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Emma Talbot, When Screens Break

Future worlds and strange matter in Birmingham

Are you ready to step into future worlds and discover strange matter this autumn? Then head over to the innovative public art gallery, Eastside Projects…

Leonce Raphael Agbodjelou – Untitled #2 (Egungun series) 2011

West African portraiture exhibition opens

Get a rare glimpse of work by four West African photographers, in an exhibition looking at post-colonial culture and identity…

The Fire Garden, created by Walk the Plank, Image Vipul Sangoi

Immerse yourself in fire, light and sound

Fancy entering a night-time fire garden or watching a dazzling sea of light? Well, this month you could do just that…

Bald Black Girl(s) logo (above image), courtesy of Ruth Sutoyé

Thought-provoking photo exhibition opens at Ort Gallery

This autumn, catch an interesting and thought-provoking exhibition at Birmingham’s Ort Gallery, as Bald Black Girl(s) opens…

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival 2020 - Black Victorians

Giant metal tripods and a fire garden at London festival

Are you ready for two weeks of immersive installations, colourful dance performances, and eclectic travelling and pop-up events?

Wembley Park - miriamandtom - Crossover 2 - © Chris Winter

Discover Wembley Park’s artistic neighbourhood

This September, head out to Wembley Park to explore the area’s first public art trail with three new installations to discover…

Bees in the City by Helen Musselwhite

Urban bee-themed art creates a buzz

Fancy following a trail of urban bee-themed art installations as you head out to central London this summer?

Totally Thames Festival 2020

Celebrate the Thames with an uplifting festival

Join in with mudlarks, environmentalists, historians and artists to celebrate the river at this year’s Totally Thames festival…

Arts by the Sea Bournemouth, Photo by James Bridle

Outdoor installations and digital broadcasts at seaside festival

Visitors to the seaside town of Bournemouth will be able to enjoy an eclectic bunch of events as the Arts by the Sea festival takes place…

Nevill Holt Opera Sculpture - Allen Jones’s Dancers (2014)

Summer concerts in sculpture garden

This summer, audiences will be able to enjoy an open air concert and some quirky sculptures, as six outdoor events take place in Leicestershire…

Confessions

Take a peek at a digital gallery of confessions

A safe space in which secrets can be shared in complete anonymity; a place to free guilt, cleanse the soul and unburden the mind: what would you confess?

About to Jump, Harold Feinstein 1974

Exhibition explores the Boardwalks, Beaches and Boulevards

London’s David Hill Gallery in has reopened its doors with Boardwalks, Beaches and Boulevards, an exhibition dedicated to the monochrome work of American photographer Harold Feinstein…

Valley Gardens sculpture in Harrogate

Steel sculpture celebrates spa heritage

A unique art display, first unveiled last September to celebrate Harrogate’s spa heritage, is once again proving a popular attraction within the town’s Valley Gardens…

Red Fox Theatre

Culture is unconfined with online festival

Get ready for Culture Unconfined, an online festival featuring five days of drama, documentary, poetry, film and music…

Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Scottish Borders

Historic Houses turn blue in support of key workers

This evening, Historic Houses from Scotland to the South West of England will be turning blue in support of Britain’s key workers…

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Curiosity of the Week

The quirky wonders of Wigtown
Martyr's Stake in Wigtown

The annual Wigtown Book Festival opens this week. So, we thought it was a good time to take a look at this quirky Scottish town for our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Solo cinema and scientific sounds at Flatpack Festival
Flatpack Festival 2022, Design by Keith Dodds and Illustration by Jacques Kleynhans

Flatpack Festival brings an eclectic mix of shows, screenings and activities that surprise and delight audiences to venues across Birmingham…

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