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  1. Benjamin Zephaniah smiles and looks off to the left.

    Celebrating Benjamin Zephaniah raises over £1,700 for MAC's Every Child campaign

    3 September 2024
    In a heart-warming tribute to the late Birmingham poet, activist, and actor Benjamin Zephaniah, a special event at Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) has raised over £1,700 for the organisation's Every Child campaign. The successful fundraiser…
  2. A black and white still of Marlon Brando sitting in front of a ship, looking off camera to the left.

    Film introduction: On The Waterfront

    25 August 2024
    Words: film academic Ed Jackson Mention On the Waterfront, and one scene in particular comes to mind. Former boxer Terry Malloy, played by Marlon Brando, is sitting in the backseat of a taxi with his brother Charley, played by Rod Steiger.…
  3. White fabric with red embroidery details, with a red textile strip with the words 'stolen' and 'given away' on top in silver thread

    Call for visual artists and poets to speak at Motherhood Symposium at MAC

    4 June 2024
    Submit your proposals to join the powerful event, Picturing the Unseen: Grief & Labour in and out of Motherhood Symposium, which aims to shed light on the unseen aspects of (m)otherhood. We are inviting visual artists and poets to…
  4. Woman in glasses, red top and leather jacket with short hair smiles at the camera

    Ros Robins announced as new Chair of Midlands Arts Centre’s Board of Trustees

    10 May 2024
    Midlands Arts Centre is delighted to announce Ros Robins as our new Chair of the Board. Ros will officially move into her new role from autumn 2024. Ros has over 40 years’ experience of working in the arts sector, and has supported theatre…
  5. Man in a suit and woman in a blue jumper stand next to each other in an arts centre, smiling.

    Eversheds Sutherland extends support for MAC with three-year partnership

    7 May 2024
    Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) and Eversheds Sutherland are pleased to announce a three-year partnership, which renews the global lawyers’ corporate sponsorship for major exhibitions and environmental community activities at the arts…
  6. A woman with dark hair and glasses singing into a microphone

    Meet Nashita Haque

    23 April 2024
    Nashita aka 'Legend N' is a music producer, performer, and self-proclaimed 'veteran' of MAC Makes Music - who has gained much more than just musical skills over the years.
  7. A group of people smile having received an award.

    MAC wins Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award

    29 March 2024
    We are thrilled to have won the award for Accessible and Inclusive Tourism at this year’s West Midlands Tourism Awards with Visit Birmingham. Debbie Kermode, MAC’s CEO & Artistic Director, acknowledged the importance of this recognition…
  8. Woman sings into a microphone with keyboard and music technology. The woman is in a wheelchair, with cropped brown hair and glasses in a white shirt and black waistcoat.

    MAC Music Leaders named as Mastercard Trailblazers

    29 March 2024
    MAC and MAC Makes Music are absolutely thrilled that Kris Halpin and Elizabeth J Birch, Music Leaders for MAC Makes Music, have been recognised as Mastercard Trailblazers.As the headline sponsor of The BRIT Awards, this year, Mastercard…
  9. Man smiles at the camera in a beige top and grey cardigan. He is stood in a theatre auditorium.

    MAC Theatre Commission 2024 recipient announced as CJ Lloyd Webley

    28 March 2024
    Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) is delighted to announce CJ Lloyd Webley, Birmingham theatre-maker, as the recipient of the MAC Theatre Commission Award 2024. Webley’s selected project explores the history of the former Lyndhurst Estate in…

  10. MAC celebrates first community Iftar

    21 March 2024
    On Fri 15 March, we were honoured to host our first Iftar, sharing food, prayer, and joy with over 120 members of our local community during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. We are grateful to Birmingham artist Hira Butt, who led a…
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    Building update

    19 March 2024
    Updated 19.03.24 We are pleased to announce that from May 2024, we will be reopening our Main Theatre. Last autumn we identified the presence of RAAC in isolated sections of our old roof in the Main Theatre, Painting and Drawing and Weston…
  12. Parents and their babies smile watching a performance that is out of the shot. Babies look at the stage wide-eyed, sitting on their mum's knee, who is smiling.

    MAC awarded grant from Theatres Trust to improve environmental sustainability

    13 March 2024
    MAC is delighted to have been awarded £17,362 through the Theatre Improvement Scheme Through its partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, Theatres Trust is awarding £115,982 to six theatres to help them become more environmentally…