Galleries Night and Art Bus 14 May 2015, 5-9pm Free

Galleries Night and Art Bus
14 May 2015, 5-9pm
Free, donations welcome
mac birmingham: www.macbirmingham.co.uk
Trevor Appleson: Birmingham
In this new body of work, world renowned photographer Trevor Appleson has taken to the
streets of Birmingham to look at youth culture now. Including over 70 classic portrait
photographs, made in a makeshift portable studio, Appleson reflects the cultural diversity of
young people in Birmingham, their infinite styles and tribal affinities, alongside personal
objects and social media content. Exhibition continues until 5 July.
Wish You Were Here? Artists’ postcards from 1960 to the present day
Selected from Jeremy Cooper’s major artists’ postcards collection, Wish you were here? presents
works by some of today’s most famous artists. Featuring over 200 artists, this is a unique
opportunity to see works from the collection, some for the first time, before its donation to the
British Museum Prints and Drawings Department in 2018. Exhibition continues until 28 June.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: www.barber.org.uk
The permanent collection
From Amberger to Zurbaran, the Barber’s galleries include major works by Botticelli and Bellini,
through Rubens, Gainsborough and Turner to Monet, Degas, Renoir, Rodin, Gauguin, Van Gogh
and Magritte – with exciting new acquisitions by Frank Auerbach and George Bellows.
New Art West Midlands
Voyeurism, hero-worship, and orange-phobia: just some of the themes tackled by recent
graduates from the West Midlands’ five university art schools – working in everything from oil
paint and photography to boiled sweets and socks! Exhibition continues until 17 May.
Inheriting Rome
This exhibition examines how the symbolism and legacy of the Roman empire’s currency lived
on, and continues today in the coinage of its inheritor empires, states and nations. Exhibition
continues until 24 January 2016.
Ikon Gallery: www.ikon-gallery.org
Pavel Büchler (Honest) Work
Czech artist Pavel Büchler’s exhibition at Ikon is his most comprehensive presentation in the
UK to date. It involves a wide range of media including text, found objects, obsolete
technologies and appropriated digital material, combining philosophical scepticism with a
smart sense of humour that draws attention to the fundamentally strange nature of everyday
life. Exhibition continues until 12 July.
RBSA Gallery: www.rbsa.org.uk
Prize exhibition
With a £1000 top prize, this annual open exhibition continues to attract exceptional talent
from across the UK and beyond. The RBSA holds a number of prize exhibitions each year in
order to provide artists with a platform to show their work and be rewarded for their talents.
Exhibition continues until 13 June.
Nautical craft exhibition
The textures and colours of the coastline continue to provide great inspiration for
contemporary designer-makers. From ceramic sea-creatures to drift-wood pendants, come
and explore the summery delights in our Craft Gallery! Exhibition continues until 12 September.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Waterhall Gallery only)
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag
Art from Elsewhere: International Contemporary Art from UK Galleries
An exhibition showcasing 19 international artists whose work was recently collected as part of
the Art Fund International scheme. Curated by David Elliott, a curator of international stature,
the exhibition considers global change and postcolonial experiences. A Hayward Touring
exhibition supported by the Art Fund. Exhibition continues until 31 May.
Parkside Gallery: www.bcu.ac.uk/parksidegallery
Tibor Reich Drawings
This exhibition explores the drawings of one of the UK’s most prolific textile designers and
manufacturers, Tibor Reich (1916-96). The work on display aligns to Reich’s commercial success
and demonstrates how he used drawing to explore endless possibilities of design and
application of pattern. Exhibition continues until 30 May.
Eastside Projects: www.eastsideprojects.org
Silks: Samara Scott & Roger Coward: You and Me Here We Are
At Eastside Projects you can have an extra special sneak peek at two brand new exhibitions. In
the main space Scott’s first solo show in a public gallery rips up and ruptures the floor to
create an irrepressible, erotic topography of consumer products. In the second gallery Coward
re-presents his Artist Placement Group project which took place in Small Heath, Birmingham in
1975. And to top it all the Black Pleasure bar will be open.