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THE OPTIMISTS IS BACK! Are you an emerging artist, creative practitioner or aspiring producer based in the West Midlands, looking to develop your producing skills in the subsidised arts sector? Our summer training course is OPEN for applications: bit.ly/OpportunitiesCP (1/7)

📢 What's on at The Hive this May. We are open Tuesday to Friday 8am - 3.30pm. For more information and bookings follow the link in the bio or get in touch! #whatsoninBirmingham #freeEvents

DEADLINE EXTENDED 📢 With the upcoming bank holiday weekend, we’re extending the deadline for The Optimists Summer course by a couple of days to allow more time to get your applications in! NEW CLOSING DATE: 12pm (midday) on Wed 29th May. Find out more: bit.ly/OpportunitiesCP

📢 What's on at The Hive this June. We are open Tuesday to Friday 8am - 3.30pm. For more information and bookings follow the link in the bio or get in touch! #whatsoninBirmingham #freeEvents

Our next free creative writing workshop looks at poetry from different perspectives. Suitable for writers at all stages of their poetry writing journey. Adults (16+ yrs) only. Tuesday 18th June 3.30-5.30 pm Booking is essential: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-perspect…

Poetry Inspired by Art - our next free poetry workshop with Verve. We will be looking at the process of writing Ekphrastic poetry; poems written in response to visual art. Tuesday 16th July 3.30pm-5.30pm. Booking is essential eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetry-inspi… Eileen.poetry.festival

📢 What's on at The Hive this July. We are open Tuesday to Friday 8am - 3.30pm. For more information and bookings follow the link in the bio or get in touch! #whatsoninBirmingham #freeEvents

Come down on Saturday 20th of July for the JQ Festival. We're offering exciting free activities Drop-in between 10 am to 3pm. You can join artist Sophie Hedderwick to make an e-textile piece or try out mono-printing and collage with the Hive team. Craft shop and café also open.

Join us at The Hive for our next free poetry workshop with Verve, to try your hand at writing both series and sequence poetry. Suitable for writers at all stages of their poetry writing journey. Adults (16+ yrs) only. Booking essential: eventbrite.co.uk/e/series-and-s…

Poetry at the Hive: join Rick Sanders for a 4 part Autumn series of workshops looking at form poetry. This month we are looking at the Villanelle. Tuesday 17th September 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The workshop costs £5. For more info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/find-your-fo… #poetry

Poetry at the Hive: join Rick Sanders for a 4 part Autumn series of workshops looking at form poetry. This month we are looking at the Sestina. Tuesday 15th October 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The workshop costs £5. For more info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/find-your-fo…

Drawing the Quarks! Join artist Ian Andrews to explore the characters of particles that make us and the universe. Family friendly workshop - Tuesday 29th October 10.00-12.00, £4 , places limited and booking essential: eventbrite.co.uk/e/drawing-the-… ianandrewsfineart #drawing #halfterm

Poetry at the Hive: join Rick Sanders for a 4 part Autumn series of workshops looking at form poetry. This month we are looking at the Golden Shovel. Tuesday 19th October 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The workshop costs £5. For more info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/find-your-fo…

📢 What's on at The Hive this November. We are open Tuesday to Friday 8 am - 3.30 pm. For more information and bookings follow the link in the bio or get in touch! #whatsoninBirmingham #freeEvents

Save the date! This year our Christmas event will feature a craft market with gifts from local makers, plus the usual drinks, nibbles, and Christmas cheer. Thursday 5th December - 5.00-8.00 pm - Free event @jq_bid @willis_designs_shop ivyandrosegifts #christmasmarket

Find Your Form Poetry - workshop with Rick Sanders of Verve. This month we are looking at the Sonnet. Workshop costs £5; on Tuesday 10th December 15.30-17.30 pm. To find out more information and book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/find-your-fo… #poetrycommunity

Our creative writing programme continues in 2025 with a new series exploring the writing styles and legacies of some famous poets. Tuesday the 21st of January, 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm; cost £5. For more information and booking, visit: eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-with… #creativewriting

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