11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
Category: Birmingham
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Birmingham Windrush 75 Tapestry Project
11-1 The Old Print Works organised by 0121 Collective CIC
Please book via eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-front-room-cyanotype-windrush-75-tapestry-workshop-tickets-607324192007?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
This is an inter generational project that aims to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Windrush generation. To do this we are running free workshops where we will use cyanotypes photo process (blue prints) to share stories, learn and connect with each other. It’s free to join in.
Everyone is welcome and we especially would love to see people from the Windrush communities in Birmingham to come forward and share stories.
Workshop
We have three Saturday sessions coming up June to August which wil take place on Balsall Heath Second Saturday sessions where The Old Print Works and other places nearby hold a monthly creative open day.
The workshop will last two hours and theme of this session is The Front Room – which explores the African-Carribean front room and how migrant families set up home in Britain. We will mainly look at how lace and dollies were a big part of these spaces. We will use lace and dollies to make cyanotypes and share stories.
Tianna who is leading the project will tell you about her Nan’s front room who moved to Birmingham in the 1960s from Jamaica. Tracey who is the lead artist on the project will help people to make cyanotypes using lace and dollies on fabric and paper.
Cyanotype is a 19th Century photo process which uses the sun or a UV lamp to make amazing blue images.
We invite people to add work through a cyanotype image to the collaborative tapestry (fabric) that we are making for the project.
It’s free come and all materials provided.
The project is funded by National Lottery Community Fund
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WATA IS LIFE
World Ocean Day – Art, Talks and Perfromances –
6pm – 9pm organised by Adjei Sun – venue Moseley Road Baths – booking is required and you can book here, family friendly
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wata-is-life-tickets-607905671227
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Family wood carving with Pathcarvers May
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
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Make an Eid Card
April 8th, 2pm – 3pm. The GAP
As part of Balsall Heath Second Saturday, members of Print and Matter will be running an Eid card making workshop. Come and make a repeat pattern Eid card using stamps. Free, no booking required.
Exhibition
This workshop coincides with Art for the Faith Hearted, an exhibition and publication documenting and showcasing work produced during Print and Matter, an experimental art programme specially designed for Muslims on Birmingham wanting to explore connections between religious practice and art making.
Project by OOMK with support from Amal.
www.printandmatter.tumblr.com
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The Jazz Apples
Experience the magic of Jazz at The Old Print Works in Birmingham. Dubbed “one of the coolest, smoothest Jazz acts in Britain,” The Jazz Apples are a Jazz, Swing and Bossa act known for their heart-melting harmonies, their ever-creative improvisations, and their playful re-interpretations of aural classics old and new! Expect anything from Ella Fitzgerald to the Isley Brothers.
With back up from the usual DJ, playing some jazzy tunes.
BYOB/ pay as you feel food and entry
From 7.30 onwards – The Drawing Room, The Old Print Works
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Family wood carving with Pathcarvers April
11am until 1pm, Drawing Room, Courtyard Entrance, The Old Print Works
Monthly family carving club, all ages welcome, learn how to use a sharp knife to make beautiful things from wood
Donation/ pay what you feel – drop in
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Make your own witch pot
2.30pm – 4.30pm The GAP
Make and design your own pot while having a chat about fear and how we overcome it.
Historically these posts were used to help people control their fear of witches….what collective fears do we have now, and why do we fear things?
Family friendly, free, drop in
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Spoken Word workshop with Ayan Aden!
11am – 1pm The GAP free entry
Truth of the Youth presents —-Spoken Word Workshop.
Build your confidence, learn some skills and have fun with spoken word., 11am onwards in The GAP.
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Repair Cafe – now every two months
May 13th 2023 2 – 5pm Drawing room, The Old Print Works, Courtyard entrance
Balsall Heath Repair Cafe comes to Balsall Heath Second Saturday. Repairers include woodwork ,brass polishing, general repairs, textiles, knife sharpening, bike repair, scrapstore, mechanical electrics, textiles. Check balsallheathrepaircafe.org for repairers closer to the day