Workshops & Benchspaces Now Available in JQ

Original web page at Workshops & Benchspaces Now Available in JQ The Jewellery Quarter is one of Birmingham’s most creative business hubs. With a plethora of industries working alongside each other on a dynamic landscape which is constantly transforming, the Quarter is an ideal location for start-up, small, and creative businesses. Artisan Alchemy Gallery, 85…

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Why fear of death turned graffiti artist Temper into a gravedigger

Original web page at Why fear of death turned graffiti artist Temper into a gravedigger Graffiti artist Temper is celebrating the celebrity afterlife – with one of the most exciting new art exhibitions Birmingham has seen for years. And all because he was once so terrified of death he forced himself to become a gravedigger…

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Former Jewellery Quarter silversmiths set for conversion

Original web page at Former Jewellery Quarter silversmiths set for conversion CGI of courtyard within new-look Squirrel Works A former silversmiths factory which dates back more than a century is the latest in the Jewellery Quarter to be converted into flats. New images have also been released of plans to renovate the Squirrel Works building…

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How crafts workers are learning to sell their work

Original web page at How crafts workers are learning to sell their work Theresa Nguyen says she’s learnt how to build closer relationships with her clients One of the pieces that silversmith Theresa Nguyen is most proud of is called A Fair Wind. The work, made from silver and driftwood, is currently on display at…

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Art Wall, Trade Wall

Original web page at Art Wall, Trade Wall Image courtesy Barbara Gibson In a city where living memory includes three Central Libraries and at least two New Street Stations it seems that Birmingham is always in a state of flux, the buildings and building sites of my youth seem to have been steadily disappearing creating…

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15 things you only know if you live in the Jewellery Quarter

Original web page at 15 things you only know if you live in the Jewellery Quarter You could find yourself owning a little slice of history That wall in your lounge where you hang photos of your last holiday was once touched by a silversmith or manufacturer in the 1800s. Countless buildings, which have been…

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