Arts
Who is María Oliva, the rising Spanish music star?
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs.
Free Vaisakhi and Sikh history event to be held at The New Art Gallery Walsall
A special cultural event, which is part of the annual Vaisakhi celebrations in the Black Country, will be held in Walsall which also explores Sikh history. The free community event will be hosted at The New Art Gallery Walsall on Saturday 15 April at 12pm-4pm.
Birmingham council to approve nearly £9 million for city arts and cultural sector
Birmingham City Council is set to approve nearly nine million pounds to support the arts sector and cultural activities in Birmingham over the next three years, it has been announced. The financial spend for the years between 2023 and 2026 is set to be approved by Cabinet next week (21 March 2023), according to a council statement.
Short film highlights backlash against British Sikh women who choose to wear a turban
A new short film called Kaur, produced by talent from the Midlands, tells the story of a British South Asian woman’s decision to wear a turban as part of her Sikh faith despite her father’s misgivings and fears about reprisals. Kaur tackles the uncharted subject matter in a sensitive manner and highlights the social –…
Vanley Burke’s migrant photography exhibition comes to Handsworth Library
Birmingham photographer Vanley Burke’s exhibition celebrating working class and migrant communities is now open to the public at Handsworth Library. Ikon Gallery is touring the critically-acclaimed photography exhibition at a location in Handsworth that is familiar to the Birmingham photographer.
Muslim women to host Christmas Market for first time in Aston
A group of Muslim women are hosting their first-ever Christmas Market in Aston to foster better relationships with the local community. The women have been working on arts and crafts projects throughout the year and will be showing off their wares at a special event – open to all – at community hub Saathi House on Tuesday…
Giant sculpture highlighting homelessness displayed in Birmingham
A massive sculpture has been unveiled at Birmingham Bullring as part of an awareness campaign to highlight the plight of the homeless this winter. The sculpture is currently on display outside St Martin in the Bullring until Sunday 11 December.
Mural celebrates community spirit in “forgotten” area of Birmingham
A marginalised and forgotten urban area in Druids Heath has been brightened up with a large scale mural that promotes community spirit, hope and solidarity. Birmingham street artist and curator Mohammed Ali painted the epic mural as part of a community arts project.
REVIEW: Saturday Night Fever – a jive talkin’ Bee Gees show with a soulful heart
A gritty disco show based on the legendary 1977 dance drama film Saturday Night Fever – with a soundtrack by The Bee Gees – is now jiving and disco dancing on the Birmingham stage. Saturday Night Fever is heating up the stage at The Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.
IN PICTURES: Commuters in awe as CBSO musicians perform at Birmingham New Street Station
Birmingham’s New Street station was alive with music from the movies today, thanks to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, who treated commuters to two special pop-up performances to kick off the weekend. Commuters were pleasantly surprised to see the orchestra blasting out popular theme tunes and soundtrack numbers from some of cinema’s most popular…