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Improving an area should never mean erasing the soul. grit and cultural backbone that made people fall in love with it i...
28/08/2026

Improving an area should never mean erasing the soul. grit and cultural backbone that made people fall in love with it in the first place.

The actual list of independent venues, creative spaces, and local staples threatened by potential closure and redevelopment is so MUCH MUCH longer than this list. Digbeth's identity was built by artists musicians, venues, and independent businesses, not sanitised corporate plans.

If we lose these spaces, we lose the very essence of what makes this quarter of Birmingham. Make your voice heard, support your neighbours and help us Defend Digbeth. It takes literally a minute to fill in the obiection form.

Deadline is Today

BOS 2026 Guidebooks have landed and they looking FINE! 🤩❤️‍🔥If you’re an artist and part of Birmingham Open Studios this...
27/08/2026

BOS 2026 Guidebooks have landed and they looking FINE! 🤩❤️‍🔥

If you’re an artist and part of Birmingham Open Studios this year or you just love a physical thing you can actually hold and want to scribble away and plan your BOS weekend, we’ve got you.

Swing by Seventh Circle and pick one up. They’re free and they make planning your BOS weekend about ten times more fun! 📖

And while you’re here… a reminder that BOS at Seventh Circle is going to be lit this year. We’ve got a full house of makers, groovers and shakers who keep Birmingham’s creative pulse moving. They’re bringing their process, their practice and their studio energy into the space. It’s going to feel alive.

Your BOS 2026 crew at Seventh Circle:

Ben Rodgers

Clare Garrad

Crow Dillon‑Parkin

Filiz Radford

Gorana Law

Hargest Creative

Joanne Winson

Khadijah Alharash

Louise Jackson

Mitch Schofield

Natalie Mills

Nicola James

Parv Lloyd

Russ Sargeant

Sam Weeks

Sandrya McLean

Sharon Phillips

Sketch Avenue

Yulia Lisle

Come grab yours, plan your weekends, and get ready to meet the artists who make this city interesting!! ✨
Birmingham Open Studios CIC

"You see someone without a smile, give 'em yours." 🩷 Dolly Parton wasn't just a country icon; she was a force of pure go...
26/08/2026

"You see someone without a smile, give 'em yours." 🩷

Dolly Parton wasn't just a country icon; she was a force of pure good and me and Chez are both big fans of her and her work.

A philanthropist by choice, an activist by heart and someone who chose to enrich the world around her.

Laura Tinald captured that spark so beautifully in this portrait a couple of years back. Having this original piece in the gallery feels like holding a little piece of that light. We wanted to share Laura's work today in tribute to a woman who left the world immeasurably better than she found it. ✨

If you'd like to know more she is on our website and in the gallery or simply drop us a line.

Here's to Dolly Parton 1946-2026

Everyone. We need to talk. ​It’s always a fine balance as an independent business when deciding whether to speak up abou...
19/08/2026

Everyone. We need to talk.

​It’s always a fine balance as an independent business when deciding whether to speak up about these kinds of things. You don't want to bring negative energy into the room, but staying completely silent while an external mess actively crushes our footfall isn't an option. It's time for the unfiltered truth.

For six months, we’ve dealt with a Greek chorus of vans and lorries blocking our entrance. Concrete trickled down and set inside a Victorian pipe right outside, turning a 5-week job into a SIX-MONTH nightmare.

From the street corner you literally cannot see us. It looks like a dead end. We're basically Narnia! Imagine running a space where a physical blockade swallows your facade. Visibility has hit an all-time low, footfall has nosedived, and for an independent space, this is serious.

We’ve tried waiting it out, but staying silent doesn't make a change.

We’re in here every single day bringing you Brum's best art, gorgeous exhibitions, and master-class framing. But, right now, we need our community.

Give us a little lift! ✨
Buy the art: Pop in or shop online (free UK postage).
Fabulous framing: Get that print sitting in a tube framed properly.
Gift vouchers: Perfect for anyone with incredible taste!
Space hire: Bring your show or workshop to our space.

Free Ways to Turn Up the Volume:
Like, share + comment: Help us break through the physical barrier digitally.
Tell a friend: Word-of-mouth is power. Send a mate our way.
Leave a 5⭐ review: Boosts our online reach massively!

So, we are completely over patience at this point. Come through, get in touch, and show us some love! 🖤

Seventh Circle has entered the BOS chat!​Birmingham Open Studios 2026… we are back! Seventh Circle is officially a host ...
18/08/2026

Seventh Circle has entered the BOS chat!

​Birmingham Open Studios 2026… we are back! Seventh Circle is officially a host again this year and through luck or sheer cosmic favour, we have ended up with an obscenely brilliant group of artists joining us this Autumn.

Your BOS 2026 crew at Seventh Circle is:

​Ben Rodgers
​Clare Garrad
​Crow Dillon-Parkin
​Filiz Radford
​Gorana Law
​Hargest Creative
​Joanne Winson
​Khadijah Alharash
​Louise Jackson
​Mitch Schofield
​Natalie Mills
​Nicola James
​Parv Lloyd
​Russ Sargeant
​Sam Weeks
​Sandrya McLean
​Sharon Phillips
​Sketch Avenue
​Yulia Lisle

​This year is all about real studio energy, the mess, the magic, the making and gorgeous conversations. We are opening the doors wide and letting you meet the artists who make this city interesting.

​On the lead up to BOS we will be sharing spotlights, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes glimpses of what you can expect across both BOS weekends. You will see Birmingham’s artists up close, see how they work, and get a real sense of the practices shaping the city’s creative pulse.

​Birmingham Open Studios
September 26th and 27th
October 3rd and 4th
If you've not visited the gallery yet, we are -
📍 Seventh Circle, C3, 2 Bowyer Street, Digbeth.

​Expect to fall hard for your city’s artists, their art and, honestly, you'll be taking it home to live with you!

​Swipe to meet some of the wonderful faces joining us this year 🖤🎨

What happens when you flat out refuse to shrink yourself into the little boxes society builds for you? You smash them to...
16/08/2026

What happens when you flat out refuse to shrink yourself into the little boxes society builds for you? You smash them to absolute pieces and you build something entirely your own!

A Class of Their Own is a fierce, unapologetic, and emotionally charged exhibition calling out class, identity, and the radical act of thriving in spaces that were never designed for us in the first place.

Artists Natalie Mills and Maya Davis-Stokes have come together through shared lived experience, mutual admiration, and a total refusal to be contained by broken, elitist structures. Their work is a massive, beautiful call-out for anyone who has ever been made to feel like an outsider, anyone building belonging from scratch, and anyone surviving by creating absolute beauty in the cracks.

Exhibition Details
* Dates: 29th August – 13th September 2026
* Private View / Opening Night: Saturday 29th August 6-8pm - RSVPS Encouraged - email [email protected] come join us!!

Meet the Artists

Maya Davis-Stokes: Maya specialises in intentionally, brilliantly unravelling portraiture with oil paint to expose the absurdity of the stories we are fed about ourselves. Blending figurative and abstract elements, her distorted faces dig into identity, neurodivergence, health, and how quickly "reality" shifts depending on who holds the power.

Natalie Mills: Natalies work is gloriously chaotic riot of colour, texture, and pure instinct. She layers paint, spray, collage, and ink until it becomes a living, breathing middle finger to rigid expectations. Heavily influenced by street art and graffiti culture, her raw marks speak directly to survival, transformation, and taking up space.


Both artists agree: "We create our own space removed from class structures, flourishing in between."

Last night was a scorcher in every sense. We opened No Boundaries with EXP Collective and somehow managed to have a beau...
14/08/2026

Last night was a scorcher in every sense. We opened No Boundaries with EXP Collective and somehow managed to have a beautiful, buzzing launch night while collectively melting into the floor. If you were here, thank you for braving the 37‑degree sauna that was Seventh Circle for one gorgeous evening in Digbeth.

The exhibition is full of experimentation, curiosity and creative freedom. EXP Collective have brought together Birmingham artists who aren’t afraid to push past their boundaries and let their work unfold in unexpected ways. It’s bold, it’s joyful and it’s exactly the kind of energy we love in the gallery. If you’re looking for local art, emerging artists, contemporary painting or something new to explore in Birmingham’s art scene, this one’s for you.

If you missed the launch, don’t worry. The exhibition is open all week and runs until 21 August. Pop down to Seventh Circle Gallery in Digbeth, support local artists and spend some time with the work. We’d love to see you.

Planning to watch the partial solar eclipse later? 🌝 😎 Protect your eyes, people! Seriously, do not blind yourselves for...
12/08/2026

Planning to watch the partial solar eclipse later? 🌝 😎

Protect your eyes, people! Seriously, do not blind yourselves for a tiny sliver of shadow! ✨

​Do you know what doesn’t require those Hella flimsy paper glasses and is an absolute feast for your eyes? The stunning artwork by Hannah Pugh.

​Hannah’s artwork brings those hypnotic moon motifs as well as celestial rhythms and deliciously dark whimsy! You can stand in front of the work, absorb every intricate detail, and take in the depth up close, zero squinting, simply lunar loveliness.

​Come soak it all in, no special eyewear required. 👁️👁️

LIMNED
The Limned series takes its name from a word meaning to depict, describe or suffuse something with light, a definition that mirrors the luminous, atmospheric quality of these works. Hannah describes the pieces as “imagined cloudscapes,” drawing inspiration from her travels in New Zealand, where “crystal‑clear horizons let the stars meet the ocean.”

Clouds are a recurring symbol in her practice. “Like birds, they quietly observe the scapes below,” she explains. “But they’re ephemeral, here one minute and gone the next, inhabiting liminal space.” She sees clouds as storytellers: their shapes, density and colour can predict what is coming and what has already passed. They also invite human imagination. “I play ‘what can you see?’ with my children regularly,” she says, imagining generations before her doing the same. “Just as stones are threads to stories of people, existence and connection, clouds embody the importance of imagination and the need to communicate through what’s not always obvious.”

Working with acrylic, pastel and 23ct white gold on cradled wooden panels, Hannah creates surfaces that glow with quiet radiance, a meeting point between sky, memory and myth.

LIMNED II
Original Artwork
Limned II continues the exploration of atmospheric light and ephemeral forms. Layers of acrylic and pastel create depth and movement, while 23ct white gold introduces a delicate shimmer that evokes the fleeting brilliance of a horizon at dusk. The piece carries the same sense of contemplative stillness and luminous presence that defines the series.
Acrylic, pastel a

Hosting Bleeding Out at Seventh Circle has been one of the most powerful experiences we’ve ever had in the gallery. Over...
08/08/2026

Hosting Bleeding Out at Seventh Circle has been one of the most powerful experiences we’ve ever had in the gallery. Over the past month, person after person has walked through our doors, looked at this artwork, and said the exact same thing: "I thought it was just me."

None of this work exists in a bubble. Behind every piece on these walls is a real person, a real body, and undeniable data. From 10-year waits for an endometriosis diagnosis to being made to feel infertility was your fault or facing unmedicated gynaecological procedures, medical misogyny and healthcare gaslighting in the UK are systemic, recorded facts.

But being in this space together, sharing our stories, and surrounding ourselves with these extraordinary artists has given so many of us the fire to stand up, demand better, and insist on being heard.

Swipe through to see the real statistics behind the exhibition. If you’ve ever been told your pain is "all in your head" or felt completely dismissed by the system, this space was created for you.

Come through to Digbeth, we hope you feel seen or inspired to advocate for yourself or others.

📍Seventh Circle Art Gallery, Bowyer Street, Digbeth

Featuring work by Sally Butcher, Charlie Fitz, Amelia Fox, Leah Hickey, K’Zhayha James, Larissa Shaw & Yasmeen Fathima Thantrey. Curated by Sophie Mason.

NO BOUNDARIESEXP Collective13th –21st August 2026 Private View: Thursday 13 August, 6–8pm  RSVP to hello@svnthcrcl.comFo...
07/08/2026

NO BOUNDARIES
EXP Collective

13th –21st August 2026

Private View: Thursday 13 August, 6–8pm RSVP to [email protected]

Formed in 2015 and led by artist and tutor Kevin Ryan, EXP has grown into a vibrant community of painters, printmakers and mixed‑media artists who share a commitment to pushing their work beyond familiar edges.

No Boundaries presents new work from EXP inspired by experimentation, curiosity and the freedom to explore.

Exhibiting Artists

Carol Bowsher. Wendy Bloomer. Rita Fletcher. Michelle Foley. Vivian Fuller. Caroline Ludden. Kathy Matthews. Henry Miller. Mary Parsons. Sharon Phillips. Kevin Ryan. Lucy Sadova. Margo Sharp. Gill Whitting.

Bring your curiosity and come see what happens when artists stop worrying about perfection. We’d love to have you in the room with us!

Seventh Circle, Unit C3, 2 Bowyer Street, Birmingham, B10 0SA

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Unit C3, 2 Bowyer Street, Digbeth
Birmingham
B100SA

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+441212706352

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