Birmingham Open Studios

Save the date - Birmingham Open Studios

For the second year, the coworking space is a host venue for Birmingham Open Studios.

There are hundreds of artists taking part in the scheme all across the city, showing their work in places such as artist studios and cafes, through to shop windows and garden shed-studios. In many cases artists are displaying their work in their own living spaces which have been turned into art galleries for the occasion.

At the coworking space we’re open for the first weekend of the open studios trail - pop in between 11am-5pm on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September.

Our confirmed artists at TOPO are:-

• Ayesha Bibi (Sketch Avenue) - After 25 years of practicing as an architectural interior designer, Ayesha has returned to her passion of using earth as her medium to create art

• Debra Nelson - Debra is designer and illustrator, she creates colourful prints and products, her work often takes inspiration from travel, adventure and the environment

• Izzy Kennedy - South-Birmingham based illustrator and ceramicist, drawing her way round Birmingham through street portraits and architectural prints

• Kate Shipley - Kate is an illustrator and maker inspired by her love of nature. Her drawings and designs are printed onto quality papers and fabrics and are perfect as gifts or to brighten your home

• Mirta Vargas Ceramics - Mirta’s work is inspired by Nature, and by the desert landscape and native heritage of her region in Northern Chile

• sparklymouse - Louise Marie Jones is a born and bred Brummy creating hand embroidered illustrations under the moniker sparklymouse – working with an ambition to make life a bit more colourful in a world full of doom and gloom.

Birmingham Open Studios is a good opportunity to go to places you may not ordinarily get chance to visit. In Stirchley there are other participating venues/artists studios including Stirchley Printworks, Copperknobs (another one of our coworkers!) and Stirchley Art Room at Stirchley Library.

Find out more about the initiative and browse the 2024 artists online.