Support Artist Job Opportunity

Posted on Jun 27, 2023 in Job opportunity | No Comments
Support Artist Job Opportunity

Friction Arts are on a quest to find the right Support Artist to work with an inspiring group of young people with different needs and abilities. Our Art Club is a free, weekly term-time Club, which supports young people aged 8-18 yrs old to explore their culture, work and spend time with their alternative peer […]

Talking Drum Fest

Posted on May 10, 2023 in Uncategorized | No Comments
Talking Drum Fest

Talking Drum Fest Playing the Edge in more ways than one We’ve teamed up with intrepid musician Xhosa Cole for a weekend of music, performance, dance, spoken word, talks and all kinds of related shenanigans on 21st/22nd May. Focusing on the Black and African diasporic experience, Talking Drum will feature some of the best artists […]

Coming up at the Edge

Posted on Feb 23, 2023 in Uncategorized | No Comments
Coming up at the Edge

First up, Zimbo Freemind hosts a livestreamed chat show on 24th February View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zimbo Freemind (@zimbo_freemind) Next, Hank Bamberger/ Junk Galleries present Killer Heel confessionals on 4th March Keep checking back, there’s some fun stuff coming up soon, including Xhosa Cole’s Talking Drum Festival, Celebrating Sanctuary and […]

Sleepless night of love and resistance

Posted on Dec 14, 2022 in Uncategorized, Workshops | No Comments

Yalda and Rainbow…The night that starts from the cold behind the door and brings people to the warmth of intimacy and friendship. Wednesday 21st Dec 9pm to Thursday 22nd Dec 6am, brought to you with Socio Cinema at The Edge! This is a free event including If possible please bring something to drink, poetry and […]

Event News

Posted on Nov 1, 2022 in Uncategorized | No Comments

A Conversation About Building and Sustaining Art Spaces An opportunity to find out about the work of Untethered Magic in Nairobi, Kenya and a discussion about autonomy and self sustainability When and where Date and time Sat, 12 November 2022, 18:00 – 21:00 GMT Location The Edge 79-81 Cheapside Birmingham B12 0QH About this event An extra […]

Job opportunity – Art Club Lead Artist

Posted on Mar 24, 2022 in Job opportunity, Uncategorized | No Comments

Art Club Exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Art Club Lead Artist/ Tutor Friction Arts are on a quest to find the right Lead Artist/ Tutor to work with an inspiring group of young people with different needs, abilities and SEN. Our Art Club is a free, weekly term-time Club, which supports young people […]

Hanal Pixan

Posted on Nov 22, 2021 in Uncategorized | No Comments
Hanal Pixan

Quiet Carnival

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Performance and art 29th August 2020 At the Edge 79-81 Cheapside Deritend B12 0QH Is it safe? As we emerge into a new paradigm, how do artists and audiences get to engage? How do we make ourselves feel safe in a time when going to the shops feels like a game of Russian Roulette? Quiet […]

Forge

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 in Workshops | No Comments
Forge

Forge Saturday 19th October 10-5pm – Free Forge is a social building event in which people come together to build a colourful semi-permanent structure for the benefit of the area, made entirely using hands-on sustainable compressed-earth building processes.   All day on Saturday 19th October we will be testing with participants the brickmaking process at The Edge, and over […]

3 Men in a Pub

Posted on Sep 11, 2019 in Uncategorized | No Comments
3 Men in a Pub

Coming up at the Edge on 20th/21st September New Mercury Theatre presents a double bill: “Three Men in a Pub” by Alan GrayNever discuss politics or religion in a pub, but what happens if things turn strange? “Giving Up” by Brendan HigginsThree friends meet, but the tobacco fiend raises its head. What happens next? Friday […]