🔲◾The Big Art Bar Crawl◾🔲

The Big Art Bar Crawl

(18+ only)

Event sponsored by:
SS Creative Photography Studios

Gallery hopping the Birmingham Contemporary Art Scene serving Alcohol/Soft Drinks in each gallery.

Cost = FREE

JOIN THE GROUP FOR PRE DRINKS ANYTIME BETWEEN:
6:00pm - 7:00pm - The Old Crown Pub (Digbeth)

We leave the Pub for the 1st Gallery at around 7:00pm

The MeetUp Officially ends at 9:30pm - At this point the Hosts duties are finished & they are officially on their own time :) However, there is always groups within the group having after drinks in Digbeth if you wish to continue the evening, just ask what the after party plan is.

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Meeting Venue

The Old Crown Pub
188 High Street
Deritend
Digbeth
Birmingham
B12 0LD

This Event returns on the First Friday of each month offering a great array of things to do and see throughout the evening as the Digbeth area comes alive with New Art Exhibitions, Late-Night Openings, Special Events, Culture in Unexpected Spaces, Live Music, Street Food and More.

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Art Exhibition Bar Crawl Route

Exhibition Gallery/Bar #1
East Side Projects Gallery & Bar
A Giant Maze to Wander Around :D
Emii Alrai: The Courtship of Giants Celebration
Deep within Eastside Projects Emii Alrai is creating a world where medieval hunting traps meet museological dioramas.
Emii’s largest solo show to date folds together an intricate web of references including the legend of Gilgamesh, the capture and coveting of giant artefacts from Iraq such as the Lamassu by the British Museum, the theatricality of medieval hunting arenas, the etymology and history of courting, ancient gravesite constructions, arrows and how wounds have been romanticised by the Pre-Raphaelites, and their obsession with melancholia.
6–8pm (our group privately has extended opening hours)

Exhibition Gallery/Bar #2
Recent Activity Gallery - An odd bolt hole of a gallery in the wall, expect the unexpected.
James Lomax: ‘Flatten & Collapse‘
For this exhibition, Flatten and Collapse, James Lomax has investigated a physical and material language with which to explore and translate the city in which he once lived.

Exhibition Gallery/Bar #3
Stryx Gallery
Collection of 16 Artists
Featuring the work of 16 online shop artists, the gallery will host stalls, a projected showreel and staffed bar. This will be a chance to come and meet the artists in person, purchase great, affordable art and help support their ongoing work. In addition, we are donating at least 20% of all sales to help those affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Exhibition Gallery/Bar #4
Vivid Projects Gallery & Bar
Vivid Live is delighted to present Niya B and her current project 912, a Virtual Reality 360o video experience based on participatory performance of trans and non-binary people, who have lived experience of waiting for an appointment at the Gender Identity Clinic (GIC).

Exhibition Gallery/Bar #5
Centrala Gallery/Cafe/Bar/Night Club
Join us for this exhibition launch that shares experiences in words and photos from the people of Kyiv. Some have been unable to leave and others are seeking refuge in other countries. Come along to find out more.
This exhibition at Centrala has been organised with Ukrainian students and staff Birmingham City University. It has been generously supported by the Heart of England Community Foundation.
At the exhibition launch, we will be selling a collection of posters, prints + more, with all profits going towards supporting refugees.
We will also be hosting a celebration at Centrala with a live DJ set offering an opportunity to come together in solidarity.

Boucing back from Covid, the Art scene month by month will be featuring more and more galleries. In the months to come we should be back at 8 to 10 galleries/exhibitions :D

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Alcoholic & Soft drinks will be available for purchase at all the Galleries taking part. Proceeds help fund these small independent gallery venues/artists.

Digbeth First Friday was created in Birmingham 2014 as a way of coinciding New Art Exhibitions, all on the the same evening.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThere are currently no Covid 19 safety measures that we are aware of.We only ask that if you display any symptoms, please do not attend the meetup. Also, employ common sense & respect other peoples boundaries if the need arises.

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If you would like to be more involved in our group or have any suggestions, just get in touch.

Any other Questions, just drop us a message. Otherwise, we'll see you lovely culture vultures at the venue :)

Birmingham Arts & Culture Vultures

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