If you're interested in Japanese culture, or cherry blossom, Haiku and Renga, food and sweets, dance, improvisation, music, flowers, Butoh, meditation and joy, you will find something in this 4-day residency to enjoy. All free, but you need to book, ta. eventbrite.com/cc/hanami-fest…

When 🇯🇲Candice Carty-Williams🇯🇲 says this about #Grimeboy I will smile in my sleep tonight!

2020, just before lockdown. We took photos of women workers in the market in Jogjakarta, then gave them framed copies and t-shirts with the images back to them. They were quite chuffed, as you can see. #Friction30

Thank you Birmingham Review for the write up on #GrimeBoy People if you are looking to come and check it out, we are selling out rapidly this week, now’s the time. birminghamreview.net/casey-baileys-…

Friendly reminder: I T Z A T N A is having a ONE NIGHT ONLY event this 7th May! A multimedia performance about maize and post colonial resistance by indigenous Mexican people. It is an amazing show, very interactive and you get a chance to eat tamales 🫔 Bit.ly/ixiimopenealing

A massive thank you to architects Coda Workshop, Peter Paisley and our team at Friction Ebrahim Nazier Claire Harnett-Mann {she/her} Marcus Belben (he/him) - trust and brilliance throughout the process. Big thanks also to @sallaVirman Dr. Anthony Ruck Culture Central and all community&artist contributors.

Friction is going to every #B2022Festival Neighbourhood Live site over the next 12 days. Come and see our Back Home exhibition today at Sparkhill Park!

Great chance to spend some time with this double-header exhibition of which we are unreasonably proud. We’re looking forward to being there this Second Saturday on our way back from the seaside.

This Friday evening we've got legendary photographer, Vanley Burke giving a talk alongside fantastic artist and cartoonist Ben Jones about our Back Home and How Are We? exhibitions at the Old Printworks in Balsall Heath - free eventbrite.co.uk/e/back-home-wi…

Can't wait.. do join us .. warm your soul round the Surge Forward fires....

Great opportunity for #writers Wednesday Wednesday 14th December 6pm The Edge with Aisling Caffrey #writerssupportgroup

Pens, minds, rolling imaginations .. all welcome ...Aisling Caffrey

Eunice making an appearance #WeWentAllOut event Hippodrome a stellar activist and huge personality... last month our own Ebrahim Nazier built her a shed.. part classroom part exhibition space: all access her stories, wisdom and workshops.

Closes at 11.59 pm tonight - we won't hold it against you if it arrives at 00.00...

Couple of events over the next couple of weeks, including Zimbo Freeminds livestreamed chatshow tomorrow and Hank Bamberger next week more info: frictionarts.com/coming-up-at-t…

Friction we're proud to have been commissioned to respond/ create 'the living room' Moseley Road Baths thanks to Ebrahim Nazier Sanj Kavanagh for leading this.Thanks for the welcome, an extraordinary team at MRB. Activities, contemplation, space and philosophical warmth here.

Big thanks to a stellar Friction Team for envisioning and creating this space S, Ebrahim Nazier Benjamin David Jones and the Birch Boys for CNC magic.

It's a privilege to have been commissioned to create an installation in The RSC's front of house spaces exploring re-use, re-imagination and radical change in response to climate crisis. 'Somewhere/Nowhere' is on now til 13th Oct. rsc.org.uk/your-visit/see… Good Chance #KyotoPlay

Home in #Highgate free activities for 8 to 18yrs #Birmingham starts next week - find out more frictionarts.com/project/home-i… Thanks @SFarms_Gardens Birmingham City Council Enterprise Zones #fitforall St.MartinsY&C, St.Albans Church, Stanhope Wellbeing Hub Birmingham Children's Trust Paul Slatter

Let's gooooo🔥