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28 May - 27 June
Gallery 1 and 2
Open ‘Prize’ exhibition
A first prize of £1,000 is awarded by an independent judge to the best work in any media, including three dimensional work. For details visit www.rbsa.org.uk or send a sae.

Below: This year's winner of the £1000 Prize, Ann Wilkinson RBSA Still Life with Poppy Heads

29 June - 11 July
Gallery 2
‘Shaping nature’
David White RBSA and Viv Astling
Exciting and contrasting responses to nature and its forms in drawings, prints, paintings and stone sculptures.

Blue Grit - Viv Astling

29 June - 4 September
Gallery 1
RBSA summer school
After last year’s successful summer school an enlarged programme of workshops is offered. See dedicated leaflet for full details.

13 - 25 July
Gallery 2
Birmingham Watercolour Society
The Birmingham Watercolour Society returns
to the RBSA Gallery for it's summer exhibition. Amongst the exhibitors for this year’s show will be Shanghai painter Chen Xidan.

29 July - 5 September
Gallery 2
‘Open’ ceramics exhibition
The first RBSA ‘Open’ concentrating
exclusively on ceramics. Work could be
experimental as well as traditional. Check the RBSA website www.rbsa.org.uk or send a sae for details of how to enter your work.

Below: Ceramics by Eddie Curtis will be on show at the RBSA's first Open Ceramics exhibition

9 - 19 September
Gallery 1 and 2
Friends

21 September - 3 October
Gallery 1
‘Four persian artists’
Gallery 2
Coloured Pencil Society

7 - 31 October
Gallery 1 and 2
Members and Associates

2 - 14 November
Gallery 1
Schools exhibition
Gallery 2
Birmingham Art Circle

18 November - 24 December
Gallery 1 and 2
‘Open’ all media

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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.

‘Emboss’
18 May – 17 July

‘Emboss’ will showcase contemporary ceramics, fine silverware, jewellery and glassware, all inspired by texture and mark making.  This exhibition will explore the different ways in which designer makers interpret texture, demonstrating the various techniques involved in mark marking and producing surface relief and detail.

Exhibiting in ‘Emboss’ will be jeweller and silversmith, Misun Won. Inspired by Korean patchwork, she incorporates fabric embedded in resin, and silver roll-printed with fabric. Choosing circles of silver or resin for her basic pattern, Misun creates delicately textured three dimensional forms and sculptural jewellery.

Also exhibiting will be Becca Williams who has created a silverware and jewellery collection inspired by birds in flight, creating texture and depth through the use of etching. Isabelle Busnel has drawn her inspiration from marine life; its shapes, forms, textures and the way marine creatures grasp and grip under water to produce intriguing enamelled brooches which clearly reference the encrusted surfaces of coral and rock pools.

Also exhibiting will be silversmith and artist in residence at Birmingham School of jewellery, Esther Lord, glass artist Kasia Czarnecka-Clarke, ceramicist Tanya LaMantia and jewellers Susan Fenwick, Nicola Morrison and Emma Kinnell.

Below: Isabelle Busnel, Enamelled Brooches.

Below: Misun Won, Resin and Silver pendants

20 July - 11 September
'Culture shock'

Migration and the historic resettlement that individuals and communities have long experienced, will be explored in the RBSA's fascinating craft exhibition 'Culture Shock'. This exhibition will showcase designer makers who have relocated from across the globe, fusing their varied cultural experiences to influence their craft practices within the UK. 'Culture Shock' will investigate the significant impact that cultural heritage, travel experiences and the fusion of cultures has had on contemporary British craft.

Armlet by Deepti Kum - featured in 'Cluture Shock'.

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 :

13 April - 9 May
Janette Summerfield ARBSA
Abstract works in acrylic and pastel inspired by landscapes.

11 May - 6 June
Peter Valentine ARBSA
The chance to get to know the work of one of the RBSA’s new associates.

8 June - 4 July
Maggie Kitching RBSA
Prints: Portraits, people, past and present.

6 July - 1 August
Design space
A showcase of new jewellery and silver by designer makers working in the JewelleryQuarter and nearing completion of a year on the Design Space project

3 - 29 August
Prize winner space
An RBSA prize winner is awarded the opportunity to have a solo show.

31 August - 26 September
Mark Fennell RBSA
Portraits in oils on linen, commissions have included the mayor of Birmingham and Antony Worrall Thompson. The exhibition includes characters from a transvestite to an ex-bouncer

Vitalism 1 - by Janette Summerfield ARBSA

Cafe Gallery Wall :

2 March - 28 March
Simon Davis RBSA RP
A selection of portraits from the BP Portrait Award winner.

30 March - 25 April
June Dudleston RBSA and
Artists International
Paintings and ceramics by artists with influences from around the globe.

27 April - 23 May
Brian Fletcher RBSA
‘Melange’: a colourful and vibrant display of recent work exploring themes of the human figure, mountains, industrial landscape and portraits.

25 May - 20 June
Margaret Fairhead ARBSA
A study of evening skies led to design development and interpretations in fabric and thread, using hand and machine techniques to explore colour and textures. Meet the artist on Saturday 30 May.

22 June - 18 July
John Wood RBSA
Whisper, whisper, shredding sounds, an angel squawk and a magic apple - new and strange imaginings.

20 July - 15 August
Patricia Ferguson
A solo show from an RBSA prize winner.

17 August - 12 September
Peter Shread RBSA
Patterns of Landscape - woodcuts and linocuts in black and white and colour.

Ceramics in the café 2009

22 December - 21 February
John Alexander-Williams ARBSA
Sculptural work from an RBSA Associate.

23 February - 18 April
Peter Wareing RBSA
Colourful figurative tubelined designs on earthenware pottery and tiles.

20 April - 13 June
Andrew Matheson RBSA
New work including shino glazes, twisted bowls and large blue lidded jars.

15 June - 8 August
Lenora Minto RBSA
Kiln cast glass incorporating text.

10 August - 3 October
Jo Connell RBSA
Jo works with stained clays and her colourful, textural ceramics owe much to her love of the natural world. This exhibition explores some recurrent themes and new ideas inspired by her recent travels abroad.

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