Upcoming events
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Creative Community
Saturday 6th June, 2 - 3.30 pm, Free at Moseley Community Hub
Creative Community is a monthly group for Muslim women of all ages giving mums some me-time with peers as Sam from Krankpod workshops delivers tailored children’s workshop at the same time in a separate space.
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Creative Nourishment
Wednesday 10th June, 10.30 - 11.30 am, Free, Moseley Community Hub
Workshops for women where you will explore developing practices for rest through creative play. These sessions focus on experimenting with materials and processes to support grounding and relaxation in the company of others, facilitated by Art Therapist, Rose Jennings alongside Khawlah / Eliza Gharbaran.
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Special Screening: 'We Year' by Sop // June 15-28, 2026
Monday 15th - Sunday 28th June | Online Event
RestFest Film Festival is honoured to present the World Premiere of Sop's newest work: 'We Year'
About the Film: A mixed media, moving-image (love) letter to others with energy-limiting conditions. Using 16mm direct animation, archival & new footage, poetic voiceover, and an ethereal soundscape, artist Sop immerses the viewer into the both isolating and unifying experience of a chronic illness flare during a hot summer indoors.
This event is part of the larger We Year Programme, a series of interdisciplinary events and workshops inspired by and responding to the themes of the film We Year by Sop, held by various crip and disabled friends and allies, including RestFest, The Remote Body, as well as Resting Up Collective x Ort Gallery via the Crip Resistance II programme.
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Permeable Body, Porous Time: 'We Year' Writing Workshop w/ Char Heather, The Remote body | Crip Resistance II
Tuesday, 16th June, 2 - 4 pm, UK Time | Online Event
Join us for this writing workshop led by Char Heather of The Remote Body, in response to Sop's new film, We Year.
Through creative writing prompts, we will respond to ideas of the permeable or porous nature of inside and outside, relating to physical space, bodies and time. You will be invited to experiment with different forms of writing, using prompts from and relating to Sop's new film We Year, to generate ideas and writing.
This event is part of the larger We Year Programme, a series of interdisciplinary events and workshops inspired by and responding to the themes of the film We Year by Sop, held by various crip and disabled friends and allies, including RestFest, The Remote Body, as well as Resting Up Collective x Ort Gallery via the Crip Resistance II programme.
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Family Workshop
Saturday 20th June 2026, 2 - 3.30pm, Free, at Moseley Community Hub
Join Sam from Krankpod Workshops for this Family Workshop suitable for children ages 4 - 11 years old.
Booking essential.
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Crip Film Club: 'We Year' by Sop | RestFest Film Festival x The Remote Body
Sunday, 28th June at 6 pm UK Time | Online Event
Join us for this special edition of Crip Film Club with RestFest Film Festival and The Remote Body, where we will be watching Sop’s film, ‘We Year’ together, followed by an informal Q&A with the artist and a broader chat about the film.
This event is part of the larger We Year Programme, a series of interdisciplinary events and workshops inspired by and responding to the themes of the film We Year by Sop, held by various crip and disabled friends and allies, including RestFest, The Remote Body, as well as Resting Up Collective x Ort Gallery via the Crip Resistance II programme.
Minutiae Report
Our brand new Warmth Report is now available for download.
Find out more about our pioneering methodology
Hayati Open Mic
Hayati is a Brum-based bimonthly open mic event curated by ort gallery with an emphasis on engaging the brain, inspiring the heart and feeding the soul 💚
become an ort gallery member artist
Our members benefit from a range of benefits including taking part in our yearly members show, discounted tickets to events and much more…
Wellbeing messages
by Sabba Khan
Sabba Khan and Balsall Heath women created these beautiful wellbeing messages.
The 6 artworks promote physical and mental wellbeing in the home whilst our community recovers from the effects of the global pandemic.
We want you to know that there are other people isolating and feeling alone. The artworks are designed to sit in different areas of your home as daily reminders to look after your mental health.
Our Impact
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testimonial by abraham
"Working with Ort Gallery was a turning point in my creative journey. Ort's support helped me clarify my vision, strengthen my voice, and gain the confidence to pursue new opportunities. I’m deeply grateful for the encouragement and care throughout our collaboration."
Abraham Cole, Artist
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our participants
Every year we work with over 2000 participants in workshops, events & online programme.
75% of our participants say that coming to Ort is their first encounter with an arts venue and 67% said they were now more likely to engage with other arts venues in the future.
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our spend
In 2024 we spent £71,500 on artist fees - 45% of our overall spend for the year
We work with over 100 artists, creatives, poets, workshop leads, photographers, filmmakers and designers each year.
A majority of the creatives we work with are racialised, disabled, queer, working class and/or excluded from mainstream arts provision.
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testimonial by nadim
"Working with Ort led to quite a few career opportunities for me. It’s hard to say if these would have happened without Ort but there seems to be a link between me being able to have had a show exactly as I had envisioned it and people seeing my work. It also gave me the confidence to work bigger and create more ambitious works for larger audiences."
Kashif Nadim Chaudry, Artist
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art increases wellbeing
Last year, 85% of our workshop participants said that they had made new connections and felt less isolated.
67% said they had met people from different backgrounds to theirs and 78% said their wellbeing increased from being part of the group.
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impact & yearly reports
Read our yearly and impact reports here
ORT GALLERY
Bridging Gaps with Art
and Warmth
Ort Gallery is an artist-led exhibition space that was established in 2012 in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. We are on a social mission to challenge the traditional role of visual art spaces in Birmingham and beyond.