The RA Summer Exhibition is the largest open submission exhibition in the world. Each year sees the gallery jam packed with contemporary art by world renowned artists and emerging new talent.
Museums & Exhibitions
Highlights from Home of Metal 2019
When it comes to Heavy Metal there is only one city that can claim to be it’s birthplace and that’s Birmingham. Noting the lack of plaques or shrines honouring our city’s musical claim to fame in 2011 Capsule curated a series of exhibitions and events under the banner Home of Metal.
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Museums & Exhibitions
A Flying Visit To Imperial War Museum Duxford
Following on from my partner Martin and I’s recent visit to RAF Museum, London our next aviation themed trip together was to Imperial War Museum Duxford.
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Exploring Birmingham
Rotunda Rooftop Photomeet
If you were asked to name one of the most iconic buildings in Birmingham city centre, chances are one of the first to spring to mind would be the Rotunda. On Sunday 23rd June I was part of a small group who spent an hour taking in the cityscapes below.
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Exploring Birmingham
For The Love of Concrete
Back in February I attended a concrete-centric photomeet which was organised by West Midlands Photo Collective in conjunction with architectural model makers Space_Play.
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Museums & Exhibitions
RAF Museum London
During a recent visit to see my partner Martin who lives in London we were trawling through the listings on the Londonist site to find something fun to do that would appeal to both of us and we stumbled across an entry for the Hendon Pageant at the RAF Museum London.
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Exploring Birmingham
William Mitchell Murals, Hockley Flyover
A few weeks ago I was part of a small meet up held by Brutiful Birmingham at the William Mitchell murals under Hockley Flyover alongside representatives from various Birmingham based 20th Century and Modernist groups.
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Museums & Exhibitions
Blast! Festival 2019
Blast! Festival has been produced by Multistory with and for local people. The festival takes place over six weeks in each of Sandwell’s six district towns: West Bromwich, Tipton, Rowley Regis, Oldbury, Smethwick and Wednesbury.
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Exploring Birmingham
Electric Cinema Instameet
For this Instameet Igers Birmingham teamed up with Flatpack Film Festival as part of Flatpack’s ten year anniversary coincidentally it was also World Wide Instameet Day 13.