A couple of reports from the National Wedding Show at the NEC where photographers earn their bread and butter in bookings. Emily Quinton had a stand and Steve Gerrard, having been on the other side of the lens for a change, went to check out the competition.
Flickr user Dan-ish has been dabbling in the art of the Joiner – taking multiple photographs of a panorama and putting together in a patchwork without resorting to that tedious stitching software. The result, first discovered by David Hockney, is much more interesting. Here’s his complete set of Joiners which you can also view as … [Read more…]
Over on my slightly dormant Brumblog someone named Zoe expressed despair that she’d missed the recent John Spencer gig at the Hair and Hounds and, quite reasonably, asks how one might find out “of any other events/music similar to Jon Spencer/ rockabilly/60s garage in Bham?” I know there’s a reasonably vibrant retro *billy scene here … [Read more…]
According to The Stirrer plans were revealed by the Council for the new Central Library building this weekend. Costing £193 million it will sit next to and incorporate the REP theatre in Centenary Square creating a “a new centre for learning and culture.” (Hang on, isn’t that what Eastside’s supposed to be?) Along with a … [Read more…]
On Friday the Department for Culture Media and Sport announced with great fanfare an extra £50 million of funding for the Arts Council by 2011. The organisation’s funding will rise from £417 million this year to £467 million in 2010\11, a real-terms increase year-on-year of 1.1 per cent (or 12 per cent in cash terms … [Read more…]
Claire Galleries are having a “suburban contemporary exhibition” featuring four of their most successful artists, Tom Lewis, Teoman Irmak, Jenny Frestone and Stuart Ellis, at the City Inn at 1 Brunswick Square, Brindley Place. The private view is on Wednesday 17th at 6pm. RSVP to info [at] clairegalleries.co.uk.
John Bounds goes for a walk and a long chat with Ben Waddington who’s running the Type Tours this week around Birmingham. “The type-tours aren’t just about signs that are ‘printed’, the Digbeth one in particular will be as interested in hand painted notes and other letter-forms. You can talk about theory, but often you … [Read more…]
Brilliantly Birmingham, the international jewellery festival, takes place across the region from November 22nd to January 13th attracting attention from across the globe. Part of the festival is FLUX, a curated exhibition and selling event in the Jewellery Quarter for designer makers. Participation in FLUX is by open submission and panel selection. Submission details are … [Read more…]