The Second Saturday of the Month
12PM – 4PM Saturday 12th July
10 Malvern St. B12 8NN
Join us for a fantastic day of games, laughter, and unforgettable family moments!
Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Delicious Food
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS; STALLS, CONCERTS AND MUCH MORE!
For more information call 0121 464 6349
We warmly welcome you to the opening of People of the Garáṇ, a solo exhibition featuring a new body of work by Birmingham-based artist Haseebah Ali @haseebah_prints showcasing objects from MIAH Foundation’s Kashmir Collection.
When: Saturday 12 July, 4:30 – 6:00 pm ⏳
Where: MIAH Foundation, 496 Moseley Road, B12 9AH 👾
✨ About the exhibition ✨
People of the Garáṇ is an exploration of Azad Kashmiri stories, memories, and cultural practices that have existed beyond public records and archives. This exhibition invites us to reflect on both real and imagined space between the village and the city; from an agrarian past to a post-industrial present; and the ways in which rural village life textures diasporic geographies and peoples in urban Britain.
Inspired by the artefacts from MIAH’s collection, as well as everyday images, art practices, and traditions from her upbringing, Haseebah employs print, photography, textiles, calligraphy, illumination, sculpture and mixed media to trace connections between labour, care, migration, craft, and the remaking of home. Through these forms, Haseebah’s work draws attention to the internal and external worlds of men and women in her family across generations: their bodily labour, emotional endurance, and inherited practices. The artworks offer a way of understanding and connecting the Azad Kashmiri community to their own memories and traditions.
This exhibition is a contemplation on space, not just as a physical entity, but as something lived, remembered, and remade – a notion that is intrinsic to the cultural legacy of a community whose traditions and practices are often understood in form but not in meaning.
People of the Garáṇ is curated and conceived by Aaisha Akhtar @_asakhtar and Dr Farah Nazir @drfarahnazir and is produced in collaboration between Ort Gallery and MIAH Foundation.
Keep an eye for the public programme 👀
Access ♿️
Step Free ✅
Lift ✅
Accessible Toilet ✅
Tickets 🎟️
Free. Donations welcome. Register via link instagram bio https://www.instagram.com/ortgallery/
Join us at Moseley Community Hub for a soulful evening of inspired poetry, conversation, and food ✨
To mark the launch of People of the Garáṇ, an exhibition by Haseebah Ali exploring the cultural legacy and textures of the Azad Kashmiri diaspora, we’d like to invite you to this mushaira special,, featuring some very special headliner performances from an incredible line up of British-Azad Kashmiri artists (TBA) 👀✨‼️
If you would like an open mic slot, please DM @hayatiopenmic or arrive early as there will be limited spots on the door! 🎤
Register via link in instagram bio 🔗https://www.instagram.com/hayatiopenmic/
🎟️ We have implemented a three-tiered ticketing system. Standard tickets £7.50 via eventbrite (plus eventbrite fee) | £10 on the door. All tickets will include a warm meal (plant based and gluten free) 🍛Please bring your own non-alcoholic drinks 🥤
This event is for those aged 13 and over. Children are welcome but they must be supervised by accompanying adult(s). 🧑🧑🧒
⏰ Doors open at 6pm, event starts at 6:30pm.
📍Moseley Community Hub, 496 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham B12 9AH
Prayer mats will be made available for those that would like to pray on site. 🤲🏾📿
✨ About Hayati ✨
Hayati is a bimonthly, halal open mic event curated by Ort Gallery with an emphasis on engaging the brain, inspiring the heart, and feeding the soul 💚
We look forward to seeing you all there! 🥰
Explore Kashmiri arts in this hands-on workshop through the Numda technique (felted rugs) and the story behind the paisley motifs.
This workshop celebrates the launch of our collaboration with @ortgallery hosting their new exhibition ‘People of the Garan’ – a solo exhibition featuring a new body of work by artist Haseebah Ali, showcasing historic Kashmiri objects from the @miahfoundation collection.
Join us for an insightful workshop celebrating the rich heritage of Kashmiri Numda, a traditional technique used to create felt rugs that have been an essential part of domestic life in Azad Kashmir for centuries. These rugs provide warm, colourful, and affordable floor coverings and can also serve as mattresses during the colder months, embodying both practicality and artistry.
Participants will have the opportunity to create a decorative hanging coaster using felt shapes inspired by paisley, leaves, and flowers, and will be introduced to the traditional Kashmiri chain stitch to incorporate into their work, reflecting the intricate embroidery of Numda rugs.
The workshop is suitable for adults and children (13+).
All materials will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary.
Tickets: FREE – limited to two tickets.
This workshop is being funded by @bhamcitycouncil exploring the traditional crafts of local communities through the Balsall Heath Cultural Action Area project and supports our work with @balsallheathsecondsaturday . To minimise waste of resources, please only book a ticket if you are sure that you will be able to attend. Additionally, please do not book multiple blocks of two tickets.
Link: https://miahfoundation.com/events/kashmiri-art-numda-craft-and-paisley-designs
Image reference: Kashmir Digital Museum
Print and Matter Artist Talk: Sahra Hersi
Saturday 12th July
11am-12pm
MIAH Gallery,
Mosely Community Hub,
496 Moseley Rd, Balsall Heath,
Birmingham B12 9AH
FREE, no booking required.
Sahra Hersi is an artist and spatial designer, she describes her work as “caring about people, places, art & architecture, in that order”. Her work is public and ranges in scales from zines and workshops to public realm interventions and buildings. She seeks to establish a working philosophy that is driven by the desire to reinterpret architectural methodology and artistic narrative
as common ground.
Wheelchair accessible (but please DM in advance so we can support with entry). @printandmatter (instagram)
Join Kohinoor and Arron this Saturday for a multi-sensory creative workshop exploring the edible herbs that live in our Peace Garden 🌿🌼 Listen to plant poetry and write your own whilst touching, tasting, smelling and seeing the herbs 🖐️👂👃👄👁️
Saturday 12th July, 12 – 1pm
Workshop is aimed at ages 6 – 11 years, but all are welcome.
Free
Throughout the day you’ll also be invited to spend time in the Peace Garden, listen to some audio recordings of Kohinoor reading nature-themed poetry, and enjoy the butterflies 🦋
12:30–14:30 ➡️ SCULPTING RADICAL KINDNESS
saturday is looming, people! ^^so here’s a lil itinerary to map out this workshop^^
what does kindness look + feel like when it’s shaped by playful limits? come find out, play and connect.
we’ll be: sculpting relics for speculative futures 🌍 BUT with a limited resource chosen randomly by you:: clay, found objects, collage, writing, 3d animation,maybe more
✨no skills needed
✨all materials provided
✨drop-in or stay for the duration
✨guided workshop / reflection circle begins 12:45
✨pay what you feel: £5 / £7 / £9 (book via www.seemaworld.com or pay on the day)
full programme in instagram bio https://www.instagram.com/seemaworld_, wheelchair access, everyone welcome!
Exhibition Opening – Curated by Isra Kausarg
A Touch Of Green 🌱
Exhibition Opening Sat 14 June, 10am – 5pm
Curated by Isra Kausar
Featuring painting, photography, poetry and mixed media, this exhibition brings together works of art by local artists that speak to nature on many levels, calling you to connect with nature in the hopes that we can help heal it.
Some focus on appreciating the beauty of the natural world, some touch on the connection we have to it, and some encourage us to take action.
‘A Touch Of Green’ Art Exhibition 🌱
Sat 12 July, 10am – 5pm
Curated by Isra Kausar
Featuring painting, photography, poetry and mixed media, this exhibition brings together works of art by local artists that speak to nature on many levels, calling you to connect with nature in the hopes that we can help heal it.
Some focus on appreciating the beauty of the natural world, some touch on the connection we have to it, and some encourage us to take action.
There are also some tips and tricks in the gallery, for small things you could do to make a difference and help the Earth, and yourself in the process, by adding a little bit of green.
Pop by to see the exhibition this Balsall Heath Second Saturday, as well as visiting our Peace Garden to immerse yourself in nature amongst our urban landscape.There are also some tips and tricks in the gallery, for small things you could do to make a difference and help the Earth, and yourself in the process, by adding a little bit of green.
Pop by to see the exhibition this Balsall Heath Second Saturday, as well as visiting our Peace Garden to immerse yourself in nature amongst our urban landscape.
11am until 1pm, Lower gallery or courtyard, 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 – get there early – limited spaces
If you’re interested in learning analogue black and white processing, these two workshops are a great introduction to developing film and making prints from negatives. More info here https://darkroombirmingham.co.uk/