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Birmingham’s first and only sculpture celebrating Black history and heritage has been defaced with racist graffiti, in an incident described by a city MP as “sickening vandalism”. Earlier today, local residents in Winson Green were shocked to discover the ‘Black British History is British History’ artwork – launched less than two weeks ago – had been…
The broadcast date for the final series of landmark Birmingham-based drama series Peaky Blinders was announced during the unveiling of an epic new mural in Digbeth today. Show creator Steven Knight and showbiz street artist Akse were in Birmingham this morning (15 February) to unveil the Peaky Blinders mural and announce the launch date for season…
The finishing touches are being applied to a brand new mural in Digbeth to announce the last ever season of the BBC’s Small Heath gangster show Peaky Blinders. The large-scale street art in Digbeth Court will receive an official unveiling on Tuesday 15 February.
Birmingham’s diversity, creativity and spirit will be celebrated in a new artwork due to be unveiled in the city centre later this week. Forward Together is a reimagining of the city’s crest being raised by a line of 25 figures, designed by artist Luke Perry and made by a team of his friends, some of…
A stunning new street art mural was unveiled today on a rooftop in Digbeth by city artist Gent 48. Selly Oak artist ‘Gent 48’ – real name Joshua Billingham – was commissioned by Birmingham City Council to create the artwork to celebrate a new era for Smithfield Birmingham, as part of the city council’s Be Bold, Be…
A group of residents from Sutton Coldfield have adopted the Wylde Green railway station and are working with West Midlands Railway to enhance their local transport hub, making it a place of local pride and community connection by adding arts and landscaping to the environs. The group of volunteers are called ‘Friends of Wylde Green Station’…
A multi-million pound regeneration of Birmingham’s city centre – which includes bringing the ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’ back to life as a fountain – is set to be approved by Cabinet next week. The full business case for the first phase of improvements – to be completed before the city welcomes around half a million…
A 7ft graffiti mural has been sprayed in Digbeth to launch the second series of BBC Three show The Rap Game UK. The BBC has released a video showing Birmingham-based artist David Brown aka Panda spraying the artwork of the show in the Zellig car park in Digbeth.
World famous graffiti artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural in Birmingham, which focuses on homelessness in the city. Painted onto a brick wall on Vyse Street in the city’s Jewellery Quarter, next to a bin, the piece of art sees two reindeer seemingly pulling a bench as a sleigh. In a video posted onto…
Notoriously anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural in Birmingham, which focuses on homelessness in the city. Painted onto a brick wall on Vyse Street in the city’s Jewellery Quarter, next to a bin, the piece of art sees two reindeer seemingly pulling a bench as a sleigh. In a video posted onto…