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Fashion Victim was an installation in a central Birmingham shop window using an imaginary fashion label to examine gun crime

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Marx and Palmer\'s altered \'Bus Trip\' around central Birmingham including an exclusive look at Joan Burn\'s cathedral windows

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Corner image of the pub installation in Echoes From The Edge

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A community dinner in full swing at the Curio City Shop

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One of the many launch parties at the Curio City Shop, this one for \'Intrigue\' a community inspired fine art exhibition

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During Reality Estate a mother acts out another\'s story of a lost child

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Young people cooking a community meal for our \'Growth Impact\' project, sometimes using herbs we grew together

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Part of the \'bomb peck\' installation in Echoes From The Edge

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Mark Storor\'s challenging piece for \'Test Bed\' was situated in a butcher\'s shop, even we were surprised at how positively received it was by the locals

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the choir singing on \'Reality Estate\', 0ver 300 of them for nearly five hours, lockets all round after that no doubt

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The centre spread from \'Tagged\' a graphic novel ,made with young offenders following a young man through a collective life story to possible redemption

Friction Arts have been making ‘art where you live’ for over 16 years. Friction listen to people, work with them and then translate their thoughts and ideas into high quality contemporary artworks which communicate to the wider world whilst remaining true to the voices of the people they originate with.  Friction firmly believe in the transformative nature of the arts, with communities and individuals, and are committed to expanding the reach of the arts into places they have not been before.

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