Culture News & Updates
Birmingham's Canalside is bursting with colour as Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (OPUS) has produced two new public art commissions for Mailbox's Summer of Colour programme.
Birmingham City University (BCU) has announced dance artist Mary Savva as the recipient of the inaugural Research in Dance Award (RiDA), a pioneering programme that brings together dance, ecology, and community at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Ikon Gallery has partnered with Norwegian art academy Agder Kunstakademi to deliver a new UK–Norway exchange programme connecting artists, curators and prison-based art initiatives.
he Spirit of Pakistan festival will return in August to celebrate the British Pakistani arts and culture with over 100 artists attending.
Birmingham Museums is launching a series of workshops to explore the roots of urban music.
Birmingham’s dance and culinary scenes will come together for a special fundraising event at Elmhurst Ballet School.
Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum’s digital coordinator, will be speaking as part of this year’s Pint of Science festival.
- 11th May 2026
Elmhurst Ballet School has announced a Summer Gala where Birmingham’s dance and culinary scenes will come together for a special fundraising event.
Elmhurst Ballet School has invited adult dancers to step into a unique experience with its Silver Swans summer retreat.
- 29th April 2026
Birmingham Museums is set to unveil the first major solo exhibition of art by comedian Joe Lycett – celebrating nostalgia, grief and loss.