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
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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.
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ART AT HMP GRENDON
With a focus on the development of the prisoners’ artistic practice, Ikon has opened the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Studio at HMP Grendon – a dedicated space for workshops, in printing and painting, and a changing programme of exhibitions, art historical and contemporary.
Funded by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust.
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.
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Events
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Talk 25.05.2025–07.09.2025
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Sunday Spotlight Tour
Event 25.06.2025–15.08.2025
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Weaving Studio
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
Current Exhibitions
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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 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).
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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.