October 18th, 2022
We are delighted to announce that Coventry Biennial have been shortlisted for the Coventry Live Business Awards 2022 for the Innovation in Cultural Sector category which is sponsored by Coventry City of Culture. The results will be announced at an awards ceremony at Coombe Abbey on October 28th. You can view the Shortlist here.
September 30th, 2022
We are taking part in Outside(R) zine fest with The Pod Cafe. A self- publishing zine festival celebrating contemporary DIY culture. 8 October, 11am-5pm. Coventry Cathedral, Priory St, Coventry CV1 5AB. Through our work, many of the peoples, places and projects that we present are outside of existing structures, forms and formats. The publications that […]
September 30th, 2022
“73% of respondents felt increased pride in Coventry & the local area”. One of the statistics taken from our CB21 evaluation. You can read here the detailed evaluation of the third Coventry Biennial programme, HYPER-POSSIBLE, presented alongside the Turner Prize and part of the UK City of Culture 2021 celebrations. The programme ran across Coventry and […]
September 21st, 2022
I am spending the next few weeks in the Netherlands as part of a SPACEX secondment with the University of Amsterdam. You can read my reflections on my first few weeks in the country in my previous blog posts here and here. The purpose of the secondment, and of the whole SPACEX programme, is to explore […]
September 13th, 2022
I am spending the next few weeks in the Netherlands as part of a SPACEX secondment with the University of Amsterdam. You can read my reflections on my first few days in the country in my previous blog post here. The purpose of the secondment, and of the whole SPACEX programme, is to explore how […]
September 4th, 2022
I’ve been in The Netherlands for the past few days. Traveling from the Midlands via train, passing through London, Lille, Brussels and Amsterdam before arriving in Den Haag where I will be spending the next few weeks as part of a SPACEX secondment with the University of Amsterdam. The purpose of the secondment, and of […]
August 22nd, 2022
Artist lineup: Guy Blundall Karen Elton Emily Gardner Kurt Hickson Adam Hyde Chris Jackson Oliver Jones Tegen Kimbley Michael Lightborne Daniel Lickiss Tony McClure Lee Stowers Evelynn Wenman Darren Withey Opening Friday 26 August 2022 6-8pm 27 August-11 September 2022 Saturdays 12-5pm / Sundays by appointment The Hyper-Lab, HMV Empire, Coventry, CV1 1LP The Technician Show is […]
August 20th, 2022
Artist Lee Stowers (Master of The Sonic Temple, 337) will be performing Heaven & Earth on the opening night of The Technician Show, 26 August 2022. A combination of movement, costume, lasers and sound the performance playfully explores the conundrum of squaring the circle and man’s dilemma of existing somewhere between heaven and earth. His […]
August 18th, 2022
Opening Friday 26 August 2022 6-8pm 27 August-11 September 2022 Saturdays 12-5pm / Sundays by appointment The Hyper-Lab, HMV Empire, Coventry, CV1 1LP The Technician Show is an exhibition of work by West Midlands based visual arts technicians taking place at The Hyper-Lab, HMV Empire, Coventry (26 August – 11 September 2022). The exhibition highlights the regions […]
July 12th, 2022
As a social Biennial we are committed to provoking and participating in cultural debate, to inclusivity, accessibility, diversity, comfort and making things together. Traditional structures in the arts inhibit this kind of discourse and stifle a plurality of voices and as such, we are delighted that the board have decided to adopt a Co-Chair model. […]