Lee Basford – The Process of Being Human
Lee Basford‘s series of nine sculptures, titled The Process of Being Human, has been exhibited at SCOPE Miami. Today’s the last day of the show, so pop in if you’re in the area.
Visual Arts
The great mince pie bonanza
Last night I tweeted this: By going to the right events around Brum, I reckon a determined ligger could score free mince pies every day between now and the 25th That was after reading about yet another event using the Christmas foodstuff to tempt people along – it’s become the audience development snack of choice. However, … [Read more…]
An open letter to mac supporters, customers and stakeholders
I’ve been forwarded the following which has been written by Anita Bhalla, chair of mac’s board of trustees. As it’s an open letter I figure there’s no problem with me reproducing it in full. Excuse me for dispensing with the usual blockquote rigmarole. ———————————————————- Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters, As you may be aware, Birmingham … [Read more…]
Made in Sutton
Made in Sutton is an arts forum created in Sutton Coldfield. Others have been created across Birmingham (see info on the Birmingham City Council arts pages for the others). Their first meeting is on Saturday (26 November) and they say: All local arts organisations are welcome to participate, so whether you run an amateur dramatics society … [Read more…]
Birmingham DIY Print Club
Birmingham DIY Print Club have an open day on 19 November.
Their Wonderlands
Harun Morrison (half of Fierce Festival) is also half of They Are Here and Their Wonderlands (which is at the MAC from 26 November) is an international group exhibition, curated by multi-disciplinary collective They Are Here. Contemporary artists have been drawn together to explore the space given to make-believe and folklore in post-industrial 21st century … [Read more…]
EGO 2
At the same time The Event was on a few weeks back, there was another exhibition called EGO going on in Minerva Works. The next instalment, EGO 2, launches on 18 November. Curated by Robert E.V. Walsh, featuring work by Paul Newman, James Fowkes, Chris Clinton, Alexi K and Robert EV Walsh with guest artists … [Read more…]
British Summertime 2
I just came across this and don’t think I’ve linked to it from here before: Funded by Arts Council England and jointly conceived by The New Art Gallery Walsall and mac Birmingham, British Summertime 2 is a career development programme for emerging and mid-career visual artists who come from diverse communities. More broadly, the programme … [Read more…]