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Oil's well with new art catalogue

Terry Grimley reports on the Birmingham volume in an ambitious project to document the nation's art collections. Read

Models wanted for sculpture at The Mailbox

One of the UK's leading artists is searching for aspiring Midland models who want to be immortalised on a piece of public art in Birmingham. Read

Portrait of Shakespeare's only patron uncovered by students

Students researching for a display of Tudor portraits have uncovered a "ghost figure" which could be Shakespeare's only known patron. Read

Eastside's spacious gallery was meant to be

Terry Grimley reports on a new contemporary art initiative in Eastside. Read

The modern phenomenon of fame

Terry Grimley reviews an exhibition on the theme of celebrity. Read

Simon Davis shortlisted for BP Portrait Award

Worcestershire artists Simon Davis has been shortlisted for the annual £25,000 BP Portrait Award. Read

A photographic monument to Longbridge

Terry Grimley meets award-winning Birmingham photographer Stuart Whipps, whose photographs recording the move of MG production from Longbridge to China are on show in Walsall. Read

David Prentice gets a bird's-eye views of London skyline

Malvern painter David Prentice tells Terry Grimley why he had to overcome vertigo to produce his latest exhibition Read

Putting the 'art' into cartoon

Cartoons are no longer just for the back section of your red top, says Andrew Cowen. They now belong in a gallery . Read

Artist prodigy Dante Lamb matures as an eight-year-old

Talented youngster Danté Lamb astounded the art world when he sold his first painting at the age of three. Alison Jones meets the former record breaker who is now exhibiting in Birmingham. Read

Final masterpiece of Burne-Jones returned to UK

The last work of Birmingham-born Edward Burne-Jones, The Sleep of Arthur in Avalon, has returned to the UK for the first time in more than 40 years. Read

Pigskin, noodles and cocaine turned into jewellery

Europe’s leading exhibition of contemporary jewellery is paying its first visit to Birmingham, writes Terry Grimley. Read

Partenheimer brings first one-man show to the UK

Terry Grimley reviews exhibitions by Jurgen Partenheimer and Ruth Claxton at Ikon Gallery. Read

Birmingham arts scene hidden under a bushel

The Art of Ideas, a three-day event taking place at Birminham Hippodrome this week, has commissioned two keynote essays. Freelance art journalist Matt Price here gives an upbeat assessment of the West Midlands visual art scene. Read

Birmingham's character lies in its loose ends

The Art of Ideas, a three-day music and art event taking place at Birmingham Hippodrome this week, has commissioned two keynote essays. Award-winning novelist Catherine O'Flynn speaks up for the in-between, non-utopian city. Read

Spark uses art to take on fear

Fear is a subject many try to avoid, but not Birmingham artist Spark Deeley. She tells Jo Ind about the picture book she has made about being terrified. Read

Textile art goes on display at the Waterhall

Terry Grimley samples a survey of contemporary textile art at the Waterhall. Read

New York's artistic soul caught on camera

Washington may be the capital, but New York is the heart of America. There's something about the city that has kept it at the top of the cultural pile. Read

From Westphalia to Welsh Mountains

Terry Grimley on the return of globetrotting watercolours from Birmingham's collection. Read

Indian art hits the big time

Terry Grimley reviews an exhibition of recent art from India Read

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