The Arches Project

Thanks for supporting and following us this year! Wish you all an exciting 2016 with The Arches Project ‪#‎ HappyNewYear‬  and all the best from our team (pic by  Frédéric Art )

MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone!!! ‪#‎ Christmasiscoming‬   ‪#‎ Christmaswishes‬ (thanks to  Frédéric Art  for the pic)

#‎ Christmas‬   ‪#‎ Gospel‬   ‪#‎ concert‬ On Friday 11 December The Arches Project   ‪ -   Birmingham‬  hosted the 'Christmas Special Ignite'  Gospel concert ‬ . It was a moment of fun and great music, with fantastic artists. So thanks  for coming  Melika The Violinist , The Sound of Gospel, Fiona Allers and Leon  (sax solo), and all the people who came along on the night.

‪ #‎HiddenTalents‬ ‪#‎exhibition‬ 2016 - Register Now! How many times have you striven to find a space where you can express yourself by performing or showcasing your artwork? Maybe sometimes you were tempted to leave your passion for art because you have found neither anybody nor organisation willing to support and believe in your skills. Don't put your dreams in a corner, don't let them be unrealised . Here at The Arches Project we have an ultimate aim: to ensure that creative people’s talent is not ‘hidden’ and to encourage them to keep on following their true passion, art. “ Changing lives through the arts ”, that’s our motto, and we do believe that gifted, motivated people deserve to have a chance to express their artistic skills in public. 'Hidden Talents' is YOUR opportunity if you are looking to turn your life around . It is a Fine Art exhibition – now at its second edition – that seeks to push the boundaries in the art scene. ‘Hidden Tal

Here is a new discovery for you from the  Jaguar Land Rover  team: our brand new refurbishment ! JLR is steering the way in community work at  The Arches Project . So, thanks to JLR, The Arches is becoming more and more a 'place of beauty' to offer our artists what they deserve: an inspirational and creative space to express their artistic skills in an exciting venue in the heart of Birmingham. Have a glance at the improvement: isn' it fab?! 'Work-in-progress' in the kitchen From the team of The Arches Project a big thank you!  emoticon

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You are invited to... GOSPEL CONCERT, with Rychard Pryce, Sylvia and Co., Jonty Harris, Melika (violinist), Cadie, Sophie. Venue: The Arches Project (Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4EE) on Friday 7th August 2015, 7:30pm – 11:30pm. Tickets: £5.00 (buy the ticket at the door) Info: 0121 772 0852

The Arches is now RECRUITING! We are offering WORKSHOPS in these areas: Drama, Photography, Art, Music, short films. Register at: info@thearchesproject.org For info: 0121 772 0852 If you like and share our Facebook page you receive a 20% DISCOUNT! (ITA) Stiamo organizzando WORKSHOP per: Teatro, Fotografia, Arte, Musica, cortometraggi. Iscriviti a: info@thearchesproject.org Per informazioni: 0121 772 0852 Metti 'mi piace' alla nostra pagina Facebook e condividila per ricevere uno SCONTO del 20%!

In September at The Arches Project (Digbeth, Birmingham) is coming a Photography Competition. That's a great opportunity to showcase your skills as a photographer ;) Are you 16+ ? Then, it's time to submit a picture of your work! Write to submissions@thearchesproject.org Discover how and have a look at the competition prizes . More info: 0121 772 0852 or info@thearchesproject.org

Welcome to The Arches Project, where you'll discover what lies 'Under the Surface' by the Thirteen. Because today 'We are 13'. It’s time to report some figures from ‘ Under the Surface ’, an exhibition of mixed media realised by Birmingham Metropolitan College students , which took place in The Arches Project’s huge spaces on 30 June – 3 July. 13 Let’s start from ‘Thirteen’, the name of the students group who created the artwork. These artists have a fine eye for design, as they have attended interactive and visual design course (HND, year 2). Each of them curated their own art installation; all together those installations, coming in succession, made up a kind of artistic itinerary in 13 steps.                                                            #1        Ian Aparici                              #2       Scott Williams                              #3         Jess Ha

‪#‎ Photography‬   ‪#‎ Footage‬   ‪#‎ exhibition‬ by South and City College Birmingham  at The Arches Project 8-9 June 2015 Last 8-9 June The Arches Project hosted Exposure, a photography and footage exhibition by  South and City College,  Birmingham.Y oung and talented  photographers and videographers students had the opportunity to showcase their own works in The Arches' vibrant setting located in Digbeth , a few steps away from the city centre. (photo by Richard Hamilton @PhotographyWeb) Urban and countryside landscapes, portraits, details and  scenes are shot from an  unusual and original  point of view. The subjects are rendered with particular techniques (such as the collages one), lights and shadows effects and studied angles, so as to make everyday life appear like something special: a dream, a fantastic world or still the real one, but emerging vivid from the ordinary as we are used to.   Garry Morris Photography 's 

(Italian version) Signore e signori, vi presentiamo “The Torment Trees”, un cortometraggio di Harvey McDonald. “The Torment Trees” è un filmato di 5 minuti, basato su una fiaba popolare dei Fratelli Grimm, in cui hanno recitato Harvey McDonald, Jessica Jayne Harney e – come voce – Rachel Eben. Alcune curiosità: è stato ispirato da una scena di Avatar di James Cameron e cattura l'attenzione degli spettatori con un finale ricco di suspense. Dopo esser stato presentato in anteprima a The Arches Project a Birmingham, il corto è ora disponibile per coloro che non hanno avuto la possibilità di vederlo alla première. Buona visione! Harvey McDonald è Attore, Regista e Direttore Creativo presso Lyrebird Creative. “Il mio lavoro – racconta – è frutto di un desiderio che nutrivo da tempo, quello di creare semplicemente. La libertà di esprimere i miei pensieri e i miei sentimenti è una delle cose fondamentali senza le quali sento che non potrei vivere, e catturare ciò attrave

Ladies and gentlemen, here comes “The Torment Trees”, a short-film by Harvey McDonald. “The Torment Trees” is a 5-minute clip based on a popular Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, starring Harvey McDonald, Jessica Jayne Harney and the voice of Rachel Eben. Some curiosities: it has been inspired by a scene from James Cameron’s Avatar and captures the audience' s attention thanks to a cliff hanger ending. After rolling it out at The Arches Project in Birmingham, the film is now available for those who didn't have the chance to watch it at the première. Enjoy it! REGARDING HARVEY... Harvey McDonald is an Actor, Director and Creative Lead at Lyrebird Creative. “My work – he recounts – comes from a long-standing desire to simply create. The freedom to express my thoughts and feelings is one of the fundamental things I don’t feel I could live without and capturing that through the media of acting and film making is my passion.” He says about his experience at The Arch