Participation: The Film & Video Workshop 1979 - 1991

Participation is an exhibition and archive project centred on the emergence of new film forms, politics and practices in the 1980s. Presented in two parts, the works react to and document the rise of Thatcherism and the social and cultural events the period from 1979 engendered: inner city disturbances, the miners strike, and increasing social disparity.

George Barber & Jeff Keen

SATURDAY SCREENINGS AT VIVID - Discover the work of George Barber & Jeff Keen

Inspirations: UK

Inspirations is a three year programme which considers the contributions individuals and their work have made toward contemporary artist's film and video. In its inaugural year VIVID has invited five UK based individuals who have played a major role in the critical, artistic and curatorial development of artists' film and video to select one moving image work that has made a significant impact on their own practice.

KATARINA ZDJELAR, The Perfect Sound

Katarina Zdjelar was in residence at VIVID October to November 2008. Zdjelar made new work as part of the European Media Artists in Residency Exchange programme and this new work was presented in VIVID's space 3 to 20 December.

24 Hour Psycho, Douglas Gordon

Presented at VIVID over 24 hours from 9pm 31^st October to 9pm 1^st November visitors were able to watch this seminal video work in its entirety.

VIVID screens three programmes from ICO Essentials

VIVID's PIONEERS series continued throughout October with three unmissable programmes from ICO Essentials; VIVID screened Essentials: Play, POP! and Modernity.

Flux-Fest, 25 Jun - 13 Jul 2008

VIVID, in partnership with 7 Inch Cinema, Capsule, SharedTable, a.a.s. and Ensemble Interakt, presented three weeks of activity to celebrate the spirit of Fluxus.

Endurance, 24-26 April 2008

Endurance was a three-day programme of screenings, performances and exhibition exploring the physical and mental limits of human endurance.

NEW EUROPEAN MEDIA ART NETWORK (EMAN) presents European Media Artists in Residence Exchange (EMARE)
VIVID is delighted to announce its participation in an exciting project to support cutting edge artist research residencies throughout Europe from 2008 - 2009.

Binary Oppositions, 26 Sep 2007
VIVID and Fused Magazine present an evening celebrating the launch of Binary Oppositions, an international project curated by Matt Price.

Dream Spaces, 21 - 23 Jun 2007
VIVID presents Dream Spaces, a special selection of film screenings and talks in response to the first Birmingham showing of new works by US artists Kevin and Jennifer McCoy. Inspired by the work of visionary Dutch architect work of Constant Nieuwenhuys, the McCoys work explores imaginary architecture and dystopian film-noir.  

Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, 20 Jun - 28 Jul 2007
VIVID is delighted to announce a new collaboration with BFI Southbank. Tiny, Funny, Big and Sad  marks the Birmingham debut of the acclaimed New York based artists Jennifer & Kevin McCoy.

Group show featuring Juneau/Projects/, Kate Pemberton, Harminder Singh Judge, Faye Claridge & Chris Keenan, 23 May - 02 Jun 2007
A mixed group show which will showcase projects from two of VIVID's recent research programmes - the Interdisciplinary Support Programme (ISP) and haus_guests international (HGI). Both schemes were developed to offer creative individuals based in the West Midlands region an extended period of time through which to develop ideas and partnerships through extensive artistic research and production.

Ravi Deepres, 02 - 12 May 2007
Birmingham's leading media arts centre, VIVID, continues its Spring exhibition programme on 2 May with a presentation of new immersive video work by Ravi Deepres.

Ian Upton & Steve Wilkes, 2 - 12 May 2007
Birmingham's leading media arts centre, VIVID, continues its Spring exhibition programme on 2 May with a presentation of still images developed through experiments with 3D laser scanning technology...

Katy Connor & Helena Gough, 21 - 31 Mar 2007
Over the last two years video artist and filmmaker Katy Connor and sound artist Helena Gough have worked collaboratively toward the production of new work integrating moving image and sound with equal importance...

Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, 21 Feb - 02 Mar 2007
Exhibition of the duo's latest video art produced during residencies in Walsall and China.

Sian Evans - Consuming Passions seminar, 20 Feb 2007
A talks and film screening event based on Food and contemporary society

Artists Sprint for the finish, Feb - Jun 2007
VIVID's Interdisciplinary Support Programme (ISP) culminates with a fast paced series of exhibitions and events...

Birmingham's Annual Artsfest Reaches Eastside
On Saturday 9 September, VIVID is introducing two international artists to the region as part of Artsfest - Birmingham's free annual celebration of the arts.

Trio of publications celebrate VIVID’s diverse creative programme
Thursday 22 June, sees the launch of three new arts publications celebrating the work of media arts pioneers Steina and Woody Vasulka, contemporary artists Heather and Ivan Morison and the ‘hothaus Series’, a seminar programme examining media arts practice and theory.

Artists Richard Billingham and Layla Curtis explore new habitats with a host of international speakers.
As part of Arts Council’s national Architecture Week 2006, June 17 - 25, VIVID presents Habitat Symposium, with presentations of new work by acclaimed artists Richard Billingham and Layla Curtis, in discussion with guest contributors including curator Jeni Walwin, architect and writer Ben Flatman, and architects Falk Schneemann & Anthony Hoete.

Birmingham’s Cowboy Artists are quick on the draw
As part of Architecture Week, 17-25 June, Birmingham artists Sean O’Keeffe and Steve Bulcock have been invited to take over the first ground-breaking new creative studio pods at VIVID in Digbeth, Birmingham on Friday 23 June, 12 – 5.30pm

Artists invite Birmingham to tea in the pod
Artist Colin Pearce and architect Ranbir Lal invite you to join them for afternoon tea on 19 June, between 3 and 7pm to participate in their collaborative art project T-House, part of VIVID’s Habitat programme of events for Architecture Week 2006.

Get into a brand new art pod
Regional release announcing the launch of the new pod space and habitat events for Architecture Week

The Garage Provides Full Service to West Midlands Artists
Announcing VIVID's award from Advantage West Midlands, funding the development of two revolutionary workspaces for artists in Birmingham.

Smoke and Mirrors
VIVID and mac's third screening collaboration - Smoke and Mirrors – is a four day event running from 30 March - 2 April 2006 exploring illusion and visual trickery in moving image.

Visionary Electronic Abstractions
VIVID exhibits media pioneers Woody and Steina Vasulka, March - May 2006

VIVID Moves in Eastside
VIVID's relocation and launch in Eastside, Birmingham's Creative Quarter, June 2005

Bill Fontana, Sonic Mapping, June 2005
PR for Bill Fontana, Sonic Mapping Event, Part of VIVID's 2005 Launch Programme

Ivan & Heather Morison do not understand it...
Heather & Ivan Morison do not understand it... is an exhibition of work not previously shown in the UK.  The presentation at IPS will be the first exposition in a national tour of this new body of work.

Flux-Fest

Flux-Fest coverage in Metro, 24 June 2008

Flux-fest promises eclectic inspiration

Flux-Fest coverage on Metro online, 25 June 2008

Endurance Festival

Endurance coverage in Metro, 24 April 2008

You've got to suffer for your art

Endurance coverage in What's On Magazine, 02 April - 02 May 2008

Endurance

Endurance coverage in the Guardian Guide, 19-25 April 2009

Life inside the Human Zoo
Times coverage of Richard Billingham's Zoo exhibition 19.09.06

A Whole New World
Review of Layla Curtis Exhibition at New Art Gallery Walsall, in Metro, 18.07.06

VIVID's £78K revamp shows off Brum artists
Birmingham Post coverage of VIVID's AWM funding award

Vasulka Lab
Coverage by Fused magazine, issue 27 April 2006

Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors, What's On, 25.03 - 07.04.06

Vasulka Lab 1969 -2005

Coverage of Vasulka Lab Video programme in Metro, March 2006

Eastside Feature
Arts and Culture focus on Eastside in Forward, Jan 06

For Whom the Bill Toils
Bill Fontana Sound piece, St. Martin's Bells, reviewed in Birmingham Post, June 2005

Fontana Q&A
Metro Interview with Bill Fontana, June 2005

The Future is Bright
Metro's coverage of VIVID's Launch in Eastside, Birmingham, June 2005

VIVID Improvement for Art as Former Garage Offers New Service
Birmingham Post's coverage of VIVID's launch in Eastside, Birmingham, June 2005

Mobilette

Calum Stirling's exhibition, Mobilette, reviewed in Metro, May 2005