Mobile Arts

The Arts on the Move scheme is part of Birmingham City Council’s Culture Commissioning Service’s commitment to ‘Culture on Your Doorstep’ – bringing arts and cultural activities to your local area and community.

The unit so far in 2011/12 has been travelling around the city with the following activities:

Write Down, Speak Up – Love Where You Live: Spoken word performances and poetry drop-in workshops from some of Birmingham’s best poets – Write Down Speak Up are a poet collective inclusive of former Birmingham poet laureates and young poet laureates.

SecretCity Arts – The Secret Life of Birds: Look around you – birds are everywhere – singing, nesting, and getting on with their lives alongside ours. The project explores the secret life of birds through puppets, mask making, poetry and storytelling – http://www.secretcityarts.com/

Edgbaston Arts Forum – Home: This project explores the meaning of ‘home’ through collage, drawing and model-making.

Ikon Gallery – The Real Family ofBirmingham:The Ikon Gallery who will be using the mobile art unit to promote and engage residents through internationally renowned artist Gillian Wearing's 'A Real Birmingham Family' public art project - http://arealbirminghamfamily.com/

Local Art Forums: Each of Birmingham’s ten local art forums have been using the mobile arts unit in their area to promote local artists, arts organisation and community activities.

Image taken from Craftspace tour of Curious about Crafts?

Upcoming Arts on the Move Dates…

Date	Location	Time	Activity
Sat 11^th Feb	Ort Café, 500-506 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, B12 9AH	12noon – 3.30pm	Write Down, Speak Up
Sun 12^th Feb	High Street outside Marks and Spencers	11am – 4pm	Half-term Potato Printing workshop by Redhawk Logistica, organised by the Culture Commissioning Service
Mon 13^th Feb	St. Thomas Children’s Centre, Bell Barn Road, Attwood Green, B15 2AF	12.30pm – 4pm	Write Down, Speak Up
Tues 14^th Feb	Chamberlain Square	11am – 4pm	Half-term Knitting workshop by Stitches and Hos, organised by the Culture Commissioning Service
Wed 15^th Feb	Wychall Primary School, Middle Field Road, B31 3EH	12noon – 3.30pm	Write Down, Speak Up
Thurs 16^th Feb	St. Thomas Children’s Centre, Bell Barn Road, Attwood Green, B15 2AF	11am – 3pm	Secret City Arts
Fri 17^th Feb	Chamberlain Sq	12noon – 3.30pm	Write Down, Speak Up
Sat 18^th Feb	Edgbaston Reservoir Local Nature Reserve Open Day, 115 Reservoir Road, B16 9EE	11am – 3pm	Secret City Arts
Sun 26^th Feb	Sutton Coldfield Town Centre	10 – 3pm	Made In Sutton (Sutton Coldfield Constituency Arts Forum)
Sat 3^rd March	Walkers Heath Park	11am – 3pm	Write Down, Speak Up – check www.filter.me.uk for details
Sun 4^th March	Shard End Square	TBC	Hodge Hill Arts Forum - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Tues 6^th March	Stirchley Community Market, Stirchley United Working Men’s Club	4pm – 8pm	Ikon Gallery
Sat 10^th March	Handsworth Library, Soho Road	10pm – 3pm	Ikon Gallery
Sun 11^th March	St Patrick’s Day Parade, Digbeth	TBC	Write Down, Speak Up – check www.filter.me.uk for details.
Sat 17^th March	The Hubb, Sparkbrook	12 – 3.30pm	Write Down, Speak Up - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Sun 18^th March	TBC	TBC	Write Down, Speak Up - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Wed 21^st March	Ladywood Community Centre	TBC	Arts on the Edge (Edgbaston Constituency Art Forum) - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Sat 24^th March	Coffee Morning, Perry Common Community Hall, 87 Witton Lodge Road, B23 5JD	10am – 1pm	Ikon Gallery
Sat 24^th March	Selly Oak Constituency Arts Soak; immerse yourself in your local arts scene	3pm – 6pm	Selly Oak Constituency Arts Forum - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Fri 30^th March	Northfield Art Festival	TBC	Write Down Speak Up - check www.filter.me.uk for details
Sat 31^st March	Northfield Art Festival	TBC	Northfield Constituency Arts Forum - check www.filter.me.uk for details

Birmingham City Council Culture Commissioning Tel: 0121 303 2434, email: arts.team@birmingham.gov.uk, www.birmingham.gov.uk/arts