Parkside Gallery, Birmingham City University
29 August – 30 September 2019
Free Admission
The exhibition at features a collection of portraits of Black Sabbath fans from across the world, including Botswana, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Spain, USA and the UK.
Przemek Branas: I is Somebody Else
Centrala
22 June – 11 August
Free Admission
Acclaimed Polish artist Przemek Branas presents his first solo UK show at Centrala. In“I Is Somebody Else” he will create an installation employing the motif of the mask. Branas is inspired by impersonation strongly present in heavy metal culture but also the alternative culture that developed under the communist regime and State controlled music scene.
Centrala Unit 4 Minerva Works158 Fazeley StreetBirmingham B5 5RT Free Admission centrala-space.org.uk
Tuesday – Saturday, 11-6PM and Late opening for events
Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QHfrom 22 June to 8 September Free Admissionwww.macbirmingham.co.uk/visit/getting-here
Tel: 0121 446 3232
MAC is open 9am–9pm throughout the week, and is located in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham – opposite Edgbaston County Cricket Ground on Edgbaston Road (off A441 .
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The New Art Gallery WalsallGallery Square, Walsall, WS2 8LGwww.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk/visit/
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10am – 5pm Sundays 12noon – 4pm Closed: Mondays and Bank HolidaysFree Admission
The New Art Gallery Walsall
22 June to 1 September
Free Admission
Will see Alan Kane bringing together personal collections from metal fans, plus works from leading UK artists, in an ambitiously collaborative exhibition that will be set across the extensive Floor 3 Galleries, with works by Jeremy Deller, Una Hamilton Helle, Des Hughes, Jim Lambie, Sarah Lucas, Jessica Mallock, Mike Nelson, Simon Periton, Mark Titchner, Cathy Ward, Charlie Woolley and, of course, Alan Kane himself.
MAC (Midlands Art Centre)
from 22 June – 8 September
Free Admission
An exhibition using traditional quilting and Heavy Metal aesthetics. Working with repurposed materials to create textile- based pieces, Ben contrasts the often menacing and aggressive counterculture components of gangs, punk/metal music, and the occult with the comforts of domesticity.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Chamberlain Square Birmingham B3 3DHwww.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag
Opening Times* Monday – Thursday 10am – 5pm Friday 10.30am – 5pm Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm* Please note you will need to purchase tickets for an allotted time slot
AccessThe main Art Gallery .
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Home of Metal: Black Sabbath – 50 Years
at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
26 June – 29 September
“It’s an honour to be a part of the Home of Metal. I am just a guy from Birmingham who’s been blessed to have had such dedicated fans throughout my career. Like I’ve always said ‘I am nothing without them’.” Ozzy Osbourne“
