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Really fun exhibition at Midlands Arts Centre , Celebrity Robots, see how many you can spot! Great summer holiday fun for the kids

Celebrating Achievements at Mencap Training Academy! Thrilled to celebrate the end of another year at Mencap Training Academy in Birmingham! We held our end of year event last Thursday, which was supported by one of our amazing host employers Midlands Arts Centre. A huge thanks to our incredible interns for their hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm. Their achievements this year are truly inspiring! We're also grateful to the supportive parents/carers who have supported and trusted us on this journey. And a big shout-out to our employer partners whose commitment to inclusion creates opportunities that change lives. Last but not least, a massive thank you this bunch below... what an amazing team representing the Birmingham service! We couldn't do what we do without each and every one of them and the passion they bring to their roles. Here's to the progress made, the skills gained, and the friendships forged! But most importantly, we celebrate the potential that lies ahead, not only for our interns but for each and every individual involved. #Mencap # #Inclusion #Employability #SupportedInternsips Scott Simpson Alice K. Alison Wheeler Sam Osborne Susie Boden David Sutton Jordan Mckenzie Deborah Kermode Simon Ward Yunus Giwa Greene King CBRE Sanctuary Care Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council The Entertainer Evri Kier Construction Tom Dixon

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We are so thrilled to be hosting a series of workshops with Ruth Millington this summer - inspired by her new children’s book, This Book Will Make You An Artist (Nosy Crow, 2024). Delivered in partnership with our artist tutors, these sessions will explore great artists and art from history and help you to create your own masterpieces. Find out more and book: https://lnkd.in/eEwhyxqH

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We are recruiting for a Media and PR Officer to join our Communications department at MAC! 🔎 Want to find out more about this role? Join our Head of Marketing, Simi Obra, for an online information session on Tuesday 25 June at 6pm. She will talk about the role, what a work week may entail and upcoming exhibitions and events the role will engage with. At the end of the session, there will be an opportunity for questions. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eAn-rQBN

We're thrilled to announce MAC's upcoming Symposium: Picturing the Unseen - Grief & labour in and out of motherhood. This day-long event will feature presentations by artists, writers and art historians sharing their research and personal work around (m)otherhood including; struggling to conceive, infertility, being childless not by choice, maternal grief and caring for chronically ill children. 🎤 Hosted by Hettie Judah 🎤 Keynote by Elina Brotherus 🎤 Panel presentations by Helen Acklam, Sally Butcher, Jessa Fairbrother, Sofie Layton, Yvonne John and Melanie Stidolph 🎤 Film screenings by El Morgan, Trish Morrissey, Holly Slingsby 🎤 Closing by Pragya Agarwal Thu 12 Sep | 10am - 5.30pm | Pay what you choose This event is being programmed by Hettie Judah, Melanie Stidolph and Sally Butcher, and forms part of the wider programme of public events accompanying the Acts of Creation exhibition. 📷 Helen Acklam, Finding a place, May 2023, digital photograph.

Hidden Mothers art works are UP and officially open to the public 🙌 which is so exciting! You can see this exhibition at the Terrace Gallery Midlands Arts Centre until the end of September! Curated by Roma Piotrowska - thank you so much MAC and Roma for inviting me to exhibit Hidden Mothers at such an amazing location, the cultural & social Hub of Birmingham! You have curated this exhibition with such care and attention 🌸 Big thank you to Studio Polpo for helping to transport a section of the Hidden Mothers installation from Sheffield to MAC, your support and help since we worked on Hidden Mothers together has been amazing. We had a soft opening with my family and few friends on Saturday to toast Hidden Mothers and I can’t wait for the official opening of HM and other two great exhibitions on June 21st / 6-8pm, all welcome 🤗 It’s an absolute pleasure to be exhibiting alongside Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, curated by Hettie Judah (First Floor and Arena Galleries) and Kaye Winwood: Who Cares? (Community Gallery) Hidden Mothers video was recorded as part of a public art project by Czech artist Tereza Buskova which is inspired by the cultural customs from Great Britain, Central and Eastern Europe. Its focus is the empowerment of women, in particular mothers, who experience isolation and routinely face stigma in the UK. Hidden Mothers began in Birmingham in 2019 with workshops inviting migrant and refugee mothers. The project was paused in 2020 - due to the pandemic and emerged again in summer 2021. It is a project in three parts, consisting of workshops, a procession, and an installation of a large-scale replica of a Slovak inspired cottage façade. Adopting a ritualistic approach, the final panels of the construction were carried and assembled by the participants of the ceremonial procession. The project encouraged community engagement through collaborative design, to stimulate transcultural conversations, and to link people who would not otherwise have access to art resources. The project has been presented in association with Every Woman Biennial and London Festival of Architecture 2021. Project Supporters and Partners: Arts Council England , Studio Polpo, Every Woman Biennial, Copeland Gallery, Time Assist, Czech Centre London, University of Birmingham and Use-It, MotherShip Projects, British Red Cross, E5 Bakehouse, E5 Poplar Union, Poplar Union, Okenko CIC, Dance group Kvitek (Okenko), Czech and Slovak Club Birmingham, Mariana Novotna, Zoe Simon, Marketa Patelova, Stifani Brothers, Chris Keenan (Prime Objective), Karolina Wegrzyn, Tina Francis and Tereza Porybna.