About Brum Radicals

Join us for a new kind of networking event for Birmingham’s creative community. Brum Radicals is relaxed, welcoming, and rooted in the spirit of making together. Inspired by places like the Red House and Kelmscott Manor, which became living experiments in the Arts & Crafts ideals of beauty, craftsmanship, and communal creativity, this space invites artists to come together, share ideas, and create side by side.

Whether you’re a practising artist, a student, a maker, or simply someone curious about the local creative scene, this is a space to meet others, talk about your work, and collaborate in an open, supportive environment.

A Space for Sharing, Learning, and Community.

It’s a place where creativity is communal, not competitive, where everyone contributes to a shared atmosphere of curiosity.

Event information:

1 pm - 2 pm

Get an exclusive peek into our curator's minds – Learn what they do in the museum / pick their brains for advice, talk to them about your work. A chance to meet and greet.

2 pm – 3 pm

Bring your ideas to the table, find a collaborator, come and experiment and work together to produce your work. A relaxed networking session. Inspired by our favourite Arts and Crafts artists.

3 pm – 4.45 pm

A chance to present your work/ process in the form of a presentation/ almost like a pop-up show, but in slides! It doesn’t have to be a complete idea; you can just showcase your process, bring your materials, and talk about the ways you work. This will function almost like an open mic; participants will be randomly selected.

Meet our Curators

Hardeep Dhindsa

Dr Hardeep Dhindsa (he/him) is the Curator of Victorian Art and the Global at Birmingham Museums Trust, and specialises in Greco-Roman art and its receptions. He is interested in the relationship between Whiteness and classical antiquity across the British Empire, particularly during the long eighteenth century. He completed his doctoral studies at King’s College London and is the recipient of a forthcoming Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship, hosted by the University of Edinburgh. Hardeep has collaborated with several cultural institutions, including The British Museum, The National Trust, and The National Gallery to develop public programmes addressing the difficult histories of empire.