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Birmingham by Night

All about the art, from the artists.

Each of these artworks were commissioned as part of Birmingham by Night an exhibition at the Roundhouse between November 2021, April 2022. The exhibition was produced with eight young curators from We Don’t Settle programme. 

The work responds to the work of our research volunteers, which delved into the into the story of Ladywood’s night workers, past and present. Professions which were based at the Roundhouse.

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Picture of the painting Light the Way with Strength by Beth Bennett. It depicts two women in Victorian long dresses . One woman is on a ladder lighting the gas lamppost whilst the other stands by the lamp post with a fire light taller than her . The Painting uses yellow and blue and black on a blue dark background with the moon shining on both sides of the painting

'Light the way with strength'

by Beth Bennett

Picture of the Nightsoil painting by Ryan Hart. The painting is in light yellow, grey, white and black with occasional orange in the distance. It pictures three carts driven by horses. They are all stopped . The carts are filled of nightsoil and two workers unload the carts.

'Nightsoil'

by Ryan Hart

Photograph Birmingham by Night, by Ahsen Sayeed. It depicts the Birmingham skyline at lines with tall building and several construction cranes in the distance.

Photography series

by Ahsen Sayeed

Picture of the painting Courage Coalesces by Candlelight by Christian Asare. It depicts a person's face on a blue and brown background in front of the person's face there is a lit candle.

'Courage coalesces by candlelight'

by Christian Asare

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Update

The ‘Roundhouse Birmingham’ charity was set up in 2016 to care for the historic Grade II* listed Roundhouse building. Nine years on and the restored building is now used as office space and is home to a much-loved Italian restaurant.

Since 2021, the Roundhouse has also been a base for guided walks, kayak tours, boat trips and other activities. Whilst these have been well received, rising external costs mean this element of Roundhouse Birmingham is no longer providing the sustainable income we need to fund the ongoing care of this historic building. For this reason, we’ve made the difficult decision to close the leisure activity offer and visitor centre.

The office spaces will remain open as usual. Visitors can still access the site (see www.arenaltd.co.uk for opening hours) and Ristorante Caffe Arena will continue to welcome visitors.

We’re hugely proud of what the Roundhouse Birmingham team has achieved, and we’d also like to thank all of our visitors for their support. The trustees of Roundhouse Birmingham remain fully committed to caring for this important part of Birmingham’s heritage.

If you’ve already booked a tour, you’ll be contacted via email and the cost of your booking will be refunded. We apologise for any inconvenience.   

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