Arts for Change

Citizens' Gallery

BVSC believes in the power of the arts to transform lives and to change society for the better. The Arts for Change Citizens’ Gallery champions the role of the arts in the voluntary and community sector.The work on show either explores a social theme  or has been produced by amateur artists as a form of empowerment and self-expression.

The latest exhibition to be staged in the Citizens Gallery is The Inspire Cultural Exhibition which features a selection of eclectic & fascinating images produced by participants on Aspire4u’s community project “INSPIRE”.
 
The aim of the exhibition is to capture the essence of some of the underrepresented and misrepresented communities in Birmingham; Chinese, Nigerian, Jamaican & Pakistani.
 
The participants received several weeks of training in photography before undertaking research into the varying communities.
 
They combine both colour and black and white imagery with serious and playful scenes to create a truly inspiring collection.
 
The exhibition is suitable for children and we recommend bringing youth groups down to have a look at work produced by other young people.
 
The exhibition will be at BVSC, 138 Digbeth High Street (just beside the markets) for the next few weeks so please take a few minutes to go and view the work of the young people and show support for the project.
 
Please email feedback of the exhibition to us at info@aspire4u.co.uk