Birmingham Arts Lab
Birmingham Arts Lab
Friday 13th April—Saturday 28th April, 2018
Opening Times
Mon to Sat, 9:00 - 18:00
Image credits:
Photograph of Mike Westbrook Brass Band in Newtown (c. 1970) courtesy of Tony Jones.
Posters by Bob Linney (Salamander, 1974) and Ernie Hudson (London Calling, 1978) courtesy of BMT.
In September 1968 a group of young members at the Midlands Arts Centre decided to set up their own space, inspired by a wave of Arts Labs popping up all over the country.
A series of light-show gigs helped raise the funds to take over the top floor of a building in Newtown, and from spartan beginnings one of Birmingham’s most adventurous arts institutions was born. This new exhibition offers an overview of the Lab’s legacy, including a rare chance to see original posters from the print workshop, early comics by the likes of Hunt Emerson and Steve Bell, and an array of performance photos and programme ephemera.
Exhibition launch:
Join us at BCU Parkside on Friday 6 April, 17:30 to toast the opening of the Arts Lab show.
See also:
Fri 13th: Poster designers Ernie Hudson and Bob Linney in conversation
Sat 14th: Cinema founder Tony Jones showing a selection of 16mm film
Sun 15th: John Dowie reading from his new book
With thanks to the Birmingham Museums Trust for the loan of Arts Lab material from their print collection.
