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Symphony Hall’s foyers and Broad Street Gallery house a programme of free temporary exhibitions, primarily photography based, that are open during the day and in the evenings on concert nights.
Symphony Hall has commissioned photographers David Moore and Adrian Burrows to take portraits of artists when they visit the Hall. These can be seen in the Broad Street Gallery when there is no temporary exhibition.
Broad Street Gallery
Symphony Hall’s Broad Street Gallery contains a stunning collection of beautiful black and white photographs. It was opened by Sir Simon Rattle in 1998 and features stars from a range of genres who have all performed at Symphony Hall.
The Gallery portrays a variety of artists from the world of classical music (including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and Sir Simon Rattle), pop music (Hank Marvin, Mark Knopfler) as well as comedians such as Billy Connolly, Alan Davis and Lenny Henry, all superbly captured on film by local photographers David Moore and Adrian Burrows.
The Gallery also acts as home to a variety of temporary exhibitions which have included such diverse subjects as Echoes from the Frontline, a photographic collection by Vanley Burke and Andrew Jackson charting the history of Birmingham’s Reggae scene and Poppelganger!, a photographic tribute to tribute bands by Matthew Murray.
Admission to Broad Street Gallery is free of charge. It is located in Symphony Hall’s Circle Foyer on Level 4, opposite Door 3, overlooking Broad Street and is open to the public before and after concerts.
Recent Exhibitions
CENTREPIECE
Designer Jewellery and Silverware for Sale
16 November – 22 December 2006
FREE EXHIBITION
10.30am – 10.30pm every day
Symphony Hall Foyer, Level 3
This extremely popular Christmas exhibition returns to Symphony Hall for a ninth year. Don’t miss this chance to view and buy some superb designer jewellery and silverware.
Centrepiece is a group of talented Birmingham designers and jewellery makers who have workshops in the Jewellery Quarter and run their own business producing and selling their collections and commissions across the UK and around the world.
All items are available for sale.
Positive Lives
International Responses to HIV and AIDS
1 November – 31 December 2006
FREE EXHIBITION
Symphony Hall Foyer, Level 4
10am-5pm & during evening performances
Positive Lives is a unique project that photographs and documents the impact of the global HIV and AIDS epidemic.
The exhibition portrays the tremendous courage of people living with HIV and AIDS, and those who care for them, from different communities around the world.
It offers extraordinary insights into the lives of individuals, families and communities who are affected by HIV and AIDS, and reflects the personal stories, issues and emotions that confront them in the daily reality of living or working with the disease.
Positive Lives is a collaboration between a number of organisations, including Terrence Higgins Trusts and Concern Worldwide.
www.concern.net
From Soho Road to the Punjab
Birmingham’s Bhangra Music and Culture in Photographs
12 September – 29 October 2006
FREE EXHIBITION
Symphony Hall Foyer, Level 4
10am-5pm and during evening concerts
From Soho Road to the Punjab charts the rise and valued contribution of Bhangra music and culture in the West Midlands. Originating in the Punjab over 500 years ago, it has become one of the most significant means of artistic expression with Birmingham at the forefront of international developments.
The exhibition is compiled by Punch Records and photographer Gurshan Chana, an integral member of the Bhangra scene for over 20 years. It is centred on the thriving cultural hub of Birmingham’s Soho Road, a place instrumental in popularising Bhangra from the 1960s to the present day.
Movers & Shakers
Faces of a Changing City
100 portrait photographs by Lorentz Gullachsen
‘Great people make great cities’
Behind Birmingham’s transformation from struggling city to vibrant conurbation, there is a group of exceptional individuals from all walks of life. Movers & Shakers presents 100 photographic portraits of some of these people from the arts, business, education, government, health, media, sport, technology and community and voluntary sectors.
Internationally renowned photographer Lorentz Gullachsen returned to his hometown of Birmingham after 15 years, to find it completely transformed. This inspired him to create the four-year Movers & Shakers project. His exhibition is a vivid snapshot celebrating the human energies behind this dynamic multi-cultural city.
www.moversandshakersbirmingham.com
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