The Arches Project

Be Seen, Be Recognised at Hidden Talents Exhibition! After a huge success last year, Hidden Talents is back in November!  We were lucky enough to have this exhibition televised on ITV Central News! So don't miss this golden opportunity to get creative and unleash your hidden talents!  We are accepting a wide variety of pieces from paintings, drawings, sculptures,  performing artists and much more...

Come down to The Arches Project every Saturday for our Paint Draw Explore Workshop!

For all the artists out there: here is a fantastic  # challenge  for your  # creativity  and a wonderful opportunity to showcase and sell your artwork. If among your resolutions for the New Year is to find a place to promote your work, letting the world see your skill... W ell,  finally s earch no more and just tick this entry on your list!  Here at The Arches Project ,  we have wasted no time and are pleased to kick off the New Year with a fresh # exhibition :  REFLECTED REALITIES. An exhibition   of a n intriguing  topic, l ooking beyond appearances and exploring the differences between what people see and what they think they see. So, let your  i magination be inspired and show u s something that tricks our visual perception, on the edge between illusion and reality.                       Submitted  artwork can be  3D or 2D  from sculpture...

“WITHOUT IMAGINATION THERE ARE NO DREAMS, WITHOUT DREAMS THERE IS NO ART, AND WITHOUT ART THERE IS NOTHING”  #MarjaneSatrapi Imagination is the land of endless possibilities , the spark of new ideas that leads innovation and change , the creative inspiration to shape and inhabit new worlds or make ours a better one. We want to celebrate imagination  focusing on a specific genre: Fantasy . Therefore, get ready as  from  19th to 21st August 2016  an unprecedented event is taking place at The Arches Project - Birmingham... Extravagant Imagination is the first event of its kind in the West Midlands, an  unmissable appointment for  fantasy  artists and fans. Whatever you are, costumer-maker, role player, film-maker, prop-maker, live-action, costume player, set-maker, make-up-artist or other, this exhibition is a must for you. We feel that people behind the scenes often don't get the accreditation they deserve , so we want to cel...

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 )

‪ #‎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...

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

(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...

The Arches Project can be the right showcase for you LOOKING FOR SPACE... to have your end of year fashion show, art exhibitions, private dinner party, launch of your short film, music video, conferences and seminars ? Whatever is your requirement, contact enquiries@thearchesproject.org or 0121 772 0852 Italian version: Non nascondere il tuo talento in un cassetto The Arches Project pu ò  essere la vetrina che fa al caso tuo CERCHI UNO SPAZIO per... la sfilata di fine anno, mostre d'arte, performance artistiche, feste/cene private, lancio di un video clip, conferenze e seminari ? Qualunque sia la tua esigenza, contatta enquiries@thearchesproject.org o 0121 772 0852

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! We want you to join the artist directory! Get your name out there and hopefully start a fantastic career in the arts! Be seen and recognised by joining the Arches Project now! artistdirectoryapplicationform

Antonio Fernandez www.antoniofernandez.co.uk My relationship with the arts started as a curiosity on how to paint, sculpt, draw and eventually it turned into an obsession of getting it right and now the arts has become a vehicle to express my ideas. When it comes to making art, my preferred medium is acrylic paint. My favourite artists at the moment are Naum Gabo and Gabriel Dawe. Aimee Mary Jordan www.facebook.com/AimeeMJordanart I was born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia before moving to Bucharest in Romania. My painting work relies on several processes and layering to attain the required playful and dream-like effects. My current practice is greatly affected by an obsession with natural forms and their oddities. I find most of my inspiration from the vast natural history museums as well as travelling and the collection of unusual and exotic animal bones. Although my work at the moment focuses on a very macabre subject matter I have chosen to use colou...

Paige Bowater https://www.facebook.com/PaigeBowaterPhotographer I am a budding photographer who enjoys capturing a whole variety of things. I have past experience with weddings and large events so do feel free to contact me through the above link. Abi Ashcroft www.abiashcroft.com I've always loved art and had a keen eye for design, it wasn't until secondary school that my preferences got diverted more towards Graphic Design. I discovered that I preferred to communicate rather than express with my work, captivating audiences with messages and creating identities through branding campaigns, logo design, typography and print media. My medium ranges from skills in Adobe Suites to photography, web design/building and traditional pen to paper and more - experimenting individually and together. Freya Clarke feveclarke.tumblr.com My work is about imagery in particular photography. I'm interested in the consequences of copying, blogging pos...

The Heritage Kids Youth Group enquiries@thearchesproject.org Debbie Burke enquiries@thearchesproject.org Rebecca and Dan enquiries@thearchesproject.org Sanike Davis enquiries@thearchesproject.org Rychard and Steph enquiries@thearchesproject.org artistdirectoryapplicationform

Abi Ashcroft www.abiashcroft.com I've always loved art and had a keen eye for design, it wasn't until secondary school that my preferences got diverted more towards Graphic Design. I discovered that I preferred to communicate rather than express with my work, captivating audiences with messages and creating identities through branding campaigns, logo design, typography and print media. My medium ranges from skills in Adobe Suites to photography, web design/building and traditional pen to paper and more - experimenting individually and together. Karina Cabanikova kcabanikova.blogspot.co.uk My work always passes Freud's Essay Uncanny, familiar yet strange at the same time. I’m currently trying to be open to every method, problem and subject rather than categorize myself. Egon Schiele influences my work very often with his edgy, uncanny, sexist lines - yet minimal. My work is full of ''gaze''; questioning a womans position in '...