Coming to IKON in March 2023

 

BRIAN J. RANCE: A MIDLAND MEANDER

Wednesday 1 March, 6-7pm Free, suggested donation £5 Booking essential Join author Brian J. Rance who discusses his new book A Midland Meander, in which he takes a circular walk around the West Midlands. This event includes a Q&A and book signing.

BOOK TICKETS FAMILY SATURDAY Saturday 4 March, 11am-3pm Free, suggested donation £5 No need to book, just drop in Join artist Mengxia Lui in Ikon’s second floor galleries to create badges inspired by the beasts and bold colours that feature in Ismael Monticelli’s artwork Spaghetti Junction (2022). FIND OUT MORE LAUNCH: FOKA WOLF Tuesday 7 March, 4.30-8pm Free, suggested donation £5 Please note this event takes place across two venues Drop In Event (Ikon Gallery), Booking Essential (The Exchange) Join Ikon and The Exchange for the launch of Foka Wolf: Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? This event includes workshops with artists, Foka Wolf and Tat Vision, and talks with partners, University of Birmingham and Changing Our Lives. FIND OUT MORE STUART WHIPPS PLUM PUDDING: BOOT HOUSE Saturday 18 March, 2-3.15pm Free, suggested donation £5 Off-site event at Perry Common Library, B44 0HH Booking essential Artist Stuart Whipps presents Plum Pudding: Boot House at Perry Common Library, a collection of stories that centre around three modernist buildings in the West Midlands – Whipps’ family home in Perry Common, Birmingham Central Library and the Wolverhampton School of Art. BOOK TICKETS BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY STUDENT SHOWCASE Monday 20 March, 6-8pm Free, suggested donation £5 No need to book, just drop in Architecture and Design postgraduate students from Birmingham City University showcase new work made in response to Horror in the Modernist Block. FIND OUT MORE SPOTLIGHT TOURS Fridays, 1pm & Sundays, 3pm Free, suggested donation £5 No need to book, just drop in Join a member of the Ikon team for a 15-minute spotlight tour focused on a key work in the exhibition. FIND OUT MORE