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BCU and partners launch Birmingham Jewellery Biennial for 2027
Birmingham City University’s new Director of Creative Partnerships has hailed the launch of Birmingham Jewellery Biennial as a major moment for the city’s creative future and a powerful example of how Birmingham’s cultural, education and industry sectors can work together to drive international recognition and opportunity.
Birmingham City University backs Birmingham Design Festival 2026
Acclaimed artist Cold War Steve, movie poster artist and designer Akiko Stehrenberger, prosthetic makeup designer Barrie Gower and activist collective Led By Donkeys are among the headline speakers confirmed for this year’s Birmingham Design Festival.
Exhibition and community archive celebrate Birmingham photographer Rhonda Wilson MBE
The work and activism of Birmingham photographer Rhonda Wilson MBE are being celebrated with the launch of a new exhibition and community archive.
Opening at The Old Print Works in Balsall Heath, Seeing Rhonda marks the public debut of the Rhonda Wilson Community Archive - a living, community-rooted collection tracing more than three decades of Wilson’s creative and cultural impact.
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