Ikon Gallery

Ikon is pleased to announce the continuation of Art at HMP Grendon, its artist residency at HMP Grendon (2024-2026).

The residency has been generously funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.

Artist and printmaker Simon Harris commences an 18-month residency, working with community members to produce new work which will be showcased at HMP Grendon and Ikon Gallery.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mpbve4dr

Join Ikon and University of Birmingham at The Exchange for an evening of free talks, exhibitions and creative workshops that open up conversations between artists and academics around AI Futures and the Stuart Hall Archive Project.

This event coincides with Exodus Crooks’ installation, We need 2 tlk.

Thursday 25 July, 6-8pm. Free entry, just drop in.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4w9z35dw

Please note this event takes place at The Exchange, Centenary Square, B1 2DR

Opening Up - Events- Ikon Join Ikon and University of Birmingham at The Exchange for an evening of talks, exhibitions and creative workshops that open up conversations between

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Ikon is recruiting for a Curator.

Ikon is an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Application deadline: Monday 5 August, 12pm.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

Join Ikon and University of Birmingham at The Exchange for an evening of free talks, exhibitions and creative workshops that open up conversations between artists and academics around AI Futures and the Stuart Hall Archive Project.

This event coincides with Exodus Crooks’ installation, We need 2 tlk.

Thursday 25 July, 6-8pm. Free entry, just drop in.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4w9z35dw

Please note this event takes place at The Exchange, Centenary Square, B1 2DR

Ikon and macLYON present works by over twenty artists from the British Council Collection and macLYON that explore the meaning and role of friendship in contemporary life.

Open 2 October 2024 – 23 February 2025. Free entry, donations welcome.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/d3b89kvw

This exhibition is supported by the British Council and is presented as part of Spotlight on Culture UK/France 2024 - Together We Imagine.

Join Siobhán Jolley from the National Gallery, for a deeper exploration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Friday 12 July, 5.30-6.30pm.

Free, booking essential: https://tinyurl.com/59bm27w9

Ikon’s Curatorial Fellowship is generously supported by the Frieze x Deutsche Bank Emerging Curators Fellowship programme.

This opportunity is open to applications from UK nationals who identify from a Global Majority background who may have faced barriers in accessing opportunities or a platform for representation.

Application deadline: Tuesday 30 July, 12pm.

Image: Melati Suryodarmo, Kleidungsaffe at Ikon Gallery (2023). Photo courtesy of Stuart Whipps.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

Last chance to apply!

We are recruiting for roles in Ikon’s Facilities team.
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- Senior Technical Manager
- Facilities Coordinator⁠
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Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

It's the final days to see Friends in Love and War, an exhibition at macLYON presenting works by over twenty artists from the British Council Collection and macLYON. Exploring the theme of friendship.

Open until 7 July 2024. Please note this exhibition takes place at macLYON, France.

On display at Ikon Gallery 2 October 2024 – 23 February 2025.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/578rvtr5

We are recruiting for roles in Ikon’s Facilities team!
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- Senior Technical Manager
- Facilities Coordinator⁠
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Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

Join artist Sally Butcher for a family workshop exploring ideas of care through creative play with words and printing.

Saturday 6 July, 11am-3pm.

Free entry, just drop in. Open to all ages.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4bpfw5rt

Join Dr. Siobhán Jolley, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson Research Fellow in Art and Religion at The National Gallery, for a deeper exploration of Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting, Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

Friday 12 July, 5.30-6.30pm.

Free, booking essential: https://tinyurl.com/59bm27w9

We are recruiting for Information Assistants. ⁠ ⁠
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Application deadline: Tuesday 30 July, 12pm.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y⁠
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Ikon is an equal opportunities organisation and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

University of Birmingham and Ikon present We need 2 tlk, a new moving image installation by Midlands-based artist Exodus Crooks as part of AI FUTURES at The Exchange, the University of Birmingham’s city centre venue in Centenary Square.

Open 4 July – 2 November.

Free entry, just drop in. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/2fvj8rcc

Please note this installation is on display at The Exchange, Centenary Square, B1 2DR.

We are recruiting for roles in Ikon’s Facilities team!
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- Senior Technical Manager
- Facilities Coordinator⁠
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Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

Ikon Youth Programme host artist and art-historian Rose Davey who presents Artemisia Gentileschi – A Response.

This talk, aimed at young people, observes the work of Gentileschi in relation to her ambitions as a woman and as a painter.

Thursday 27 June, 6-8pm.

Free, booking essential: https://tinyurl.com/26ayxanr

Join a member of the Ikon team for a 15-minute tour spotlighting a work in our exhibition by artist Dion Kitson.

Sunday 23 June, 3-3.15pm.

Free entry, just drop in.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4pwevzf8

Join a member of the Ikon team for a 15-minute tour spotlighting a work in our exhibition National Treasures: Artemisia in Birmingham / Jesse Jones: Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon.

Friday 21 June, 1-1.15pm. Free entry, just drop in.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/9x8xu8mr

We are recruiting for roles in Ikon’s Facilities team!
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- Senior Technical Manager
- Facilities Coordinator⁠
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Deadline: Tuesday 9 July, 12pm

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3at7pd4y

Our talk with artist Jesse Jones is now available online.

You can listen back to the event audio on our website: https://tinyurl.com/329jfzjz

Shop our Dion Kitson collection from Ikon Shop. Includes Dion Kitson socks, cigarette scarf and Monster Munch and Haribo ring.

You can also pre-order the Rue Britannia catalogue.

Shop in-store or online at Ikon Shop.

https://tinyurl.com/2m87wew9

Join Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora and Sally Butcher for a workshop exploring themes of care, spaces, bodies and creative health.

Participants are invited to respond to artist prompts by creating a mini-zine and taking part in small group discussions.

Thursday 13 June, 5.30-7.30pm. Free, booking essential.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/mz78282h