SILVER LINING: TOURS AT JW EVANS

Visit Silver Lining, an off-site commission by artist Dion Kitson, at JW Evans Silver Factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.

For this installation Kitson honours a lost industrial past, utilising new technologies to create sculptural interventions in a former silver factory, celebrating the history and popular culture of Birmingham and the Black Country.

Kitson’s artworks are on display at JW Evans Silver Factory as part of English Heritage’s Creative Programme. Inspired by and installed within the spaces, the installation coincides with the artist’s first major solo exhibition, Rue Britannia, at Ikon Gallery.

Guided tours take place on selected dates from 11 May – 6 September.

Tours of JW Evans Silver Factory are available to book here.

Event Details

11 May – 6 September 2024

For more information on visiting and to book tickets please click here. Free for English Heritage members / £11 per person. Booking essential.

Unfortunately the tour is not suitable for those with limited mobility due to the uneven floors, narrow walkways and steep stairs across the building.

Minimum age for tours is 16 years old.

Please note these tours take place at JW Evans Silver Factory, B1 3EA

VENUE

JW Evans Silver Factory

54-57 Albion Street
Birmingham
B1 3EA

Image Credits

1. Dion Kitson in J W Evans. Silver Factory. Image courtesy English Heritage. 2. A workshop within J W Evans, showing the machines that used dies and cutting tools to create silver designs. Image courtesy English Heritage. 3. Shelves full of stamps, patterns and dies. When the factory finally closed in 2008, it was conserved as found by English Heritage, so that visitors could continue to experience this industry as the workers at J W Evans did. Image courtesy English Heritage.

Exhibition 11.05.2024–06.09.2024

Dion Kitson

Silver Lining at JW Evans Silver Factory

Through Silver Lining, an off-site commission for English Heritage, Kitson honours a lost industrial past, utilising new technologies to create sculptural interventions in a former silver factory, celebrating the history and popular culture of Birmingham and the Black Country.

Exhibition 10.05.2024–08.09.2024

Dion Kitson

Rue Britannia

Ikon presents the first major solo exhibition and an ambitious off-site commission by British artist Dion Kitson in partnership with English Heritage.

SILVER LINING: TOURS AT JW EVANS

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