Photographer Dan Burwood, featured in our Photography exhibition earlier this year, will be holding a solo show at the Solihull Gallery between 26 July and 21st August entitled The Jesus Festival.

“In [Aramaic speaking] Maloula, Syria, an annual festival commemorates the hilltop fire, lit there in the Byzantine era, part of a chain of beacons carrying news of the finding of a splinter of the Cross.

In September 2009 Birmingham based photographer Dan Burwood returned to the family he met there the previous year to make this series of photographs. They examine the relationships between religion, culture and identity within a minority community in the Middle East.”

We’ll be heading along to the launch party 6:15-7:30pm Thursday 29th July and there’ll also be an artists talk 6:15-7:30pm on Tuesday 2 August.

For further information, visit the Solihull Council website Gallery page at http://www.solihull.gov.uk/gallery/

Thank you to everyone who came along to the opening night of our current photography display; it was lovely to hear everyone’s comments and thoughts on their personal favourites. If you couldn’t make it along to the opening, come and take a look at the work next time you’re passing through Moseley – we would love to hear what you think!

The work by Dan Burwood, Emily Quinton and Pete Ashton will be on display throughout March and April.

Images above (clockwise from top left) Homage to Contraption by Pete Ashton (courtesy of Pete Ashton), Blossom by Emily Quinton, View of Nine Cuban Photographs (courtesy of Pete Ashton), Homage to Contraption artists statement (courtesy of Pete Ashton), View of Vintage Botanicals (courtesy of Pete Ashton), Nine Cuban Photographs by Dan Burwood.

La Habana by Dan Burwood

We are very excited to be able to announce the line-up for our next exhibition, which this time, will be all things photographic…

First of all, we’ll have Pete Ashton’s new work, through the viewfinder. Pete will also be joining the Moseley Arts Market on Saturday 27 March, so look out for him there as well.

Next up we have the beautiful work of our previous member Emily Quinton. Emily is busy setting up her new studio in London so we are extremely pleased that she can make it back up to Moseley for us to be able to show her work.

And finally Dan Burwood‘s amazing work …’rooted in documentary idioms and often informed by social, political and environmental thinking’. My personal favourites being the images of Cuba, evoking memories of a spellbinding place.

The opening night will be 7-9pm on Tuesday 2nd March – we look forward to seeing you there!

Karin

Birmingham Photospace, a voluntary group working to establish a world class venue for photography in the city, have been busy organising their coming exhibition Birmingham’s People. The work being exhibited is a result of a temporary photographic studio in Victoria Square set up during the city’s Artsfest festival in September 2009 with their professional photographers taking images of over 170 people visiting and participating in the festival.

The exhibition runs from Monday 7 December to Friday 29 January, 10:00am – 6:00pm with a private view between 7:00pm – 9:00pm on Wednesday 9 December 2009 at the Drum. If you are able to attend …respond here.

This weekend Emily Quinton is exhibiting at the National Wedding Show 2009 at the NEC, Birmingham on Stand B12 – it’s a great opportunity to meet and have a chat if you’re thinking of booking your wedding photographer.

Looks great Em!

Karin

Calling all artists – The Moseley Society is running its annual art competition in conjunction with the Moseley Festival (27th June – 5th July 2009). This year’s theme is ‘CREATIVE ARTS IN MOSELEY’. The organisers are looking for a great diversity of artistic forms to be reflected in the entries; poetry, drawing, painting, photography, jewellery, sculpture, textiles, wood carvings, film, installations even performance art.

“We hope the competition will encourage all forms of artwork, anything which shows the great diversity of artistic talent to be found here in Moseley,” says organiser John Underwood.

There are cash prizes up for grabs for the winners:

1st – £100

2nd – £75

3rd – £50

plus three special prizes of £25!

Interested artists need to complete an application form available from Marcus Galleries or you can contact John on email at j.underwood1@sky.com or by calling 0121 449 2121. Please check The Moseley Society website for conditions of entry. Deadline to apply Friday 5th June.

All entries will be on display at Woodbridge Gallery, Woodbridge Road, Moseley, B13 9DZ from Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th July. Winners to be announced at the presentation ceremony, 7.30pm on Friday 3rd July.

Good luck to all entrants!