PARTNERS WITH A PUBLIC FOCUS

Sewing room

Email: ddsewingroom@outlook.com Phone: 07827 446213 Facebook & Instagram: @debdaysewingroom

Deb makes a wide variety of beautiful handmade garments. Everything from Wedding dresses to Art dresses to textile and felt art. The Sewing Room is fully equipped with the latest digital sewing machines, cutting table and notions. In the sewing room you can also have the dress of your dreams made especially for you. If you already have a dress that needs a bit of tweaking, you can bring it along to be altered to fit you perfectly. The sewing room is fully equipped with a lovely fitting room and a comfortable space for your wedding party to relax and enjoy the experience with you.

sundragon pottery

Website: https://sundragonpottery.co.uk/

Email: hello@sundragonpottery.co.uk Phone: 07590 402 633

Sundragon Pottery is a “not for profit” Community Association, run as a members club. It began life in late 2013, when Becky Belcher, Fiona Scanlan, and other refugees from the seven potteries that closed down in Birmingham (due to funding cuts), set up the studio to have somewhere to “play with clay”. It has flourished because of the hard work, determination, and benevolence of our members.

They offer a variety of membership options and courses for experienced and aspiring potters of all ages and abilities, as well as one-on-one tutoring and pottery parties

CDT for Kids

Website: https://www.oldprintworks.org/cdt-for-kids/

The CDT room has a range of tools for turning, milling, precision cutting, drilling, engraving and pyrography. Projects are designed and led by children, who make musical instruments, vehicles, furniture or whatever they can imagine out of wood, plastic and metal. Children are also encouraged to adapt and repair their tools. These sessions are run by Richard Newton who has 30 years of experience teaching craft, design & technology to children.

Suitable for children aged: 2 - 10 years old.

Price: £8 per child or two children £6 each child.

Darkroom Birmingham

Website: https://darkroombirmingham.co.uk/ Email: info@darkroombirmingham.co.uk Phone: 07779159217

Community photography facilities. Hourly darkroom access available. B+W film dev and printing up to 5×4. Portraiture, event documentation, product and commercial photography. pop up photo booth, digital printing. Photo courses and tuition available. Analogue and digital photography services – photographic commissions, portraiture – event documentation. Analogue photography courses, regular weekend dates. Bespoke photography tuition, individual and group tuition and project support. Independent access to darkroom facilities available to members following an induction by arrangement.

The Mix Cafe

Website: https://www.thegapartsproject.co.uk/

Email: admin@thegapartsproject.co.uk

A creator of space and time for young people to make sense of the world through creative and cultural action. The GAP delivers a range of projects across different artistic and creative forms, both in local and international settings. As much as we are a space to deliver our projects we opened this space for all young people in Birmingham. If you have a project in mind then get in contact and let's see how we can work together.

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Balsall Heath Local History Society

Website: balsallheathhistory.co.uk

The Society was founded in 1980. We aim to foster links across different cultural, religious and age groups by promoting and exploring local, community and family history. In the last few years they have: worked with schools; mounted a range of exhibitions; produced publications relating to local heritage; interviewed and recorded many people’s life stories; indexed our extensive photographic collection; organised trails; and undertaken specific projects.
At our base at the Old Print Works we have a good collection of photos of the area over the years, a range of maps and other resources.

rebecca cowley - working clasp jewellery

Website: https://www.workingclasp.com/ Instagram: @workingclasp

Handcrafted jewellery label inspired by travel, Birmingham heritage and art and design. Distinct, wearable jewellery for people seeking something different. Rebecca puts on regular jewellery focused workshops in The Old Print Works. She has had her Jewellery worn by stars so check her website out.

Metallix

Website: www.artmetallix.com. Access is via Courtyard Entrance

Mel Berman is a pewter and mixed media artist, with a studio in the Old Print Works. After doing a workshop in embossed pewter, she fell in love with the lustrous metal and it's versatility to work alongside other craft mediums. She runs a variety of workshops for all skill levels (currently on Zoom)