Off-Site - What's On

Ikon has developed an off-site programme to engage with people from communities in Birmingham and beyond.

Image from Dean Kelland Grendon sketchbook

ART AT HMP GRENDON

Dean Kelland is Ikon’s artist in residence at HMP Grendon, Buckinghamshire. Funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, the focus of the residency is towards the development of artistic practice at HMP Grendon – that of Kelland and of the prison’s communities.

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IYP ON SLOW BOAT

A converted narrow boat, Slow Boat is a unique floating space for Ikon Youth Programme (IYP), local communities and artists to make and experience art in a stimulating and creative environment. Supported by Freelands Foundation.

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Current Exhibitions

Exhibition 28.11.2021–22.10.2023

Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce. Exhibition in Australia.

Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce’s Looking Glass exhibition tours venues in Australia.

Exhibition 07.03.2023–17.06.2023

FOKA WOLF

Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? At The Exchange, Birmingham.

An impossible maze, with no end, forms the basis of a new artwork by Birmingham artist and activist Foka Wolf. Produced by Ikon and exhibited at The Exchange (South Entrance), Why Are We Stuck in Hospital? illustrates the invisibility of people with learning disabilities and / or autistic people in long-stay hospitals.

Exhibition 15.04.2023–01.04.2024

Mit Jai Inn

Dreamworld. Exhibition in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Following Mit Jai Inn’s exhibition at Ikon Gallery (15 September – 21 November 2021), Dreamworld now travels to MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai for a year-long presentation.