The Hive JQ

The Hive is a community hub for Birmingham in an historic building, with an award-winning organic café and bakery, craft workshops, exhibitions and event spaces.

Wheat Weaving Workshop

On Monday 25th October Join the first Hive Artist in Residence of 2021 Yas Lime for an exploratory, sensory and experimental wheat weaving workshop. Read more
Make It, Mend It at The Hive

Starting Tuesday 28th September, we will be hosting a new weekly community group called, Make It, Mend It, at The Hive. This super informal gathering is for anyone wanting to learn how to fix, mend, upcycle or repair items and objects. It’s a new group so with time and your input it will evolve and grow into what our community needs and wants. We are being supported by the wonderful Sophie Watson from @theborrowShop and the artisan Louise Ludlam-Snook @upcycledinteriorsuk Read more
Exhibition - Our Stories in Stitch

The Our Stories in Stitch exhibition which has been created by women from Ward End’s. Read more
Exhibition - Independent JQ Today

Independent JQ Today is a photographic exhibition by the artist Marta Kochanek. Marta was commissioned by The Hive to capture the thriving creative businesses of the Jewellery Quarter (JQ), Birmingham. Read more

Birmingham events

We are getting ready to welcome you back for an exciting programme of exhibitions and events - both at The Hive and online.

To help us keep each other safe in the building you will be asked to pre-book a timed entry ticket to help maintain social distancing, wear a face covering, unless exempt for medical reasons, and sanitise your hands on entry and within the building. More details about our Covid-19 safety measures can be found HERE.

Make It, Mend It at The Hive

Starting Tuesday 28th September, we will be hosting a new weekly community group called, Make It, Mend It, at The Hive. This super informal gathering is for anyone wanting to learn how to fix, mend, upcycle or repair items and objects. It’s a new group so with time and your input it will evolve and grow into what our community needs and wants. We are being supported by the wonderful Sophie Watson from @theborrowShop and the artisan Louise Ludlam-Snook @upcycledinteriorsuk Read more

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Christmas Craft Fayre
International Bead Biennale 2022 - Call to Artists

The International Glass Bead Biennale is being held for the first time as part of the International Festival of Glass 2022, as a sister exhibition to the British Glass Biennale.
British Glass Biennale 2022

Call to artists for the 2022 British Glass Biennale

Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery provides a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee! Please visit us at The Hive subsite. www.thehiveJQ.org
Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to all Festival venues is free, however some activities and events will have a charge.
Freeman Biodynamic Garden at High Riggs

Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café.
Why we exist
Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.
British Glass Biennale 2019 - selected artists

The Ruskin Mill Land Trust, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, is delighted to announce the artists for the 2019 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges chaired by Róisín de Buitléar and comprising of Dr Jane Cook, Monica Guggisberg, Angel Monzon, and Cathy Shankland, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.
2015 British Glass Biennale

2015 British Glass Biennale
Aonghus Gordon MEd, FRSA, Executive Chair

Aonghus has a distinguished track record of development and leadership of several ground-breaking charities that provide high quality environments and opportunities for people with disabilities. He is passionate about the need for people to break out of dependency and marginalisation, believing that everyone has the potential to shape their own future.