuses on matters relating to light, movement and surface
Duration is explored through work that is in a state of decomposition alongside a process that could be eternal. Perceptual experience measured through time is tantamount to the reading of Ainsworth’s work and these works in particular.
After opening on 18 November the exhibition will be displayed in Colmore Plaza until 26 November. To arrange a visit, contact aedaspresents@aedas.com
On 24 November, curator Anneka French presents Important Artefacts in the final ARC of 2010. The exhibition draws on the history of site as a place for keeping objects of value, including paintings, works on paper, installation, live work, projection and text.
It seeks to address the idea of collecting as a process of investigation or accumulation, the idea of collections as things to display, and of the collector as someone driven by a particular passion.
Artists exhibiting work are Matthew Andrews, Jane Morrow, Tutte Newall, Tim Robottom, Molly Rooke and Joanne Masding, who you can read a bit more about on ARC’s website.
ARC is taking place at The Vaults from 6-8pm, entry is free.
