Upcoming events
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Prisons, Land Rights and the Carceral Gaze
Saturday, 26th September, 2 - 4 pm, The Edge
Join us for this panel discussion chaired by Hazem Jamjoum ft. Dr Lisa Palmer, Sukaina Rajwani + Sumayyah Zannath.
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Members Show 2026 Opening Event
Join us for the Opening Event of the Ort Gallery Members Exhibition 2026
Stryx JQ
Saturday 26th September 2-4pm, free, all welcome
Meet the artists, buy unique and locally made artwork, be inspired, visit Stryx artist studios and support the local community!
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Hayati Open Mic | Rooted Through Realms Special
Saturday, 26th September, 6 - 9 pm, The Edge
Quarterly open mic event with an emphasis on engaging the brain, inspiring the heart and feeding the soul.
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'And They Made Themselves A Land of Belief' | Crip Resistance II
Tuesday, 29th September, 12 - 1.30pm
Join us for a generative writing workshop with acclaimed writer and artist Khairani Barokka. This 90-minute workshop reshapes disbelief placed on the unwell body through re-imagining art and writing possibilities and landscapes of belief.
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Creative Community
Saturday, 3rd October, 2 - 3.30 pm, Free
Monthly creative workshop group for Muslim women of all ages, initiated and led by Khawlah/Eliza Gharbaran.
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Online Monoprint Workshop w/ Fae Kilburn | Crip Resistance II
Thursday, 8th October, 2-4pm, Online Event
Join in on this Monoprint workshop creating disability activism prints, using recycled & found materials, led by printmaker Fae Kilburn
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Creative Nourishment
Wednesday, 14th October, 10.30 am - 12.00 pm, Free, venue tbc
A series of workshops aimed at women where you will explore developing practices for rest through creative play, facilitated by Art therapist Rose Jennings.
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Family Workshop
Saturday, 17th October, 2 - 3.30pm
Join Sam from Krankpod Workshops for this Family Workshop suitable for children ages 4 - 11 years old.
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.