Exhibition 10.05.2024–08.09.2024
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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.
Ikon is an internationally acclaimed art gallery situated in central Birmingham.
Housed in a magnificent Grade II listed neo-gothic school building, the gallery features temporary exhibitions over two floors, alongside Ikon Shop and Café.
IKON GALLERY
Entry to Ikon is free. The gallery shows work by artists from around the world and a variety of media is represented, including sound, film, mixed media, photography, painting, sculpture and installation. Donations welcome.
OPENING TIMES
Open Wednesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 11am-5pm
PHONE
0121 248 0708
IKON SHOP
Ikon Shop is Birmingham’s only specialist art bookshop, stocking a range of books, cards, artists’ limited editions and gifts. Ikon is a charity and all purchases support the gallery’s exhibition and education programme.
OPENING TIMES
Monday – Tuesday, 9am – 4pm
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm and Bank Holiday Mondays or shop online
PHONE
0121 248 0708
Yorks Café at Ikon
Visit our café and enjoy all day brunch and speciality coffee inside or or out on the large terrace area. Yorks offers a wide range of house-baked cakes, loose leaf teas, craft beers and wine.
OPENING TIMES
Monday – Saturday, 8am – 5pm
Sunday, 9am – 5pm
PHONE
0121 828 5060
FREE DIGITAL GUIDE
Explore Ikon with our free digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the arts and culture App.
Listen to audio guides, watch films and discover more.
ACCESS & SAFETY
Ikon is fully accessible with a range of facilities to make your visit enjoyable. We have guidelines for all our activities to ensure a safe experience for everyone who visits, offering hand sanitisers throughout and enhanced cleaning of the building.
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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Exhibition 10.05.2024–08.09.2024
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National Treasures: Artemisia in Birmingham
Jesse Jones: Mirror Martyr Mirror Moon
Ikon is a partner in National Treasures, a key strand of the programme celebrating the National Gallery’s Bicentenary, NG200. Ikon presents a masterpiece by Artemisia
Gentileschi (1593-1654 or later), Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (about 1615-17).
Wrapped around the Gentileschi work, and made as a direct response, is a solo exhibition by contemporary Irish artist Jesse Jones, whose artistic practice crosses film, sound, performance, sculpture and installation.
Exhibition 11.05.2024–06.09.2024
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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 05.06.2024–28.07.2024
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Feeding Chair
Sally Butcher: Visible Bodies
Ikon hosts Feeding Chair (2022), a collaborative artwork which invites parents and carers to feed their young children in galleries and other public venues. Featuring artwork by artist Jade de Montserrat, the chair integrates audio works and videos about infant feeding, gender and public space.
Exhibition 04.07.2024–02.11.2024
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Exodus Crooks
We need 2 tlk. At The Exchange, Birmingham.
Ikon and University of Birmingham present We need 2 tlk, a new moving image installation by Midlands-based artist Exodus Crooks as part of AI FUTURES at The Exchange.