Event 20.05.2025–02.09.2025
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BCU Tuesdays
Ikon is an internationally acclaimed contemporary art venue located in Birmingham, UK. Free entry.
IKON SHOP
Browse books, prints, stationery, jewellery, homeware and gifts.
All profits support Ikon’s charitable artistic and educational programme.
HIRE IKON FOR YOUR EVENT
Housed in a beautiful Victorian building, Ikon Gallery has versatile spaces, accommodating 10 to 500 guests.
Get in touch today to discuss your event with a member of our team.
ART IN PRISONS
Ikon’s Art in Prisons programme places artist residencies in three prisons: HMP Grendon and HMP Spring Hill in Buckinghamshire, and HMP Birmingham. Each residency shares the core belief that art practice can be a force for good in carceral settings.
CREATIVE HEALTH
Ikon Creative Health explores the dynamic intersections of art, health and wellbeing. Through research, exhibitions and workshops, Ikon works with artists, academics, communities and healthcare partners to explore how art can support health.
IKON YOUTH PROGRAMME
Over three years (2021-24) Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) navigates the waterways on board Slow Boat, a converted narrow boat. IYP are collaborating with creative thinkers and makers to reimagine Slow Boat as a local art school.
Funded by Freelands Foundation.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Ikon is dedicated to minimising its impact on the environment and we strive to make our operations and exhibitions as sustainable as possible.
Events
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Ikon Shop 25.06.2025–07.09.2025
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Summer Craft Collection
Talk 26.06.2025–04.09.2025
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Thursday Spotlight Tour
Talk 29.06.2025–07.09.2025
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Sunday Spotlight Tour
Ikon Shop 25.08.2025 / 11.00am–4.00pm
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Ikon Textile Fair
Current Exhibitions
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Exhibition 31.05.2025–07.09.2025
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Donald Locke
RESISTANT FORMS. AT SPIKE ISLAND, BRISTOL.
Spike Island presents the first major survey exhibition of Guyanese-British artist Donald Locke (1930–2010).
The exhibition at Spike Island explores the development of his work across Guyana, the UK and the United States over five decades, from the late 1960s to the early 2000s.
Exhibition 25.06.2025–07.09.2025
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Thread the Loom
Ikon presents a group exhibition celebrating the art of weaving.
An AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU), will be activated through a series of micro-residencies with West Midlands weavers Chantelle Folarin, Mahawa Keita, Clare Langford, Andrée Walker, Theo Wright and BCU students. Textiles produced on the loom will be exhibited alongside work by contemporary artists Raisa Kabir, Alis Oldfield, Bharti Parmar, Dinah Prentice and Su Richardson.
Exhibition 25.06.2025–07.09.2025
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Seulgi Lee
SPAN
Ikon presents the first UK solo exhibition by artist Seulgi Lee.
Born in Seoul and living in Paris since 1992, Seulgi Lee’s artwork is shaped by the use of colour, gesture, simple yet elegant forms and performance.
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Exhibition 29.08.2025–07.09.2025
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Weaving Showcase
Ikon Youth Programme x Hospital Rooms
Join Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) for a showcase of weaving work created in collaboration with artist Nilupa Yasmin, the outcome of their residency as part of Thread the Loom.
The group present individual artworks that use colour, pattern and material to consider their individuality and purpose.
Exhibition 08.09.2025–01.10.2025
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GALLERIES CLOSED FOR INSTALLATION
Ikon’s Galleries are closed while we install our new exhibitions. Ikon Shop and Yorks Café are open as usual.
Exhibition 01.10.2025–22.02.2026
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Donald Locke
Resistant Forms
The first major survey of Guyanese-British artist Donald Locke (1930-2010).
Latest News
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Offsite 24.07.2025
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Tom Hicks, You Are Here
Public Sculpture Launch
Ikon and Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) present a new public sculpture for Halesowen by Black Country artist Tom Hicks.
Exhibitions 17.07.2025
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Clare Langford
Weaving Studio
We caught up with Clare Langford, one of the West Midlands weavers activating an AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU) as part of Ikon’s exhibition Thread the Loom.
Exhibitions 10.07.2025
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Chantelle Folarin
Weaving Studio
We caught up with Chantelle Folarin, one of the West Midlands weavers activating an AVL Studio Dobby loom, on loan from Birmingham City University (BCU) as part of Ikon’s exhibition Thread the Loom.
News 03.07.2025
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Remember Nature 2025: Harun Morrison
Ikon is pleased to announce Harun Morrison as the gallery’s participating artist for Remember Nature 2025.
Artist Residency 12.06.2025
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Film: Robert Zhao Renhui
Artist Residency, Wigwell Lodge
Watch Ikon’s film with artist Robert Zhao Renhui about his artist residency at Wigwell Lodge.