Venue: Unit 19, Fazeley Industrial Estate, Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RS.
Times: 4-8 Nov, 12-5pm

Grand Union is a new artist-led initiative that supports the development of artists and curators within Birmingham. It aims to establish and nurture dialogue between contemporary visual artists and facilitate links between local, national and international art organisations.

Grand Union will celebrate their opening with a new publication, with contributions from group members Helen Brown, Ian England, Mark Essen, Cheryl Jones, Karin Kihlberg & Reuben Henry, Charlie Levine, Alex Lockett, David Miller, Harminder Singh Judge, Joanna Spencer, Matt Westbrook, and Stuart Whipps.

The publication will be available at Grand Union, alongside a reading room full of artists’ books’, zines and independent publishing.

On Friday 6th November Grand Union will host an artists’ publishing fair (12pm – 9pm), including stall holders such as Via Vaudeville, Milk Two Sugars, Serena Korda, BAZ, Public Works Publishing, Pest Publications, Hinterland Projects, 2hb, N55, [insertspace], Leisure Centre, Gallery of Owls, Ellie Harrison and the Bring Back British Rail Campaign and a performance by The Artists’ Association of Autonomous Book Arts & Magazines (A.A.A.B.A.M.).

A.A.A.B.A.M. representative Calum F. Kerr will present A.A.A.B.A.M. RESTORED: That Was 2004. This Is Now. He’ll be wearing The Book Coat, a portable garment containing over 50 individual artists’ books.

Performance times Friday 6th November, 2-5pm and 6-9pm.

www.grand-union.co.uk

Grand Union is a not-for-profit organisation supported by Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council.