Spring 2022
The Art Map lists only some of the exhibitions and events on offer. For full programme details visit individual websites.
The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TS
Open Tues–Sun 10am–5pm
Tel. 0121-414-7333
barber.org.uk
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The First Dictators
9 December 2021 – 26 June 2022
Politics, propaganda and Roman coinage.
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Founding the Barber Institute
11 February – 12 June 2022
Photos, plans, correspondence
and other archive material explore origins of an arts centre ahead of
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Dürer: The Making of a Renaissance Master
17 June – 25 September 2022
Iconic paintings, drawings and prints from the Royal Collection
1 Dudley Street, Birmingham, B5 4EG
Gallery & Café Wed–Sat 11am-4pm
Tel. 0121-517-0421
bom.org.uk
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Baff Akoto: LEAVE THE EDGES
12 January – 30 April 2022
Exhibition exploring the complex ancestries of African diasporic cultural expression, inspired by spirituality and artistic practices from West Africa to the Caribbean and Europe whilst interrogating historic legacies and societal politics.
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Joy Sticks
11 May – 28 August 2022
With work by Robin Price and We Throw Switches. Family Friendly exhibition inspired by sport and movement including the story of ‘Birmingham’s Baton’, the Queen’s Baton made for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
Unit 4, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RT
Open Wed–Sat 12–6pm and open late for events.
centrala-space.org.uk
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Simona Zemiatyte: All You Need is Love
4 March – 30 April 2022
Exhibition
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We Are Here: From Ukraine
1 – 30 April 2022
Exhibition
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Ewa Partum: My Problem is a Problem of a Woman
6 May – 25 June 2022
Exhibition
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My Problem is Problem of a Women – Voices from a Younger Generation
6 – 28 May 2022
Exhibition
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Ania Tomaszewska-Nelson: In the Beginning
3 June – 25 July 2022
Exhibition
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1 April, 6 May and 3 June, 6pm–late
Time to try something new as Digbeth comes alive on the First Friday of each month with late openings, special events in galleries, culture in unexpected spaces, live music and more.
Opening times vary, check our website for details
86 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AR
Open Weds–Sat 12–5pm
Tel. 0121-771-1778
eastsideprojects.org
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Emii Alrai: The Courtship of Giants
11 March – 30 April 2022
Large scale immersive installation by Leeds based artist.
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Rajni Perera: Travellers
4 June – 6 August 2022
Solo show by Sri Lankan- Canadian artist.
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Bijan Moosavi: Disco Islam – Future Phantasmagoria
4 June – 6 August 2022
Solo show by Iranian multimedia artist.
19 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Wed–Sat, 12–5pm.
Tel. 0121-643-9079
grand-union.org.uk
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Floating Garden Launch
1 April 2022, 5–7pm
Fazeley Street Branch Canal
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Alberta Whittle, Bothy Launch
6 May 2022, 6–8pm
Minerva Garden
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The Age of Dreamers is Over
3 – 26 June 2022
Group exhibition with Louise Beer, Jack Lewdjaw and Mine Heydari- Waite. Curated by University of Birmingham MA Art History & Curating students.
1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, B1 2HS
Tues–Sun, 11am– 5pm
Tel. 0121-248-0708
ikon-gallery.org
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Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky
23 February – 29 May 2022
The first UK exhibition dedicated to Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli
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Audrey Flack: After Crivelli
23 February – 29 May 2022
Two works by pioneering photorealist artist Audrey Flack
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Britta Marakatt-Labba: Under the Vast
23 March – 29 May 2022
Embroidered works chronicling
the history and culture of the Sámi people
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Cheap Cheap + The New Happiness
See Instagram for programme details
The Lombard Method is a studio complex. Housed inside are two artist-led spaces: Cheap Cheap and the new happiness
Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH
First Floor Gallery Tue–Sun 11am–5pm Arena and Community Galleries Mon–Sun 9am–late
Tel. 0121-446-3232
macbirmingham.co.uk/
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Maryam Wahid: Zaibunnisa
5 February – 18 April 2022
Through a new series of photographs taken in Pakistan and the UK, Zaibunnisa focuses on the physical and emotional journey of her mother as she emigrated from Pakistan to Birmingham in the 1980s and explores Wahid’s own identity as a British Pakistani woman.
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Sharon Walters: Seeing Ourselves
15 April – 26 June 2022
Intricate paper cut pieces that celebrate and uplift Black women
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Mixed Rage Collective: Unapologetically Other
15 April – 26 June 2022
Group exhibition
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John Akomfrah: The Unfinished Conversation
7 May – 26 June 2022
Moving image work reflecting on the culture of the black diaspora
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Flatten and Collapse
1 April – 7 May 2022
Solo exhibition by James Lomax
13 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Opening times vary, see website/facebook for details.
stryx.co.uk
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Stryx Shop Spring Fair
1 April 2022, 6–9pm
One night sales event of Stryx Shop artists including stalls and a showreel. Free entry, with bar serving drinks
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2 – 30 April 2022
See website for details
16 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, B5 5RS
Opening times vary, see website for listings details.
vividprojects.org.uk
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(Algo | Afro) Futures
14 April 2022, 7–9pm
Live coding programme launch with performers including hellocatfood
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Duplicate: Assembly Line
6 May 2022, 5–8pm
The Duplicate Team/BAAAD Press run a zine making & badge making workshop
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Cut Copy Remix
3 – 11 June 2022
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery & Black Hole Club collaborate for
a second iteration of Cut, Copy, Remix