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Ikon hosts solo debut for international duo Aug 05 2008

Pakistani artist Shahzia Sikander is the latest addition to the already lengthy list of international names who have made their UK solo exhibition debuts at Ikon Gallery.Read

Festival of the glassmakers Aug 05 2008

Returning for only the third time later this month. Stourbridge’s International Festival of Glass can seriously claim to be the most internationally significant visual arts event taking place in the West Midlands this year.Read

Scattergun approach reaps limited rewards Jul 29 2008

Terry Grimley reviews the second instalment in a series of biennial exhibitions of West Midlands artRead

Street art finds a home at the Lord Clifden Jul 27 2008

Andrew Cowen meets the Birmingham landlord who likes to brush up on art and serve his customers a good measure of culture with their real ale.Read

Ikon artists are a chip off the old block Jul 22 2008

Ikon Eastside’s latest installation is literally a breakthrough.Read

Exhibitions bring a sense of time and place Jul 22 2008

Terry Grimley reviews three photography exhibitions on the theme of place at Walsall’s New Art GalleryRead

Real life in these designs Jul 15 2008

Terry Grimley reviews the largest retospective exhibition of Shropshire-based sculptor Juginder Lamba.Read

Art that puts real people delicately in the picture Jul 15 2008

Terry Grimley reviews the RBSA’s open portrait exhibition.Read

Council spends an extra £3m on The Public arts centre Jul 10 2008

Sandwell Council has been forced to pump in another £3 million to make sure West Bromwich’s controversial interactive arts centre The Public is completed.Read

Handsworth Photographic Society goes back to its roots Jul 08 2008

Handsworth Photographic Society, one of the oldest in the UK, will be returning to the venue where it first met 114 years ago when its exhibition [ITAL]In the Picture [ITAL] opens at Soho House Museum later this month.Read

A window on the innovative use of glass Jul 08 2008

The International Festival of Glass and British Glass Biennale exhibition both return to Stourbridge for the third time next month, with events spread throughout the town’s historic glass quarter.Read

Gwens Reunited at the Barber Institute Jul 08 2008

There is surely no stranger story in the history of British art than that of a brother and sister who grew up together in remote West Wales in the 1880s.Read

Fabric of life through the ages Jul 01 2008

Terry Grimley takes a look at an exhibition depicting the use of fabric throughout history.Read

The Public art gallery opens at last Jun 30 2008

Two years late and nearly £15 million over budget, The Public finally opened its doors at the weekend.Read

An appropriate choice for inaugural Herbert exhibition Jun 24 2008

Terry Grimley reports on a new gallery for Coventry and an exhibition celebrating one of its postwar heroes.Read

Fond memories of a very special legacy Jun 24 2008

As well as being a member of the architectural team who worked on Coventry Cathedra, Anthony Blee has another reason to have a special affection for the building.Read

Chocs away for new building Jun 17 2008

Cadbury's new £30 million development is an impressive reassertion of the company's commitment to art and design.Read

Ragley Hall unveils its most unusual sculpture Jun 17 2008

For many people, the latest addition to the Jerwood Sculpture Park at Ragley Hall will challenge their ideas of what a "sculpture" is.Read

Victorian revival throws up many unseen magnificent paintings Jun 17 2008

You probably need to be well on your way to collecting your free bus pass these days to have any idea quite how famous a painting And When Did You Last See Your Father? was as recently as the 1950s.Read

An outside stage for new and established sculptors Jun 13 2008

For everyone whose idea of garden art begins an ends with colourful collections of gnomes and toilet pans that have been recycled as plant holders, enlightenment awaits at a sculpture exhibition being staged at Russells Nursery in Baginton, Coventry, next weekend.Read

Prime home and a royal cache of treasured art Jun 10 2008

Terry Grimley takes a rare opportunity to study some historic portraits from Chequers.Read

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