Dean Melbourne‘s first solo show is now up at BryantPriestNewman. It’s on until December and you’re welcome to go check it out during office hours, just give them a shout first. Chantal Powell and Martin Pickard have both blogged about this already, with the latter having some good photos from the installation. FAKE Magazine were at … [Read more…]
Ridhi Kalaria, Josephine Reichert and Noemi, three artists and philosophers are planning to open ORT on the 11/11/11, an artist and community café and bar space in Balsall Heath Ort will be opening at the Make It Zone on 11 November (that’s 11/11/11 – a date of significant interest to the Corduroy Club) with Juneau Brothers … [Read more…]
I wandered down Hill Street a few weeks back and, looking one of the hoardings, said “huh, that looks like it’s by Sola“. And so it is. From Laura McNamara‘s website: As part of Regenerated in conjunction with Network Rail; Remi/Rough, Juice126, Zoot, Julian Kimmings and Sola were asked to create large scale artworks to … [Read more…]
There’s an interview with Chu in the latest VNA. It’s not online, but here’s an excerpt: Where were you painting in those days? Back then you couldn’t afford a train ticket; you’d get a coach down to Bristol with a bag of paint. Because I worked for Walsall Youth Arts, there were only three sites … [Read more…]
The Warwick Arts Centre lineup for the next few months features a diverse range of concerts, plays and film screenings. True to form, the cinema schedule picks up on international gems such as A Separation, a tale of divorce and family politics in Iran; and The Skin I Live In, the latest haunting opus from … [Read more…]
There’s loads of stuff happening at Artsfest this weekend. I pulled out a few suggestions here (with more in the comments below that post) but to get an idea of what people are up to, here’s a live Twitter search to have a look at: Meanwhile, I’m covering what’s going on in the Dance Marquee … [Read more…]
The programme for Artsfest 2011 is now online (in addition to the PDF brochure that came out a few days back). As ever, there’s an unfeasibly huge amount happening. I’ve not had time to have a proper browse, but here’s what I’ve spotted after a swift glance through the listings: 2 for 1 entry to … [Read more…]
Something to get involved in if you live over Kings Norton, Longbridge, Weoley Castle or Northfield way. Here are some links: Northfield Arts Forum A proposed arts trail An interview with Laura Yates, arts forum co-ordinator