Arts Council England is Supporting the Birmingham Launch Event of British Silver Week

SUMMER SILVER EXHIBITION – BIRMINGHAM LAUNCH

‘From Songsmith to Silversmith” A Fusion Of Midlands Arts and Creativity

MONDAY 7th - SUNDAY 27th JUNE

The Birmingham Assay Office is pleased to announce that it has recently been successful in gaining support from the Arts Council England and has been awarded funding from the National Lottery to assist with the Birmingham Launch Event of British Silver Week which takes place from 7th – 27th June.

The venue for this exciting spectacle of Midlands silversmithing skill is St Pauls Gallery, located a short walk from The Birmingham Assay Office and the largest commercial art gallery in the UK outside London.

The selling exhibition, showcasing the outstanding creative talents of Midlands contemporary silversmiths as well as other British artists is jointly sponsored by The Birmingham Assay Office, St Paul’s Gallery, The PMC Studio, Sutton Tools and D-Zine Furniture Hire.

This is a rare opportunity for the General Public to see, enjoy and even buy – unique, exquisite and exciting pieces of contemporary British Silver.

The exhibition will be shown against a backdrop of music art and sculptures, providing a fusion of two and three dimensional art media – proof if any were necessary that the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is the jewel in the crown of the Midlands thriving artist community.

Theresa Nguyen, one of the ambassadors of British Silver Week 2010, and a local Birmingham Silversmith, will be providing pieces for the St Paul’s Gallery exhibition.

Other artist silversmiths participating in the selling exhibition include: Andrew Macgowan, LJ Millington, Louise Chesshire, Martyn Pugh, Rachel Gogerly, Ryan McClean, Precious Metal Clay Artists, Jemma Maria Daniels, Mark Andrew Powell, Mana Sarabhai Brearley and Wally Gilbert.

If you would like to apply for a guest pass to attend the launch – places are limited - please contact The Birmingham Assay Office Tel: 0871 871 6020 or email@ gem@theassayoffice.co.uk. This will afford you a rare opportunity to purchase a unique piece of British craftsmanship.

A British Silver Week Event Sponsored By:

For regular updates and more information, visit www.britishsilverweek.co.uk.

For Further Press Information Please Contact:
FOR BRITISH SILVER WEEK
Contact: Gordon Hamme
Email: office@britishsilverweek.co.uk
Tel: 01249 656230
W: www.britishsilverweek.co.uk
Hi-res images available on request


FOR THE BIRMINGHAM ASSAY OFFICE
Contact: Penny J Parkes
The Birmingham Assay Office, PO Box 151 Newhall Street
Birmingham B3 1SB, T: 0121 262 1050 F: 0121 236 9487
E: penny.parkes@theassayoffice.co.uk
W: www.theassayoffice.co.uk

Notes to editors:

There will be more than 15 selling exhibitions across the UK, which launch on the 7 June 2010. More than 100 contemporary silversmiths will be showing their work, ranging from a one-man show by the brilliant silversmith-enameller Fred Rich, to the latest newly-qualified silversmiths from Britain’s finest arts universities.

The Goldsmiths’ Company is lead patron of British Silver Week.

St. Paul's Gallery is a commercial art gallery, the largest in the UK outside London. It is located in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. The gallery deals in two main fields: original album art and hosting a programme of visiting exhibitions. Launch party for the St Paul’s Gallery exhibition will be held on 7 June.

St Pauls Gallery: 94-108 Northwood Street, Birmingham B3 1TH T: 0121 236 5800 E: info@stpaulsgallery.com W: www.stpaulsgallery.com

Selling exhibitions from 7 June 2010 (list subject to change):

Catherine Jones Jewellery
www.catherinejones.com

David Fowkes Jewellery
www.dfjewellery.co.uk

De Vroomen Design Ltd
www.devroomen.co.uk

Fred Rich Enamel Design at Barbara Tipple Gallery
www.fredrichenameldesign.com

Gowan Gallery
www.gowan-gallery.co.uk

Hamilton & Inches Ltd - Edinburgh
www.hamiltonandinches.com

Hamilton & Inches Ltd - London
www.hamiltonandinches.com

Jamieson & Carry
www.jamieson-carry.com

John Higgins Contemporary Silver
contemporarysilver@live.com

Palterman & Thomas
www.paltermanandthomas.com

Payne & Son Oxford
www.payneandson.co.uk

Reginald Davis (Oxford) Ltd
www.reginalddavis.com

St.Pauls Gallery
http://stpaulsgallery.com

Styles Silver
www.styles-silver.co.uk

The PMC Studio
www.thepmcstudio.com

Urban Armour Ltd
www.urbanarmour.co.uk

The Birmingham Assay Office · PO Box 151 · Newhall Street · Birmingham B3 1SB
t 0871 871 6020 f 0121 236 9487 e promotion@theassayoffice.co.uk w www.theassayoffice.co.uk

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