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Barber Institute in Birmingham welcomes new masterpiece

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:02:00 GMT

The latest artwork to be hung among Birmingham’s priceless masterpieces at the Barber Institute in Edgbaston has been unveiled.

Graffiti artist Aerosol Arabic brings feelgood factor to the Bullring

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Renowned graffiti artist Aerosol Arabic pitched up at the Bullring shopping centre to create a unique and interactive piece of artwork as part of the Bullring Art Project.

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to loan collections across the world

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:09:00 GMT

Birmingham looks set to enter the international art stage as it loans world-renowned pieces to some of the most reputable galleries across the globe.

Birmingham students with designs on interiors

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

The play of light on reflective surfaces, rust and melted toy cars. All of these could be influencing the way we decorate our homes in the future.

Aerosol Arabic brings graffiti art to poetry at the Rep

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Rebekah Oruye meets a Birmingham graffiti artist who is teaming up with international poets at the Rep.

Arts and culture funding drying up in Midlands

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Christina Savvas looks at the depressing investment figures for arts and culture in the region.

Birmingham photographers on the lookout for a gallery

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT

Terry Grimley focuses on a group of professional and amateur snappers who are looking for gallery space.

Jann Hawarth's unique view of the world at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:00:00 GMT

Terry Grimley looks at the unique work of Jann Haworth, one of the original ‘pop artists’

Catch the art bus at Birmingham Coach Station

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:43:00 GMT

The rebuilt coach station and its public art programme have raised the bar for Digbeth, writes Terry Grimley.

Herbert Art Gallery a success story for Coventry

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:40:00 GMT

A year after re-opening, Coventry’s museum and art gallery is exceeding targets, writes Terry Grimley.

Review: Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution, at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:42:00 GMT

When avant-garde fine art turned conceptual and visually spartan in the 1970s, those who felt starved of a visual thrill could find it in the newly reinvigorated studio craft movement.

A photographic collection to be proud of

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Terry Grimley meets Pete James, the award-winning head of photography at Birmingham’s Central Library

Birmingham, a work in progress

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:07:00 GMT

The changing face of Birmingham fascinates Terry Grimley as he views a new exhibition

Work comes full circle for John Walker

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:48:00 GMT

Veteran artist John Walker tells Terry Grimley about a rare new show.

Technology by the numbers in cutting edge digital project

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:00 GMT

For anyone who doesn’t feel they normally spend enough time staring at a computer screen, the latest exhibition at Ikon Eastside should be a must.

Bodies Revealed exhibition is a gory education

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Lorne Jackson gets under the skin of a new city exhibition revealing our inner selves.

Birmingham-born artist Trevor Denning dies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Birmingham-born artist whose contemporary work was an influence on the founders of the Ikon Gallery has died.

Images of the artist at work

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:43:00 GMT

The history of the artist’s studio is captured in a new show, says Terry Grimley.

Brush with genius

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Sally Hoban looks at the work of one of Birmingham’s finest painters.

Too realistic for USSR ideology

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Semyon Faibisovich’s social realism would not have found favour in the Soviet Union, says Terry Grimley