Joseph Toonga and Emma Houston are among the dance artists commissioned for Gallery37 in North Birmingham

Hip-hop dance artists announced for Gallery37 ‘Roaming Dance’ festival commission

A team of Hip-Hop dance artists have been announced for a new ‘Roaming Dance’ commission for Birmingham International Dance Festival 2021. In partnership with DanceXchange and Punch Records, north Birmingham community arts hub Saathi House have commissioned the talented Joseph Toonga, Emma Houston and Bellatrix to deliver two projects for ‘Roaming Dance’, one of six large-scale…

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A community trail and procession featuring light-based art will be held in Birchfield

£100K worth of community art commissions launched across North Birmingham

Community organisations in North Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create interactive art installations and projects to engage and empower local residents, to the tune of £100,000. Gallery37 North – an initiative working on creative projects in and around Aston, Birchfield, Perry Barr, Erdington, Lozells and Handsworth Wood – is looking…

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AVFC footballer Andre Green with young volunteers at Saathi House in Birmingham

Aston Villa’s Andre Green joins young apprentices to decorate community hub Saathi House

Aston Villa’s Andre Green grabbed a paint brush and lent a hand at Saathi House this week when he visited one of the Aston Villa Foundation’s community projects. A group of students on the Foundation’s Pre-Apprenticeship Programme volunteered their time to redecorate the building, that helps underprivileged women and children from ethnic minorities.

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