Upcoming events
Fancy hanging out? Here‘s a selection of upcoming events you might be interested in.
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Women Artists of the RBSA, 1884 – 2012
hosted by RBSA Gallery
Tue 26 Jul – Sat 27 Aug 2022
RBSA Gallery, St Paul's Square
Birmingham 2022 Festival
hosted by Common Wealth Games 2022
Tue 1 Mar – Fri 30 Sep 2022
Throughout Birmingham
David Batchelor - Colour Is
hosted by Compton Verney
Sat 25 Jun – Sun 2 Oct 2022
Compton Verney, Warwickshire, CV35 9HZ
Birmingham Design Annual Survey
Tell us what you’ve been up to this year and help us understand what’s making the West Midlands tick in 2022.
Annual Survey 2022
Back for a third year, our annual survey continues our work to help designers in the region map their career path and gain a broader understanding of who is living and working in the West Midlands.
The Creative City
Watch the new film showcasing some of the amazing talent in and around Birmingham as part of our BDF2021 exhibition.
Introducing…
Find a Freelancer
A directory of freelancers working in or around design, based in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Find your next designer, illustrator, photographer and more.
Support for the community
Things are tough at the moment. Let us help you navigate these uncertain times.
Join the Birmingham Design Slack community
Come and join our community. Sign up is dead quick and you’ll be chatting in no time with your local peers, swapping tips and comparing woes.
BFF Scheme
Helping connect graduates with industry mentors. Register as a graduate or an employer and begin mentoring today.
Submit a job vacancy
Reach our audience of West Mids based designers with your job ad and help support the Birmingham Design community.
Register as a freelancer
We’re building a database of freelancers to help local businesses find local talent.
Introducing Birmingham Design
A new resource from the folks who bring you Birmingham Design Festival. We’re here to help connect the design community.
Connect with us
Buy some of the world famous BDF merch
We’ve just launched our new online store. The perfect place to pick up BDF merch from festivals past.