The deadline for applications for the 4Talent Inspiration Sessions is coming up on April 2nd. “Each event will have just 15 attendees, who will spend an entire day working with at least four top creatives – sharing ideas, discussing working practices, and learning from the best in the business.” The events take place in Birmingham … [Read more…]
Lewes Herriot is an artist and musician based in Northfield who is looking to collaborate, specifically with a band or musician who wants “a free and reliable artist”. His work can be found on his Flickr account though there’s a lot more hidden from public view. Email him at lewesherriot [at] hotmail.co.uk for access if … [Read more…]
Stuff that happened over the last fortnight: Eastside-based creative studio Substrakt relauched their website alongside a new blog which informs that they’re soon to be working on a new web presence for Jibbering Records. D’Log visits New Art Birmingham. The Birmingham Post previews The Event, the contemporary art, um, event, which starts on March 31st. … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Post has a report on a new gallery show on Ladypool Road in Sparkbrook. Baghdad Café is part of a project called Under a New Sky, which has brought together eight artists well-known on the international art circuit to propose a number of community-based projects, linked to the idea of regeneration, for Sparkbrook. … [Read more…]
The problem with being a one-man blogging outfit is occasionally you’ll be unable to blog, in the current case due to a cold that is affecting my brain in a most annoying manner. Please bear with me. Backlog to be cleared soon.
Nic Gaunt are currently producing a mixed media arts project based on the Rotunda in Birmingham that will culminate in a documentary and photographic exhibition. The title ’21 Stories’ has been chosen to encapsulate the project which will tell the story of the Rotunda through peoples personal stories, memories and connections to this wonderful landmark. … [Read more…]
More details have been released about The Event, “a series of artist run activities in permanent and temporary spaces throughout central Birmingham” from March 31st to April 15th. As the UK’s second largest city, it seemed important to highlight this increase and acceleration in activity, so in the summer of 2006 Birmingham Contemporary Art Forum … [Read more…]
Pascal Wyse interviews Brian Duffy of the Modified Toy Orchestra in the Guardian giving some insight into why he does what he does. Duffy started modifying toys nearly 10 years ago while hunting for unusual sounds to sample. But nagging away were some heavier concerns. “What is music for? What meaning does music carry? What’s … [Read more…]