Event Type : Courses & Workshops – Adult

Local photographer Lizee Oliver has been visiting the cemeteries more than ever during the pandemic and has taken some beautiful photos of birds, insects and plants in every season. Now she’s going to share some of her top tips with us!

This workshop is suitable for everyone with an interest in photography and wildlife, regardless of previous experience. No fancy camera required – bring along your smart phone or camera and your enthusiasm!

This workshop takes place outside and numbers will be limited to ensure social distancing. We’ll meet outside the Big Peg and walk over to the cemeteries together.

Join us to learn about the history of our wonderful Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries and to explore the creative medium of lino printing! A fun art workshop for ages 12-18.

Our 3 hour workshop will involve a visit to the cemeteries to discover the use of symbols and typography around the site before sketching those that excite you the most. We will then return to the Hive to learn about the process of lino printing in a hands-on workshop by BCU graduates, Collette McCann and Beth Ingleton, who are avid lino printers!

You are then invited to design and print your own lino designs which will be displayed at the JQ train station in October to encourage more people to visit the cemeteries and learn about the rich history and heritage surrounding these places.

No experience necessary as a demonstration will be given and a small class size means full support can be provided! Perfect for those who like to be creative and want to try a new medium and discover more about Birmingham’s history.

Part of this workshop takes place inside but places are limited to ensure social distancing. Face coverings will be required in the makers studio (unless exempt), hand sanitiser will be available. Free places available for young people who live in the Jewellery Quarter & Soho or Ladywood wards.

Join us to learn about the history of our wonderful Jewellery Quarter Cemeteries and to explore the creative medium of lino printing! A fun art workshop for ages 12-18.

Our 3 hour workshop will involve a visit to the cemeteries to discover the use of symbols and typography around the site before sketching those that excite you the most. We will then return to the Hive to learn about the process of lino printing in a hands-on workshop by BCU graduates, Collette McCann and Beth Ingleton, who are avid lino printers!

You are then invited to design and print your own lino designs which will be displayed at the JQ train station in October to encourage more people to visit the cemeteries and learn about the rich history and heritage surrounding these places.

No experience necessary as a demonstration will be given and a small class size means full support can be provided! Perfect for those who like to be creative and want to try a new medium and discover more about Birmingham’s history.

Part of this workshop takes place inside but places are limited to ensure social distancing. Face coverings will be required in the makers studio (unless exempt), hand sanitiser will be available. Free places available for young people who live in the Jewellery Quarter & Soho or Ladywood wards.

BAJ Open Days give you the opportunity to visit our site, meet current staff and students, and get a feel for what studying at the Academy is like. You will have a chance to speak to our admissions officers who will provide you with all the essential information about the upcoming courses, application process, funding options, and student life.

Open Day visitors will have the chance to get a tour of the beautiful campus and make a keyring or pendant in our workshop with one of our tutors.

All places on the Open Day must be pre-booked in advance. Book your slot below now!

If you cannot make the above date, why not book a personal tour? Email info@baj.ac.uk for more information.

About the British Academy of Jewellery

The British Academy of Jewellery aims to be a jewellery school where technical training is not an afterthought. Where technical skills are not seen as a hindrance to creativity, but where knowledge acquired by the hands provides inspiration.With our headquarters in the heart of Birmingham and neighbouring the iconic jewellery quarter, our academy offers a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the jewellery world.

Outdoor workshop in the chapel footprint garden in Warstone Lane Cemetery with artist Jo Gane, places limited to ensure social distancing.

This workshop offers a hands-on opportunity to make cyanotype blueprints. The cyanotype process is one of the earliest photographic processes, invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842 and involves using paper coated with light sensitive iron salts to produce prints with a distinctive Prussian blue colour.

Prints can be made with natural materials foraged from around the cemetery such as leaves and feathers – or feel free to bring objects to work with. If you are bringing materials to print from, small objects (no bigger than an A4 sheet) which can lie flat and are partially opaque work the best – lace and fabrics can be very effective. Jo will be bringing pre-coated cyanotype paper for ease of use out on location, however instructions and support about how to coat paper and work with this process at home will also be provided.