Bournville Centre for Visual Arts

Birmingham Institute for Art and Design, Bournville
School of Art and Design Building, Bournville
Former names
Bournville School of Art
Bournville College of Art
Bournville Centre for Visual Arts
TypeArt school
Location
Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
England, United Kingdom

52°25′49″N 1°56′13″W / 52.4304°N 1.9369°W / 52.4304; -1.9369
CampusUrban
AffiliationsBirmingham City University
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
International Project Space
Websitebcu.ac.uk/biad

The School of Art, Bournville (formerly Bournville College of Art and Bournville Centre for Visual Arts but better known as Bournville School of Art) was an art school in Birmingham, England. It was located at Ruskin Hall on Linden Road in the area of Bournville. It became part of Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) at Birmingham City University when it merged with the university in 1988 when the latter was still Birmingham Polytechnic.[1]

The school was refurbished for £6 million in 2002 and reopened on 21 October 2002, precisely 100 years after the foundation stone for Ruskin Hall was laid.[2] It was home to the International Project Space, and is the site of Birmingham's annual Creative Partnerships exhibition, a showcase of contemporary and visual art produced by local school students.[3] The centre was the subject of controversy in 2008 regarding an exhibition honouring the work of author J. G. Ballard, which included sexually explicit images (described as "heavily pornographic" by a local councillor) and the wreckage of a car.[4][5]

Alumni of the school include photographer Richard Billingham,[6] artists Roger Hiorns[7] and Donald Rodney,[8] illustrator John Shelley,[9] video artist Marty St. James,[10] and actress Marjorie Yates.[11]

From 2013, the School's courses moved to Birmingham City University's new Parkside Building in Birmingham city centre, with the Bournville site becoming home to the University's International College.[12]

Internation Project Space

The International Project Space (sometimes referred to as IPS:Bournville)[13] was an art gallery located at the Bournville Centre for Visual Arts, which was a campus of Birmingham City University's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design in the Bournville district of Birmingham, England until 2013. The site is now home to the University's International College.

The gallery opened in 2002 and hosts a programme of exhibitions by local and international contemporary artists along with residencies and conferences.[14] Former curators: Andrew Hunt, Matthew Williams, Andrew Bonacina.

Artists whose work has featured at the IPS include Hans Aarsman,[15] Bill Brandt[16] and Aleksandra Mir.[17] David Osbaldeston, Steve Claydon, Ian Kiaer & Sara Mackillop, FREEE, Laure Provost.

See also

References

  1. ^ "100 Great Things About the West Midlands". Birmingham Post. Trinity Mirror Midlands. 29 September 2008. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Focus on the arts". Birmingham Evening Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands. 17 October 2002. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Rap delight at creative arts show". Birmingham Evening Mail. South City Final Edition: Trinity Mirror Midlands. 12 July 2006. p. 20.
  4. ^ Cartledge, James (3 May 2008). "Arts centre in porn row". Birmingham Evening Mail. First Edition: Trinity Mirror Midlands. p. 11.
  5. ^ Cartledge, James (29 April 2008). "You'll need an artistic licence to drive this car". Birmingham Evening Mail. First Edition: Trinity Mirror Midlands. p. 5.
  6. ^ Perkin, Corrie (17 December 2007). "Shooting his family, other animals". The Australian. Australia: News Limited. p. 16. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Crystal clear". Building Design. United Business Media. 29 August 2008. p. 16.
  8. ^ Chambers, Eddie (December 1999). "Donald Rodney biography". Iniva. Archived from the original on 7 November 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  9. ^ Neni Sta; Romana Cruz (12 November 2007). "Shelley's visual poetry". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  10. ^ "Art goes on show in city bar". Birmingham Evening Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands. 15 February 2002. p. 53.
  11. ^ Baker, Harry (23 June 2007). "Accent her spur to success". Birmingham Evening Mail. Staffordshire: Trinity Mirror Midlands. p. 24.
  12. ^ "City Centre Campus".
  13. ^ Birmingham Institute of Art and Design - Events Archived 9 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ International Project Space - About IPS Archived 8 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Hans Aarsman - Useful Birmingham Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Bill Brandt in Bournville Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Aleksandra Mir and Robert Orchardson Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine