Aideen Doran and Laura Oldfield Ford artists’ talk
Join us at Grand Union for a discussion between Aideen Doran and Laura Oldfield Ford, chaired by Dr Phil Jones (Senior Lecturer in Cultural Geography, University of Birmingham). Aideen will be...
View ArticleAideen Doran: Im Bau
Im Bau is an experimental research project authored by Aideen Doran, investigating the city as a space for artistic, economic and ideological production. It responds specifically to the shifting fabric...
View ArticleNot paying artists is bad for you… Discuss
Without artists there is no art. The Paying Artists campaign calls for artists to be paid to exhibit their work in public galleries. Paying Artists is about valuing art and artists, transforming...
View ArticleOpen call for Berlin-based artists to be in residence at Grand Union
Grand Union welcomes applications from artists based in Berlin, to spend the month of November 2015 in residence. This residency has been developed in collaboration with artist Joanne Masding. Full...
View ArticleMitra Saboury
Mitra Saboury is an artist based between LA and London. She uses her body as a sensual and sentient tool to explore architecture and the built environment. She explores in particular those aspects of...
View ArticleOVER AND OVER PURE FORM
This summer we are delighted to host Fay Nicolson, with her solo exhibition OVER AND OVER PURE FORM. Fay plays with the physicality of images and possibilities for formal and material transformation...
View Article7 Artists x 7 Plates: Artists’ Food Trail at Grand Union
We are delighted to host a one off evening of food and extra special delights at our gallery space and artists’ studios in Digbeth. This year we are celebrating our 5th birthday, and are opening up our...
View ArticleAlice Theobald and ‘The Bear Pit’
This summer Grand Union is working alongside Outpost (Norwich) and Mexico (Leeds) to program a series of residencies and events at Focal Point Gallery (Southend-On-Sea). Grand Union has invited artist...
View ArticleFamily Workshop with Andrew Gillespie
Join us in our gallery space for a family workshop led by artist Andrew Gillespie as part of the Warwick Bar Summer Fete. Workshop participants will get the chance to create their own unique artwork...
View ArticleBetween Law and Feeling: an informal discussion and screening with Fay...
Fay Nicolson invites fellow artist Annie Davey to share and discuss their research around models of learning; touching on the past, present and future of art schools and the ‘spaces’ for making,...
View ArticleOVER AND OVER PURE FORM: a performative reading
Fay Nicolson ends her solo exhibition OVER AND OVER PURE FORM with a reading of fragments from her on-going text of the same name. This playful text outlines short scenarios and abstract sketches on...
View Articlebig MOUTH
Grand Union is very pleased to present big Mouth, a new collection of ceramic sculptures by Emma Hart that want to tell you how it really is and how it really feels. Out from the gallery wall clay...
View ArticleGrand Union at The Manchester Contemporary
The Manchester Contemporary is an invitational art fair that gives a platform to emerging galleries and their artists. It is returning for the sixth consecutive year, at Old Granada Studios. We will be...
View ArticleArtists-in-residence at Grand Union
Grand Union is delighted to welcome two artists-in-residence for the month of November. Cristobal Gracia is our resident from SOMA (Mexico City), and his time at Grand Union forms the second leg of an...
View ArticleAndrew Lacon in Mexico City
Andrew Lacon is now mid-way through his residency at SOMA in Mexico City, where he has been undertaking research into the display of pre-hispanic art. Here’s an update from Andrew: ‘Now at the half way...
View Articlebig Mouth Digbeth First Friday
Join us after hours on Friday 2 October to explore our latest exhibition big Mouth as part of Digbeth First Friday. Emma Hart has created some bespoke cocktails inspired by her practice which will be...
View ArticleEmma Hart film screenings at Fierce
Emma Hart will be screening some of her video works at the Fierce hub throughout the festival. Screening times and information to be released soon.
View ArticleEmma Hart Artist Talk
Join us in the gallery on Wednesday 28 October to hear Emma Hart in conversation. Hart will speak with Harun Morrisson, co-Artistic Director of Fierce Festival and our Programme Director Kim McAleese,...
View ArticleYoshua Okón and Cristóbal Gracia in conversation
Our artist-in-residence Cristóbal Gracia will be in conversation with Yoshua Okón. Both working in Mexico City, they will be discussing their practice and the importance of the artist-led organisation,...
View ArticleNømad Tapas and Cocktails at Grand Union
Join us for Digbeth First Friday on 6 November as we once again join forces with Nomad for a unique evening of dining and art, continuing a collaboration which brings together the exciting culinary...
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