Opening Weekend Sat 1 – Mon 3 May 0121 446 3232 www.macarts.co.uk visual arts dance comedy music theatre film workshops free events food & drink
Creating Cascade Open Rehearsal
Learning and Participation
Sunday 2 May The wait is over and we are delighted to be opening our doors this May Bank Holiday Weekend. Jam packed with things to see and do, come along and take part in some of the free activities available. Vastly improved spaces for audiences and artists alike mean that we can use the building like never before. We’re excited and we hope you will be too!
Opening Night Celebratory Gig!
Misty’s Big Adventure Vijay Kishore Joe Broughton & Kevin Amplifying Dempsey the Map Saturday 1 May 8pm Saturday 1 – Monday 3 May
Enjoy a range of distinct trails; follow a fantastic audio adventure or stroll from bridge to bridge on a journey made those who care for Cannon Hill Park. Audio tours will also be downloadable via Bluetooth and our website. Guided tours available Sat 1 May.
£14
Misty’s Big Adventure, bring their hip hop beats, screwy jazz, pop, scratching and electric toys. They share the event with rising star Vijay Kishore alongside virtuosi of guitar and fiddle, Kevin Dempsey and Joe Broughton.
Take a sneak preview of Motionhouse’s next outdoor spectacle that promises to be a display of extraordinary dance and aerial skills. Watch how the show develops and put your questions to choreographer Kevin Finnan.
plug in Saturday 1 May – Monday 30 August plug in, guest-curated by artist Simon Poulter, celebrates the opening of mac’s enviable new gallery space by exploring the changing role of our home city.
The Sampad Story Saturday 1 May – Monday 30 August A retrospective exhibition that takes you on a journey of South Asian arts in the region since 1990, told through the eyes of the artists, audiences and communities from the past twenty years.
As part of the opening weekend you will be able to find out more about our Learning & Participation programme. With a wide range of free workshops, artist workshops and artist demonstrations you can take a sneaky peek and sample what’s to come! Check out the timetable to see what’s on offer.
Highlights include
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If attending a music class please bring your own instruments. If attending a movement or dance class please wear appropriate clothing.
Saturday 1 May Family pottery. Flamenco dancing. Guitar and piano workshop plus many more. Sunday 2 May Bharathanatyam, Hatha, Iyengar and Astanga yoga. Pilates plus many more. Monday 3 May Take part in the finale of our weekend with City Sings.
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Opening Weekend timetable
Opening Weekend timetable
Saturday 1 May * All workshops last 30 minutes unless stated
Sunday 2 May * All workshops last 30 minutes unless stated
Ceramics Pottery Studio Play with Clay 11am | 11.30am | 12noon |12.30pm Artists demo/ Meet the tutor 2pm Have a go on the Potters Wheel! 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm Dance English Studio
* All dance workshops last 1 hour Flamenco Workshop11am
Kathak Dance Workshop12.30pm Children’s Capoeira 3pm Street Dance 2pm
Digital Media Media Studio
Introduction to Animation Taster Workshop 11am | 11.30am | 12noon DJ Skills Taster Workshop 1pm | 1.30pm | 2pm | 2.30pm Introduction to Web Design Taster Workshop 3.15pm | 3.45pm | 4.15pm
Exhibitions
plug in Exhibition Gallery 2pm to 8pm plug in Curator Talk Gallery 3pm mac Artists Lab: plug in Weston Studio 11am
Jewellery
The Birmingham Assay Office Jewellery Studio See Jewellery in the Making! 1pm | 1.30pm | 2pm | 2.45pm | 3.15pm | 3.45pm
Music
Musical Composition and Creativity workshop Music Studio 1 2pm | 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm Meet the tutor/Tutor demo (Guitar) Music Studio 2 11am Beginners Guitar workshop Music Studio 2 11.30am | 12noon Meet the Tutor/Tutor Demo (Drumming) Music Studio 3 1pm Learn to Drum workshop Music Studio 3 1.30pm | 2pm | 2.30pm Meet the Tutor/Tutor Demo (Piano) Music Studio 5 12.30pm Piano workshop Music Studio 5 1pm | 1.30pm | 2.30pm
Painting & Drawing Painting & Drawing Studio
Painting + Drawing Meet the tutor 11am | 1pm Bring the park into mac! 11.30am | 12noon Picturing mac’s Community 1.30pm | 2pm | 3.30pm | 4pm
Performance
Theatre Misty Big Adventure: GIG 8pm
sampad
sampad story exhibition Arena Gallery 10am to 11pm sampad story Curator Talk Arena Gallery 3.30pm sampad: Rangoli Demonstration Terrace Steps 12noon
Sculpture Behrens Sculpture Studio mac Building Tours Saturday 1 May & Sunday 2 May 11 – 11.45am | 1 – 1.45pm, 3pm – 3.45pm | 5pm – 5.45pm Monday 3 May 11am – 11.45am | 1pm – 1.45pm Tours last 45mins. Please meet at the Sales and Information desk.
Meet the tutor 11am Sculpture Practical workshop 11.30am | 12noon | 1.30pm Sculpture Family workshop: Make A Mask 2pm | 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm
Textiles Textiles Studio Meet the tutor 11am Artists demo 11.30am Block printing for families 12noon | 12.30pm | 1.30pm Textile Taster: Silk paper making & Batik 2pm | 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm Timetable is correct at time of going to print. Some events are subject to change. Please check on the day with a member of our team.
Key:
Children
Families
Young People & Adults
Adults
All ages
Young People
Ceramics Pottery Studio Meet the tutor 11am Play with Clay 12noon | 12.30pm | 1pm | 2pm Make a Personalised Mug 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm | 4pm Dance English Studio
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Painting & Drawing Painting & Drawing Studio Picturing mac’s Community 11am | 11.30am | 12noon | 12.30pm Painting + Drawing Meet the tutor 1.30pm Bring the park into mac! 2pm | 2.30pm | 3pm | 4pm
All dance workshops last 1 hour Bollywood Taster Workshop11am Children’s Capoeira 12.30pm Street Dance 1.30pm Bharathanatyam DanceTaster Workshop 2.45pm Jazz Dance Taster Workshop 4pm
Performance
Digital Media Media Studio
Textiles Textiles Studio Meet the tutor 11am Artists demo 11.30am Play with Textiles 12noon | 12.30pm | 1.30pm Textiles Taster: Silk Paper making + Batik 12.30pm | 1.30pm | 2pm | 2.30pm Block Printing 3.15pm | 3.45pm | 4.15pm
Introduction to Animation Taster Workshop 11am |11.30am |12noon Learn Apple Loops 12.45pm Basic MIDI sequencing 1.15pm Ultrabeat Drum Programming 1.45pm Basic Synthesis taster workshop 2.15pm Introduction to Web Design Taster Workshop 3pm | 3.30pm | 4pm
Terrace Motionhouse: Open Rehearsal 11am to 4pm
Sculpture Behrens Sculpture Studio
Meet the tutors 12noon Make a mosaic12.30pm | 1pm | 1.30pm Build a Henry Moore 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm
Exhibitions
sampad story exhibition Arena Gallery 10am to 11pm plug in Exhibition Gallery 12noon to 8pm
Jewellery
The Birmingham Assay Office Jewellery Studio See Jewellery in the Making! 1pm | 1.30pm | 2pm | 2.30pm | 3pm | 3.30pm
Movement Performance Studio
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All movement classes last 1 hour Hatha Yoga workshop 11am | 12.30pm Astanga Yoga workshop 2pm Pilates workshop 3.30pm
Music
Meet the Tutor (Violin) Music Studio 1 2.30pm Violin for beginners Music Studio 1 3pm | 3.45pm Songwriting Workshop Music Studio 2 12.30pm | 1pm | 1.30pm | 2pm
Key:
Children
Families
Cinema Throughout the weekend there will be an opportunity to re-introduce yourself to our Cinema, see some trailers and shorts and catch up on some of the films that have been released while the mac has been closed. Highlights include A Single Man, It’s Complicated and I am Love. Visit our website or pick up a mac monthly to find out more about our continuous film programme. Saturday 1 May 12 – 10.30pm Sunday 2 May 12 – 10.30pm Monday 3 May 11am – 2pm & 6.30 – 10.30pm
Young People & Adults
Adults
All ages
Young People
Opening Weekend timetable Monday 3 May mac and Artmusic present
The City Sings 2pm to 4.30pm The City Sings is a new work written by Helen Ottaway to celebrate the re-opening of mac. During the Opening Weekend listen out for fragments of the new anthem around Birmingham and in Cannon Hill Park. On Monday workshops will be available in our Randle Studio at 11am and 12noon – come along and learn the anthem. From 2pm music will echo across the park, mini concerts will take place and wheeled movers will create a kind of public choreography. The event’s climax is a finale on mac’s terrace at 4pm. Join in as musicians and singers from all over Birmingham appear together to perform in the extraordinary event.
Interactive Rangoli & Janavak sampad invite you to take part in the ancient craft of Rangoli. Have fun drawing your own patterns on the floor using coloured rice and decorating with sequins. Also, Indian folk dance group Janavak present a selection of different folk dances from different parts of India.