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This Beginners level course takes place every Monday evening for 6 weeks, starting Monday 15th September 2025, from 6pm to 8.30pm.

Learn how to make your own silver ring in our bright and shiny jewellery making workshop in Birmingham. You will learn to make a wide silver ring band incorporating your very own cut-out design. A unique and personalised piece of jewellery for you to wear home at the end of the course or to give away as a gift.

This jewellery making course is suitable for complete beginners, or those who have attended Taster class or experience day. It takes place over six consecutive Monday evenings from 6.00pm-8.30pm. Step by step, you will learn drilling, saw-piercing, filing/buffing, soldering and polishing as you make and finish your ring. The tutor will make a silver ring alongside you to use their piece to demonstrate each step. You will be provided with a printed handout in case you need a little reminder along the way, and to refer back to if you’d like to make another ring! Each class takes you through the next stage of the process of ring-making, so please make sure you can attend all the dates.

You will need to bring your reading glasses, if you wear them, and a notebook and pen.

Linocut, Myths and Poems

These recent linocuts by Eric Gaskell employ Greek myth and poetry as a starting point for exploring the manipulation of colour, shape, and pattern.

The abstraction of reality is equally significant, with the inclusion of realistic elements such as boats and trees serving as a means to avoid complete abstraction. These compositions provide Gaskell with ample freedom to develop diverse descriptive techniques for the clouds, water, and land elements.

Exhibition closes: Saturday 18 October 5.00pm

Image: Eric Gaskell RBSA, To Troy #1

Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm

Martin Brent Guest graduated with an MA in Photography from Falmouth University in 2020.

He is a lens-based artist working with analogue and digital photography and technology, often recording what is unaltered,  with an emphasis on light and shade and the interactions of natural and artificial light, but also what is not, using tableau techniques to achieve this.

He is currently investigating  the notion of national identity, nation state and artificial borders by reorganising and reframing found scenes, geographically and sometimes chronologically, to create new places, sometimes with absurd juxtapositions.
Martin is inspired by the work of Jeff Wall, Gregory Crewdson, Andreas Gursky, William Eggleston and The New Topographics collective.

The Snow Trees 2009
The Snow Trees celebrate a man made moment over sixty years in its evolution but only being completed by the temporary covering of snow that lasted no more than 24 hours.
This was the silent moment just after the last flakes of had fallen.
Possibly planted as a commercial venture by long forgotten foresters the trees in their near perfect ranks await a harvest that never came.

The main composition represents choice, to the right a safe path into the light, an easy route that can easily be made but no discovery or mystery awaits, to the left the path is soon lost amongst the trees, their uniformity becoming confused, the path no longer clear, the light decreasing.
Each path has a guardian, a dominant force that prevents us moving forward until the options and possible consequences are considered the view ahead blocked, maybe a little risk is required just to leave where we now stand, this is where the artist leaves the viewer in the silence of the forest.

The artist has learned that in recent months, the forest portrayed here has tragically been felled, thus this image represents an historic document and truly unrepeatable moment. Only five of these panoramas will ever exist in this form,  one will be retained by the artist, two are sold and within collections, one of the them belonging to the drummer of a very well known British rock band.

Miami Pastels
To honour the buildings as they once were, Martin incorporates indicators of contemporary life in his photographs of Miami South Beach’s Art Deco district.
The images are the artist’s reaction to seeing the buildings as individual survivors of the era, Brent was saddened to find the district run down and cracking at the edges with Miami’s changing reputation, these buildings memorialise a bygone era. The district contains 950 historic buildings in the Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival, and Miami Modern style.

The distinct pastel colours are emphasised by the artist, giving the works a timeless quality and the feel of Art Deco illustrations and publications of the time.

Exhibition closes: Saturday 18 October 5.00pm

Image: Martyn Brent Guest GRBSA, The Snow Trees

Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm

Wendy Campbell-Briggs investigates the idea of collecting and collections, linking historic and contemporary practice. Using the simplicity of ceramic forms to express the fragility of our environment, she creates one-off sculptural pieces as well as artworks in series.

Her aim is to make the work visually engaging whilst communicating an important environmental message about the consequences of global warming. We now understand this has the potential to cause extinctions in a majority of the world’s valuable ecosystems resulting in catastrophic species loss. As a metaphor for this loss, Wendy uses lachrymatories, otherwise known as tear bottles, which were used during the Roman period to collect the tears of mourners.

Exhibition closes: Saturday 18 October 5.00pm

Image: Wendy Campbell-Briggs ARBSA, Sea Pods

Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm

In This Time is both a celebration of and a catch up with the current cohort of RBSA Graduate Artists.

Having been elected in 2023, Graduates have benefited from broader exhibition opportunities as well as mentorship from RBSA Members and Associates. This exhibition brings visitors up to date with the Graduates’ practice and offers them the chance to view new work.

The artists participating in the exhibition are:

James Birkin, Leavon Bowman, Martin Brent Guest, Takudzwa Chandiwana, Hadis Ensafi, Helen Garbett, K’Zhayha James, Ross McCormick, Imogen Morris, Satinder Parhar, Hannah Rollason, Abbie Severn, and Vincent Stokes.

Private View: Thursday 18 September 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Exhibition closes: Saturday 4 October 5.00pm

Featured image: Helen Garbett GRBSA, Limpet Assemblage Drawings

Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm

Mapping the Archive, Birmingham’s Journey Through the RBSA Permanent Collection focuses on the changing face of Birmingham’s cityscape, travelling through its architectural history by way of the Society’s Permanent Collection.

Work dating back as far as 1814, the same year that the RBSA’s earliest incarnation the Birmingham Academy of Arts was born, are displayed alongside artwork depicting the second city’s current landscape, and there are some notable names amongst the artists included.

The Society of Arts engraving by Thomas Radclyffe (active 1817 – 1830) dating from c.1830 and Charles Walter Radclyffe’s (1817 – 1903) c.1840 lithograph View of New Street, Portico of the RBSA and Town Hall deservedly take their place, with Frank T Lockwood’s (1895 – 1961) Old Houses Near the Crescent from 1952.

As well as these gems, visitors to the exhibition will also be able to enjoy works depicting other Birmingham locations, including Digbeth and Deritend, Broad Street, Chamberlain Square, Piccadilly Arcade, and Moseley Road School of Art, to name but a few. They will see buildings which remain, as well as those which no longer stand, reminding us that the much-maligned Birmingham is a beautiful city worth celebrating and championing.

Private View: Thursday 18 September 6.00pm – 8.00pm

Exhibition closes: Saturday 18 October 5.00pm

Featured image: Edward Richard Taylor RBSA, RBSA and Town Hall, New Street, 1878

Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.00pm

For all enquiries, and ticket sales, please click here https://feverup.com/m/395088

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Birmingham. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Bollywood on Strings at St Paul’s Church (Birmingham) under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: St Paul’s Church (Birmingham)
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvuXYi-1LD8eYZwhjEO-e4rJP0IRIlK9kBh7dre3yL8/pub
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here https://candlelightexperience.com/groups/#groups-form
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts https://feverup.com/en/birmingham/candlelight in Birmingham
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here https://feverup.com/m/123266

Programme

* Tum Hi Ho – Aashiqui 2

* Pehla Nasha – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

* Kal Ho Naa Ho – Kal Ho Naa Ho

* Zara Zara – Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein

* Tujhe Bhula Diya – Anjaana Anjaani

* Iktara from Wake Up Sid – Amit Trivedi

* Tujh Mein Rab Dikta Hai – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

* Lag Ja Gale – Woh Kaun Thi

* Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko – Yaadon Ki Baaraat

* Neele Neele Ambar Par – Kalaakaar

* Samajavaragamana – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

* Kesariya – Brahmastra

* Kadalalle – Dear Comrade

* Why This Kolaveri Di? – 3

* Oo Antava from Pushpa – The Rise

* Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire

For all enquiries and tickets, please click here https://feverup.com/m/395109

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Birmingham. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen vs. ABBA at St Paul’s Church (Birmingham) under the gentle glow of candlelight.

General Info
📍 Venue: St Paul’s Church (Birmingham)
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (doors open 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted)
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible
❓ View the FAQs for this event here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvuXYi-1LD8eYZwhjEO-e4rJP0IRIlK9kBh7dre3yL8/pub
🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click here https://candlelightexperience.com/groups/#groups-form
🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts https://feverup.com/en/birmingham/candlelight in Birmingham
🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click here https://feverup.com/m/123266

Programme

* Dancing Queen – ABBA

* SOS – ABBA

* Money, Money, Money – ABBA

* Voulez Vous – ABBA

* Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen

* I Want to Break Free – Queen

* Killer Queen – Queen

* Waterloo – ABBA

* Super Trouper – ABBA

* Mamma Mia – ABBA

* Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

* We Will Rock You – Queen

* We Are the Champions – Queen

* Gimme Gimme Gimme – ABBA

Learning Calligraphy “Quirky” Roman.

Roman letter with a modern twist for those interested in producing their own card, invitations etc.
You will use Finalisers, Pencils, gel pens etc. as well and being introduced using a pointed dip pen.
Held at the Pen Museum classes are designed for both beginners and more experienced calligraphers.
Learn the key elements of calligraphy and take information away to continue developing your style at home.
Some materials will be   provided, and calligraphy products can be purchased from the Museum shop.
12 Spaces are available for each session:
Session 1: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Session 2: 2:00pm – 3:30pm
£12.50 per session.
No requirement to book both sessions.
Museum admission is not included.
Course suitable for adults only.