Talking Practice: John Grayson

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Talking Practice and Vittoria Street Gallery are delighted to host Enamel | Substrate, a solo exhibition by John Grayson, crafts maker, academic and researcher. Enamel | Substrate is the culmination of John’s practice-based PhD investigating the craftsmanship employed in the 18th South Staffordshire enamel trade. The trade made objects for the person and the home […]

Talking Practice: Hacking the Enlightenment Project

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Parallel Practices: Hacking the Enlightenment Project - Knowledge exchange through collaborative automata-making | John Grayson Talking Practice is delighted to welcome back John Grayson, for his second appearance behind the Talking Practice lectern. Do join us for his talk, chat and a glass of wine in the Vittoria Street Gallery afterwards. Parallel Practices was a collaborative project […]

Talking Practice & The Exchange

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Talking Practice & The Exchange | David Cheeseman & John Wigley Talking Practice is delighted to team up with the Faculty’s staff talk programme – The Exchange – to welcome David Cheeseman and John Wigley, both senior lecturers in Fine Art based at the School of Art, to give presentations on their practice. Both graduates of the Royal […]

Talking Practice: Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish and Fairy Tales

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish and Fairy Tales | Sabina Stent While Salvador’s Dalí’s 1940s trinkets are often cited for their great monetary value and decadence, less space and attention is given to works created by the movement’s female artists. ‘Intimate Jewels: Surrealism, Fetish, and Fairytales’ will examine jewellery and embellishments created by women Surrealists, and how […]

Talking practice: The Chemistry of Couture

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Chemistry of Couture | Jo Horton Talking Practice is delighted to present a talk by Jo Horton. Please join us for the talk, and for a glass of wine, an opportunity to chat with Jo and to view her work in the Vittoria Street Gallery afterwards. Originally trained at UCE in Birmingham as an […]

Talking practice: The Path of Inspiration

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

UK film premier | The Path of Inspiration The School of Jewellery’s Talking Practice series is delighted to host the UK premier of the film, The Path of Inspiration. The event will be followed by a glass of wine in the Atrium. Please join us. The Path of Inspiration The film has been produced by Alexander Komarov, a Russian […]

Talking Practice: In Conversation with Jessa Fairbrother

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

In conversation with Jessa Fairbrother and Private view The Vittoria Street Gallery is delighted to host a solo exhibition of work by international artist, Jessa Fairbrother. Armour studies (regarding skin) will be on show at the Vittoria Street Gallery between Monday 16th January and Friday 17th February 2017. Talking Practice and the Vittoria Street Gallery invite you to join us for […]

Talking Practice: Patina, Colour and the meanings of ‘old’

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

Patina, Colour and the meanings of ‘old’ | Jon Privett The talk examines concepts of age, meaning and the value of colour and patina to an object’s surface. As makers, the relationship with our work often ends once the invoice is written; have you ever thought what it might look like in 100 years’ time? […]

Talking Practice: A Grammar of Sentiment

School of Jewellery Lecture Theatre Vittoria Street , Birmingham, United Kingdom

A Grammar of Sentiment | Dr Bharti Parmar Bharti Parmar is a British artist and academic with a practice of over 25 years.  She trained in Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art and her PhD (awarded 2009 University of Wolverhampton), entitled A Grammar of Sentiment, examines the potential of C19th material culture, particularly jewellery, […]

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