Congratulations to Tak! who have been recognised by the Webby Awards as an Official Honoree for their work on Tallis Talk for Thomas Talis college, “a platform for pupils and staff to discuss issues & promote creative writing”. The Webby Awards are actually a rather big deal. Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet†by … [Read more…]
Carol Alderson from the Creative Development Team at Birmingham City Council writes in to remind me of the Creative City Awards which take place for the third year at the ICC on July 19th. Unlike previous years where involvement with the Business Support for Creative Industries programme was required, the awards are now open to … [Read more…]
Pam Bishop of the Traditional Arts Team writes to inform me of their existence for which I’m very grateful. What are the traditional performance arts? Activities using music, dance, song and storytelling which were traditionally learned and passed on by ear or word of mouth. Even if the texts or the tunes are nowadays learned … [Read more…]
The B-Theatre is a “support and development structure for new theatre practice in the West Midlands” created and co-ordinted by Simon Day. (I assume that’s this Simon Day though don’t hold me to it. [Layer: Nope, it’s a different Simon Day]) Their main show is PILOT which tours around venues in the West Mids every … [Read more…]
From the Arts News mailing list: An exciting new group called ‘Midlands Textile Forum’ is set to launch in October this year, promoting textiles across the region. The emerging group aims to provide a supportive network for members and a strong platform to showcase the wide breadth of textile activity taking place. It also plans … [Read more…]
Every week I’ll be presenting three local bands or musicians with a photo, song and, if available, video. I’m trying to keep my personal preferences out of this so suggestions for future posts are very welcome. — — — An Untitled Musical Project I may not be Jimmi Hendrix but at least I’m still alive … [Read more…]
Dubtransmissions is a Digbeth-based record label specialising in New Age Dub. Dubtransmissions is about people who are not scared to listen to new music. We embrace evolution and creativity. Our artists are interested in drawing from classic influences such as Lee “Scratchâ€, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Abbey Lincoln and Kreftwerk and producing modern … [Read more…]
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