Events

Birmingham City Council

Brilliantly Birmingham

16th November - 23 December 2006

Venue: Venues across the city
www.brilliantlybirmingham.com

Box Office: 0121 464 1187

For five weeks this winter, jewellery lovers in Birmingham will have the chance to pick up unique, contemporary pieces from the best regional, national and international designer-makers at venues across the city.

Exhibitions

Centrepiece @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
An exhibition from a collective of designer makers who work in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) Gallery
Shimmer – showcasing work including designs from Andrew Lamb, winner of the Brilliantly Birmingham Prize.

Sara Preisler Gallery, The Custard Factory
Sparkle – Brand new collections of works by Emma Dicks (Glacier Glass) and Sara Preisler (Ripple Jewellery Collection)

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Treasures of Today, Silver From Goldsmiths’ Hall, London 1980-2006
BMAG Contemporary Silver Show.

Brilliantly Birmingham Exhibition
A Brilliantly Birmingham-curated show featuring the best new and emerging contemporary designer makers from Birmingham School of Jewellery.

*Craftspace – Made in the Middle *– a regional showcase.

mac – Designer maker fair and contemporary craft fair

Bilston Craft Gallery – A regional exhibition

New work from renowned jewellers Sara Preisler and Emma Dicks at Sara’s gallery in The Custard Factory.
Open Studios, with the chance to meet and buy from jewellers who design and make their work in the Jewellery Quarter

*Brilliantly Birmingham Exhibition – exhibiting the best new and emerging contemporary designer makers

*Two exhibitions at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, including Treasures of Today, featuring silver from Goldsmiths’ Hall, London

Brilliantly Birmingham will offer members of the public the unique opportunity to buy innovative pieces directly from those who designed and made them.