It was established in 1965 by the art collector Angus Skene and four students from the Birmingham School of Art, one of whom was fascinated by Eastern Orthodox icons.

The gallery, which is funded by the Arts Council and Birmingham City Council, aims to be "an antithesis to exclusive art establishments and galleries" and "a place where the exchange of visual ideas can become a familiar reality".

It hosts temporary exhibitions in a variety of media including paintings, sound, sculpture, film and photography.

It also promotes public understanding of modern art through talks, tours, workshops, seminars and off-site, community & educational projects. The facilities include a shop, cafe and restaurant. Admission is free.

The gallery, which was founded by Veejay Lingiah in 2001, offers a broad range of collectable paintings, limited edition prints, sculpture, glassware and ceramics by established and emerging talent.

It specialises in limited edition and original artworks by collectable artists and offers a broad range of work including figurative, landscape and contemporary art, original paintings, limited edition prints and sculpture.

This outlet contains the UK's only permanent display of the acclaimed Drawn Blank series by Bob Dylan.

Number Nine stocks a broad range of contemporary paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glassware and rock art by local and international artists. Customers may also commission artworks and other services including welding, stone relief and design metalwork