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PR: Win an original painting by Turner Prize Nominee George Shaw

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Launches Art Competition to Get People Creating!...

Event Set to Transform the Future of Inclusive Dance

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A symposium held on Wednesday 19th October is inviting dance artists, mentors, teachers, researchers, project managers and arts leaders across the UK to get involved directly with shaping and influencing future inclusive dance work. ...

Turner-prize nominated artist returns to his home city

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

2011 Turner-prize nominee George Shaw will be holding his first major exhibition in his hometown of Coventry at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. George Shaw: I woz ere is a FREE exhibition taking place at the gallery between 18 November 2011 and 11 March 2012....

WANTED: 1987 FA Cup Memories of Coventry City Football Club

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It's 1987. The Sky Blues have been playing the game of their lives. Fans cheer, and watch, and hope, and pray…anticipation in the stands is at fever pitch, each breath is felt, each heartbeat heard, every kick of the ball further adding to the unbearable excitement. This football match is one of the...

Dance Transformations: Developing Choreographers Symposium

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Symposium is an opportunity for dance artists, teachers, researchers, project managers and arts leaders to come together to find out more about the unique approach and processes of the Dance Transformations programme and how this might inform your own professional practice....

Defying Definitions – Disability Arts Symposium

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A pioneering visual arts programme created by a leading Disability Arts development organisation and three art galleries from the Midlands and Mid Wales culminates in a Symposium, called Defying Definitions, in Wolverhampton on the 1st and 2nd of December 2011. ...

Greenhouse FX Coventry 21/22 June

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A 15-minute performance of a self-asphyxiating diesel engine in a greenhouse Coventry Transport Museum 12.45 and 4pm 21 and 22 June plus a sonic composer to create beautiful music......

Birmingham Arts Activities Commissioning 2011-12

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Birmingham's Culture Commissioning Service are inviting proposals for Arts activities...

RoguePlay Theatre are Climbing the Walls in Preparation for Preview

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

RoguePlay Theatre to produce brand new site-specific physical theatre performance....

Inclusive Theatre Season Start is Sell-Out

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A partnership between the Arena Theatre, Outside Centre and Black Country Touring to support disability arts and inclusive theatre brings four of the UK’s leading theatre companies to Wolverhampton.
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Rhymes announce exciting plans for 2011 in association with RoguePlay Theatre

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Rhymes is RoguePlay Theatre's platform for Performance Poetry and Spoken Word talent in the West Midlands and beyond, is looking ahead to provide unusual spaces for performance in 2011....

DASH gets 'Unlimited' Boost!

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

DASH secures £44k funding for Live Art project in Much Wenlock in 2012...

Seeking Collaborators, Partners and Donors for our Youths in Arts Programs

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

We are working on two projects 'Going Green' and 'Paint4Malaria&HIV/AIDS. lt is a project for youths in the community to address the issue of climate change and our environment, Health Care and behavour Change towards malaria and HIV/AIDS. They will have to use their artistic talent through drawing,...

Birmingham-based singers wanted for Godiva Awakes Choir

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Imagineer Productions and BAFTA award-winning composer Ilona Sekacz are recruiting Birmingham based singers – of all abilities from those who have never sung before to those with experience - for the already 40 strong Godiva Awakes Choir. The Godiva Awakes Choir is an opportunity to be part of the L...

That's why mummies come to the Herbert

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Britain's most family friendly museum will be welcoming a new type of mummy into its family next year when Secret Egypt opens at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. From 11 February to the 5 June 2011, this brand new exhibition will adventure into and challenge the secrets and myths about ancient Egy...

The Herbert gets its glad-rags on!

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

From 15 January the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will be putting its glad-rags on in honour of their brand new FREE exhibition All Dressed Up. This exhibition will feature clothing from three different decades and celebrate each era's legacy with some glamorous dresses and accessories....

Traditional Song workshop with Nancy Kerr

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Traditional Arts Team presents a unique opportunity to work with one of the nation’s leading folk singers to increase their understanding of the folk song repertoire and their singing skills....

Storytelling Cafe: The 12 Ways of Christmas

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bringing storytelling back to adult audiences

The Storytelling Café brings its highly successful autumn season to a close on Wednesday 15 December. It takes place at Kings Heath’s stylish café venue the Kitchen Garden Café in York Road.
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RoguePlay Theatre to Host a Free Event for Christmas

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A FREE event hosted by RoguePlay Theatre to show off their year round regular events. ...

Fright Night

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Traditional Arts Team bring you stories to scare! Bring the whole family to Fright night this Sunday to get your Halloween kicks and be home before 12pm....

Solihull Storytelling Cafe with Paola Balbi

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At the Traditional Arts Team’s popular storytelling event people have rediscovered the joy of listening to a story. Organiser Graham Langley says” it is amazing how easily you can become lost in a story”....

Traditional Music Day

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Come strengthen your musical skills at the Traditional Music Day workshop with the highly respected and talented Karen Tweed....

STAR Course Lets Students Shine

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Herbert Media set to run its Sound, Technology and Audio Recording
course for the twentieth year
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Artist Mohammed Ali turns the Gallery into his Canvas

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will become its own piece of art in a special one off performance and exhibition in collaboration with award winning artist Mohammed Ali...

UK Street Art Launch to welcome Banksy to Coventry

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Herbert's Street Art Season kicks off with an evening of live events that all of
Coventry can get involved with
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Birmingham Storytelling Cafe: new season

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Bringing storytelling back to adult audiences...

West Midlanders’ urged to get Dancing for the Games

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

People across the West Midlands are being encouraged to get into the groove as part of Dancing for the Games - a dance project inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games...

RoguePlay Theatre due to set The Old Fire Station alight with Creativity.

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

RoguePlay Theatre have relocated to The Old Fire Station on Moseley Road with high hopes for the future....

Imagineer Productions presents Godiva Awakes

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Coventry based Imagineer Productions will present the Godiva Awakes project, commissioned through Artists taking the lead an exciting project forming part of London 2012’s Cultural Olympiad and funded by Arts Council England, at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry on 1 and 2 October 2010....

Imagineer Productions get inventive for the Festival of !nvention

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Following the theme of ‘Be Inventive’ Imagineer Productions will present a programme of design led performances for inventive and creative people young and old as part of Coventry’s Festival of !nvention on Saturday 25 September 2010....

Dance Transformations

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A new programme supporting emerging artists with a physical disability and/ or sensory impairment and non-disabled dance artists based in the West Midlands....

Herbert Takes to the Street for its latest event

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Street Art comes to the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum bringing with it a
chance for visitors to take home a piece of art for FREE
...

A weekend of family history fun in Coventry

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Talk to local history groups, join a behind the scenes tour, meet a Roman soldier or create a medieval game or Tudor musical instrument....

Who was the Pharaoh Akhenaten?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Herbert's Head of Collections and Programmes will be answering this question as he explores what we know about this enigmatic Egyptian ruler...

CLP funded Leadership Facilitation Skills course

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT

accredited course on action learning facilitation for mid career leaders. Learn techniques to enhance your skills - listening, questioning, understanding people and problem solving, and use the powerful action learning process to expand and develop your leadership style. ...

Pioneering programme launched at The New Art Gallery Walsall

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Outside IN project highlights the work of leading disabled artists...

Using the Arts to Develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The one-day course, ‘Using the Arts to develop Aspiration, Leadership and Potential’, has been created as part of the legacy for the 2009 ENYAN Campaign and has been developed following a period of research conducted by ENYAN, throughout the 9 English regions...

Creative Consultation with Young People

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

This one-day creative workshop has been developed in partnership with a range of organisations across 9 English regions who have submitted case studies demonstrating creative consultation techniques they have used with young people....

Carry On with the Merry Wives

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In its 20th successful year, Stafford Festival Shakespeare presents the musical comedy of manners The Merry Wives of Windsor (Thursday 24 June - Saturday 10 July) in the beautiful surroundings of Stafford Castle....

Art treasures for Worcester

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Acclaimed artists’ gilded sculpture launches temporary art programme...

New Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tracey Emin, Julian Opie and Gilbert & George Arrive at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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A Night at the Museum

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Herbert opens its doors after hours for a special night time event....

Nozstock Festival 2010

Sun, 09 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Nozstock invites you on a journey ‘Through The Looking Glass’ ...

Famous faces for Lichfield Festival

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Their faces and names are familiar from the TV screen, the concert stage or the radio - and they'll all be appearing at this year's Lichfield Festival...

Herbert Art Gallery & Museum named Best Family Friendly Museum in Britain

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum Coventry scoops top prize in Guardian Kids In Museums Awards 2010...

mac is back – Save the Date

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Refurbished and revamped the arts centre re-opens on 1 May 2010...

New Appointments

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

New General Manager & Marketing Officer join the Spa Centre ...

Swimming Without Water

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Contemporary Art Exhibition at Moseley Road Baths, Balsall Heath, Birmingham...

Emerge 6 issued

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Emerge 6 (Nov 2009) the cultural newsletter from Coventry City Council and Coventry University....

Signed performances of Jack & The Beanstalk

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Civic Hall in Bedworth schedules Sign Supported English and Makaton signed performance of Jack & The Beanstalk ...