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15 - 26 February
Gallery 1
Spring workshops
A wide range of workshops delivered by RBSA Members and Associates.

1 - 5 March inclusive
Galleries 1 & 2 closed for maintenance

10 March - 10 April
Gallery 1 and 2
Open all Media exhibition
The first of the RBSA's 'Open' exhibitions. Artists are invited to submit work.


12 - 24 April
Gallery 1 and 2
Candidates
Artists hoping to be elected as Associates or Members of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists exhibit their work.

Sunday 25 and Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 April
Gallery closed to hang ten year anniversary exhibition

28 April - 15 May
Ten year anniversary exhibition
The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists celebrates the tenth anniversary of its move to St Paul's Square with an exhibition of works by its members and associates.

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Craft Gallery Exhibitions 2009

The RBSA Craft Gallery is firmly established as being the region’s leading outlet for contemporary craft.  With a range of craft mediums and price ranges catered for, visitors will be inspired by the versatility and affordability of handmade craft.  More wearable and functional designs are exhibited alongside innovative craftwork as a means of fostering and promoting the talents of some of Britain’s foremost designer makers.

11 January - 26 March

'In the Making'

The RBSA Craft Gallery's first exhibition of 2010 will devote itself to exploring the process of making. Featuring all new designer-makers who are inspired by the physical act of making, it will reveal varying responses to their chosen materials and tools. The exhibition will show a range of inventive techniques that challenge traditional craft-making methods.

Exhibiting for the first time will be jeweler and silversmith, Hannah Souter. Working in precious metals such as Silver and 18ct Gold, Hannah's jewellery comprises of hand pressformed and individually fabricated units combined with subtle surface textures and contrasting finishes to create unique pieces of fine jewellery. Inh er most recent range, the metal is prepared from rolling silver with antique lace found in her Great-Grandparents' home, capturing the delicate pattern and preserving a small piece of history.

Works from contemporary wood-turner, Richard Murphy and illustrative ceramics from Adam Frew will also be on show.

Lidded Jars by Adam Frew.

29 March - 21 May

Best of Brum

Famous for the production of various 'manufactured arts' during the eighteenth century, Birmingham has always been at the forefront of craft design and production. With its roots firmly placed in historical creative industries, the RBSA Craft Gallery celebrates the city's own designer-makers. To coincide with the RBSA's ten years in the Jewellery Quarter anniversary, the Craft Gallery will dedicate this exhibition to distinguished designer makers from the second city. 'Best of Brum' will include jewellers and silversmiths such as Louise Chesshire and Kerry O'Connor who are both based in the Jewellery Quarter.

Segment Bowl and Spoon by Kerry O'connor

Artists Showcase

RBSA members exhibit in the Craft and Cafe Galleries. Work is changed every four weeks, so keep your eyes peeled.

Craft Gallery Wall :.


15 February - 13 March
Roger Griffiths ARBSA
Landscape - structure and patterns My work seeks to interpret the underlying patterns in the landscape and is an interpretation rather than being fully representational. Of particular interest are landscapes in areas of transition between lowland and upland with features such as hill farms marking human activity.

15 March - 10 April
Katharine Barker ARBSA
Prints and paintings exploring evolving andchanging organic forms and structures, making use of a visual vocabulary developed through working with historic textiles and study of organic chemistry.

12 April - 24 April
Deborah Walker RBSA
'Where land meets water is a constant theme in my work. This exhibition is of such places within a five mile radius of my gallery.'

Cafe Gallery Wall :

1 March - 27 March
John Shakespeare RBSA
Othello
An exhibition of paintings by JohnShakespeare RBSA, documenting and celebrating the development and climax of the Birmingham Opera Company's Othello project, from its early public workshops and rehearsals through to its triumphant conclusion.

29 March - 24 April
Rachel Yallop ARBSA
My interest in lettering stems from a lifelong love of drawing. My work explores letters as powerful and lively abstract designs with particular emphasis on form, space, tension and freedom of line.

Tuesday 27 April - Saturday 15 May 2010
10 Year Anniversary Exhibition

Craftwork in the café

25 January - 20 March
Bradley Spencer ARBSA
'The completed surfaces of my work are the product of my desire to unite the conceptual intention with the physical knowledge and understanding gained initially through drawing. I work through first hand study, making observed drawings which are developed later using memory rather than the actual subject. This is vital to build that distinguishing difference between the source and what one wants to make of it.

22 March - 24 April
Gerry Unsworth ARBSA and Rachel Ricketts RBSA
Gerry Unsworth's work is strongly influenced by the votive figures used in many religions throughout history. The ceramic techniques employed are very wide and include raku and smoking.

Rachel's small pieces represent an 'aside' from her usual sculpture, exploring ideas inspired by vintage toys.

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