Ikon Gallery is temporarily closed. Our online shop remains open - please support Ikon by making a purchase or donation online.
Standard Opening Times
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - Sunday,
11:00 am -
4:00 pm
Standard Opening Times
Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - Sunday,
11:00 am -
4:00 pm
Standard Opening Times
Open daily, visit yorkscafe.co.uk for current opening times
If you missed our recent Zoom talk with Charisse Kenion and Vanley Burke, you can now watch it in full on Ikon’s YouTube channel. On 4 June 2020, photographer Charisse Kenion joined thousands of people who gathered in Birmingham to support the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd on 25 May in the… Read more »
By James Latunji-Cockbill, Producer – Art at HMP Grendon This year’s Koestler Awards include a number of awards for submissions from HMP Grendon. We are delighted to receive a Platinum award for a submission of ten prints made in workshops at Grendon at the beginning of the year, under the instruction of Dr Simon J… Read more »
While the gallery is temporarily closed, we continue to share our exhibitions and activities via our digital channels. Please visit Ikon’s website and engage with us via social media. Explore Krištof Kintera’s exhibition THE END OF FUN! online and get creative at home. Online Family Activity: Brain Masks Make your own masks inspired by the… Read more »
Get creative at school or home and download our free Activity Packs inspired by our current Krištof Kintera exhibition. They include practical activities for Early Years, Key Stage 1, 2 and 3. Download
By Dean Kelland, Ikon’s artist in residence at HMP Grendon Racing Thoughts No.6 “Normality is man’s attempt to cover up disorder.” 36,375 Minutes I re-read the text message that I had composed in order to check for any errors before pressing send. ‘Hi James – I have to work tomorrow (I’m back in the School… Read more »
The iconic Selfridges building at Bullring is set for major renovation work beginning in Autumn 2020 with completion expected ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2022. During this time, the building will be wrapped in a striking patterned hoarding created by Birmingham-born fashion designer and artist Osman Yousefzada. This is the designer’s first piece… Read more »
Congratulations to Ikon Trustee Helen Higson OBE who has been appointed as the new Vice Lord-Lieutenant to the West Midlands’ Lord-Lieutenant, John Crabtree OBE. Professor Higson, who is the Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at Aston University, takes on the role from Dr Beverly Lindsay OBE OD, who has completed her three year term and devoted many hours to help the Lord-Lieutenant carry… Read more »
Ikon is delighted to announce the reopening of its gallery premises in Brindleyplace, on Thursday 20 August. Ikon’s spring season of exhibitions, featuring John Newling, Judy Watson and Mariateresa Sartori had just started before closure in mid-March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was hugely disappointing for the artists, having had spent years previously… Read more »
By Dean Kelland, Ikon’s artist in residence at HMP Grendon Racing Thoughts No.5 “I spent the last week picking up oddly shaped pebbles…” 34,007 Minutes “Are you trying to get rid of me?” I smiled to myself as the teabags floated to the top of the mugs. She had decaf Yorkshire and I’d developed the habit of… Read more »
We are pleased to announce that Australian Aboriginal artist Yhonnie Scarce will return to Ikon in Spring 2021 to continue her artist residency and present an exhibition of new work in Ikon’s Tower Room. Yhonnie Scarce was born in Woomera, South Australia, and belongs to the Kokatha and Nukunu peoples. Working with glass, Scarce explores… Read more »
