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Capturing human essence in a portrait

The prestigious BP Portrait Award is on exhibition at Wolverhampton. Judge Corinne Miller tells Alison Jones why the genre is booming. Read

Comedy Classics in Birmingham art show

Think of comedy and Birmingham and one name towers over the rest – and we’re not talking Jasper Carrott. Read

Partnerships in the frame for business and art awards

In the run-up to the Jaguar Land Rover Awards for Arts & Business, we take a closer look at some of the shortlisted projects ahead of the ceremony in October. Read

Rare Rolling Stones photographs on display in Birmingham

Rarely seen photographs of the Rolling Stones form an exhibition at Birmingham’s Snap Galleries. Sally Hoban takes a look. Read

All aboard for Herefordshire's annual art trail

If you’d gone down to the woods in Herfordshire last weekend, you would have been sure of a big surprise. Read

Fire will spark up again

Now that even the chancellor is in a blind panic and declaring that we are in for the worst recession in human history, can the art market sustain its recent craziness? Read

Many hands make light work for Frank Cohen

Terry Grimley takes a look at the latest selection from Frank Cohen’s collection to go on display at Initial Access and, right, sounds out his thoughts on the state of the art market. Read

Gingerfest photo show celebrates the redhead

A Dudley photographer has launched an exhibition dedicated to the redhead. Read

Ford Madox Brown exhibition at Birmingham

Terry Grimley reviews an in-depth exhibition devoted to the Pre-Raphaelites’ odd man out, Ford Madox Brown. Read

Galleries combine for Gas Hall art show

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s Gas Hall will host an art fair over the weekend of September 19-21 which its organisers are claiming is a first for the city. Read

Galleries combine for Gas Hall art show

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s Gas Hall will host an art fair over the weekend of September 19-21 which its organisers are claiming is a first for the city. Read

Birmingham museum grant will fund city history exhibit

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has been given a £300,000 Government grant to make a new interactive exhibit describing the city’s history. Read

£300,000 grant for Birmingham museum

The Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has been awarded a £300,000 Government grant. Read

A window of success at Stourbridge glass festival

First launched in 2004, Stourbridge’s ever-expanding International Festival of Glass has helped put the town back at the forefront of international glass-making. Read

International glass phenomenon

The development of studio glass over the last three decades has been an international phenomenon, but a little known aspect of it is how much of it has been rooted in the Black Country. Read

Snail sheds light on Elizabeth Lee's opinions

Elizabeth Lee’s witty videos have enlivened two recent open exhibitions of West Midlands art. She tells Terry Grimley about her double life in art and the NHS. Read

Luca Giordano painting back on view

A massive painting by the Italian baroque painter Luca Giordano, which narrowly survived the Coventry blitz, has been unveiled as building work nears completion on the redevelopment of the city’s Herbert Art Gallery. Read

Artistic exercise in democracy

Terry Grimley takes a stroll through the complete public art collections of Staffordshire, courtesy of the Public Catalogue Foundation. Read

Ikon hosts solo debut for international duo

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

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