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Find out about exhibitions and what's on in galleries across the region including the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. en-gb Birmingham Post http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/22/ikon-artists-are-a-chip-off-the-old-block-65233-21382710/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/22/ikon-artists-are-a-chip-off-the-old-block-65233-21382710/ Ikon Eastside’s latest installation is literally a breakthrough. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/22/exhibitions-bring-a-sense-of-time-and-place-65233-21382698/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/22/exhibitions-bring-a-sense-of-time-and-place-65233-21382698/ Terry Grimley reviews three photography exhibitions on the theme of place at Walsall’s New Art Gallery http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/15/real-life-in-these-designs-65233-21342557/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/15/real-life-in-these-designs-65233-21342557/ Terry Grimley reviews the largest retospective exhibition of Shropshire-based sculptor Juginder Lamba. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/15/art-that-puts-real-people-delicately-in-the-picture-65233-21342457/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/15/art-that-puts-real-people-delicately-in-the-picture-65233-21342457/ Terry Grimley reviews the RBSA’s open portrait exhibition. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/10/council-spends-an-extra-3m-on-the-public-arts-centre-65233-21323097/ Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:35:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/10/council-spends-an-extra-3m-on-the-public-arts-centre-65233-21323097/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/handsworth-photographic-society-goes-back-to-its-roots-65233-21304887/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/handsworth-photographic-society-goes-back-to-its-roots-65233-21304887/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/a-window-on-the-innovative-use-of-glass-65233-21304881/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/a-window-on-the-innovative-use-of-glass-65233-21304881/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/gwens-reunited-at-the-barber-institute-65233-21304754/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/08/gwens-reunited-at-the-barber-institute-65233-21304754/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/01/fabric-of-life-through-the-ages-65233-21208255/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/07/01/fabric-of-life-through-the-ages-65233-21208255/ Terry Grimley takes a look at an exhibition depicting the use of fabric throughout history. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/30/the-public-art-gallery-opens-at-last-65233-21172942/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/30/the-public-art-gallery-opens-at-last-65233-21172942/ Two years late and nearly £15 million over budget, The Public finally opened its doors at the weekend. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/24/an-appropriate-choice-for-inaugural-herbert-exhibition-65233-21141992/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/24/an-appropriate-choice-for-inaugural-herbert-exhibition-65233-21141992/ Terry Grimley reports on a new gallery for Coventry and an exhibition celebrating one of its postwar heroes. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/24/fond-memories-of-a-very-special-legacy-65233-21141993/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/24/fond-memories-of-a-very-special-legacy-65233-21141993/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/chocs-away-for-new-building-65233-21088904/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/chocs-away-for-new-building-65233-21088904/ Cadbury's new £30 million development is an impressive reassertion of the company's commitment to art and design. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/ragley-hall-unveils-its-most-unusual-sculpture-65233-21088909/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/ragley-hall-unveils-its-most-unusual-sculpture-65233-21088909/ For many people, the latest addition to the Jerwood Sculpture Park at Ragley Hall will challenge their ideas of what a "sculpture" is. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/victorian-revival-throws-up-many-unseen-magnificent-paintings-65233-21088912/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/17/victorian-revival-throws-up-many-unseen-magnificent-paintings-65233-21088912/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/13/an-outside-stage-for-new-and-established-sculptors-65233-21069978/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/13/an-outside-stage-for-new-and-established-sculptors-65233-21069978/ 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. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/10/prime-home-and-a-royal-cache-of-treasured-art-65233-21050563/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/10/prime-home-and-a-royal-cache-of-treasured-art-65233-21050563/ Terry Grimley takes a rare opportunity to study some historic portraits from Chequers. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/03/ikon-gallery-finds-space-for-a-sense-of-humour-65233-21015860/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/03/ikon-gallery-finds-space-for-a-sense-of-humour-65233-21015860/ Terry Grimley enjoys the wacky world of Swiss duo Lutz and Guggisberg at Ikon Gallery and takes a look at Ikon's new outpost in Digbeth. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/03/chance-to-acquire-ceiling-painting-sketch-by-rubens-65233-21015859/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/03/chance-to-acquire-ceiling-painting-sketch-by-rubens-65233-21015859/ The Tate's Rubens campaign underlines a Birmingham bargain, writes Terry Grimley. http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/02/art-student-vicky-gets-a-taste-for-tea-65233-21011126/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/birmingham-art/2008/06/02/art-student-vicky-gets-a-taste-for-tea-65233-21011126/ A complete suite of furniture has been covered in tea leaves as part of an exhibition of work by a Birmingham student.