We’re Hiring – Company Administrator

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 in Uncategorized | No Comments

We are looking for an experienced, organised, and detail-oriented person to join our team as our company administrator. If you are interested in supporting the day to day running of an established Birmingham based arts  organisation,  assisting with running Friction’s building The Edge, and underpinning our projects with administrative support, then please keep reading! How […]

Were Hiring – Art Club Lead Artist/Tutor

Posted on Jan 20, 2026 in Uncategorized | No Comments

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 aged 8-18 yrs old to explore their culture, work and spend time with their […]

We’re looking for an Art Teacher/ Facilitator

Posted on Aug 12, 2025 in Uncategorized | No Comments

We are seeking a creative, adaptable, and fun Art Teacher / Facilitator to work with learners aged 4–18 (including GCSE-level students) for one day a week as part of the newly developed programme for Home Ed communities, in partnership with Arts in Action CIC.  To find out more about the role please take a look […]

CREATE Youth Festival

Posted on Jun 18, 2025 in Events, Workshops | No Comments
CREATE Youth Festival

Meet us at The Edge for CREATE Youth Festival…   On the 19th, 20th and 21st of July, on the first weekend of the Summer Holidays, we are hosting the CREATE Youth Festival at The Edge. The Festival will be suitable for children and young people between the ages of 8 and 18 and has […]

CREATE at The Edge

Posted on May 22, 2025 in Uncategorized | No Comments

We’re pleased to be announcing a free May half term programme for children and young people between the ages of 8 to 18 who are looking for an opportunity to get involved in something exciting.   On Tuesday the 27th, we will be having a barbeque at Stanhope Community Hub, where there’ll be the chance […]

Get Together at Stanhope this Winter

Posted on Dec 10, 2024 in Projects, Workshops | No Comments
Get Together at Stanhope this Winter

Home in Highgate are running a drop-in event at Stanhope Wellbeing Hub on the 19th of December, 12pm-3pm. Come along to enjoy workshop activities, including green craft, and a small exhibition produced by Art Club. Catch up on what the Home in Highgate team have been up to by watching some films of the activities […]

Indonesia Journal #1- Journey and arrival

Posted on Nov 21, 2024 in International, Projects, Uncategorized | No Comments

We took off from Birmingham on Thursday afternoon, arriving at Jakarta airport at 6pm on Friday. It got a bit complicated getting through immigration, signage was confusing, and we joined several queues we didn’t need to, before finally realizing our pre-booked visas and UK passports allowed us to use the automatic gates and we sailed […]

Join Our Board: Seeking a New Chair for Friction

Posted on Oct 1, 2024 in Job opportunity, Uncategorized | No Comments
Join Our Board: Seeking a New Chair for Friction

We’re looking for a new Chair to join our diverse Board of Directors. We’re looking for someone who cares about art, community, the environment and social justice and has experience in leading organisations in the arts and non-profit sector. It’s a pivotal time for Friction as we head towards the re-opening of our refurbished and […]

Renewing the Edge

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Renewing the Edge As you know, we’re undertaking a major refurbishment of the Edge. This means we’ll be closing for the best part of a year. There’ll be big changes at the Edge, but we’ll be ensuring the soul remains the same. Major changes are: A new, super-accessible ‘changing places’ facility on the ground floor […]

Current artist in residence Jose Witteveen

Posted on Jul 31, 2023 in Uncategorized | No Comments

We’re really pleased to be hosting Rome-based Dutch artist Jose, over July and August. Jose is an artist, photographer and master printmaker and is being hosted at the Edge and working over a range of our current projects. In her own words: ‘ Jose Witteveen, an artist in residence at Friction Arts this month, lives in […]