What's On

Gain an insight into the practice with this taser session where you will learn Yang Tai Chi, a smooth, gentle exercise coordinating calm breathing movements and inner concentration.

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The morning will begin with a gallery tour by artist Clare Hewitt of her exhibition ‘Everything in the forest is the forest’. Responding to a government report suggesting that loneliness and isolation were increasing in rural areas of the UK, acclaimed photographer Clare’s exhibition celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.

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Spend ten minutes or so in a shared act of making with Tina Francis. Using her stitching tool, Connect More, add to the artwork with your own stitches as we share our thoughts on health, craft or what we are going to cook for tea. After adding to the artwork you will leave with a small stitch kit to complete when you next have ten minutes free.

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Join us for an evening of live music in the Outdoor Theatre as part of Healing Arts Birmingham, celebrating emerging talent from across the city. This special edition of MAC’s Brum Rising series brings together some of the most exciting emerging artists from Birmingham’s music scene.

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A chance for students, patients and medical professionals to take part in an empathy-building exercise known as the ‘story exchange’. Devised by the global empathy-building charity Narrative 4, the ‘story exchange’ methodology breaks down barriers by inviting diverse participants to step into one another’s shoes.

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A community research project led by the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of Birmingham and the Community Interest Research Centre (CIRC-CIC) explores maternity care in diverse healthcare settings, highlighting how women in the city of Birmingham, UK, often face barriers during pregnancy and childbirth, including language challenges, unfamiliarity with the healthcare system, and social isolation.

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Led by the West Midlands Combined Authority, Culture and Creative Industries Team, this event explored Creative Health practice at a regional level.

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YMCA Sutton Coldfield’s 125th Anniversary Celebration is a community-focused event celebrating 125 years of supporting young people, families and individuals across Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield. The afternoon will feature live performances, storytelling, film, creative contributions from young people, and opportunities for connection and reflection.

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Ikon presents Agder Kunstakademi: TV Pain (2022–23), an installation by Zubair, a former student of an independent art school based within Agder Prison, a high-security facility in Froland, Norway, housing approximately 300 male prisoners. Zubair repurposes flat-screen monitors taken from prison cells, which are frequently smashed by inmates in moments of frustration.

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This hands-on, creative day celebrates the power of community through sketching, stitching and making. Open to all ages and skill levels, this event invites you to explore your creativity, connect with others and express yourself through art. Whether you're a seasoned maker or just curious to try something new, there's a space for you here.

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This new body of work has been created by Birmingham based photographer, Maria Reaney. To create the project she worked with six young people from across the city and wider West Midlands region to explore the impact of the cost of living crisis, government policy and living with a disability.

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Attendees joined an afternoon of talks and discussions exploring the relationships between research, creativity and culture, and public health and wellbeing.

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