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MAC launches free Film and Screen Saturday Club for local young people
29 October 2025National Saturday Club and Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) have announced a new and free programme designed to empower the next generation. Starting in January 2026, local young people aged 13 - 16 can now apply to join the Film and Screen…
Future Curators Programme: Assistant Curator Opportunity
29 October 2025Midlands Arts Centre | Future Curator Job Description and Person Specification Assistant Curator Salary: £10,716 per year (full time equivalent: £26,792) Hours: 2 days per week (15 hours) Start Date: 1 February 2026 to 31 May…
MAC: Setting the stage for fantastic careers
26 September 2025Recently, Mencap co-trainer Natalie Duo spoke to Hannah, Poppy and Joe - three incredible young people who have recently completed a Mencap Training Academy supported internship at MAC. Find out how MAC has helped them to start their…
Reframe Artist Call Out 2025
17 September 2025REFRAME: Inspire Schools ProgrammeLead Artist-Facilitator Opportunity Paid Opportunity | C. £10,000 (40-45 days) The REFRAME: Inspire Schools Project gets students working collaboratively with Artist-Facilitators to produce a series of…
DASH launches new film 'Drafts' as part of Future Curators Programme
29 August 2025Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) features in new experimental artist film as a partner of the Future Curators Programme - a residency programme for Disabled curators within mainstream visual arts institutions. ‘We are the work.’ Drafts is…
Zindiya brings an authentic taste of India to MAC
26 August 2025Local ‘streatery’ Zindiya add their signature flavours to KILN for Sari Season. This summer, Sari Season at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is in full swing. Inspired by Indian fashion exhibition The Offbeat Sari, MAC is presenting a brilliant…
BIFA's Cinema of the Year Award: Vote for MAC!
22 August 2025MAC has entered the British Independent Film Award’s (BIFA) inaugural Cinema of the Year Award and are calling on their patrons and the local community to vote for them to ensure they secure a nomination. In July, cinemas nationwide were…
THIS IS DANCE: A new era for dance in Birmingham begins
13 August 2025Major partnership launches Birmingham’s annual international dance season A new partnership of cultural organisations today announces THIS IS DANCE, an international season of dance in Birmingham. This landmark new collaboration will…
Hospital Rooms: Arts and mental health charity launches landmark national project
5 April 2025Arts and mental health charity Hospital Rooms has received an Arts Council England grant of £600,000 to launch an ambitious three-year project (2025–2028) across NHS Mental Health Services. The pioneering initiative will transform…
Expanding The Team
18 March 2025New Intern Incoming! Hi! My name is Rachel and I'm the new Expanding The Frame Intern.
Amazing ArtBoxes: Call out for artists
14 March 2025The submission deadline has now passed. Selection will take place in April 2025, and we will inform successful proposals by Mon 28 April 2025. Building on the success of Pauline Farrar’s Celebrity Robot Trail, MAC is thrilled to present…
Midlands Arts Centre and Red Earth Collective CIC launch creative health project for Black men
21 February 2025In 2025, Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) and The Red Earth Collective CIC, an organisation led by MAC Associate Artist Sandra Griffiths, will be working in partnership to deliver a new creative health project: Build It. This vital initiative…