With all this rubbish weather hanging around over the last few weeks it has been too tempting to hide indoors on a Sunday and stay warm. Here is a few exhibitions on around the West Mids, are free to the public and are open on a Sunday. Go on! Put on your favourite woolly jumper, … [Read more…]
HamFisted! is a Birmingham-based, experimental arts company that produces live theatre, interactive interventions and visual arts projects, in conventional and unconventional spaces, in professional and community contexts, all with the aim of putting smiles on people’s faces. HamFisted! has an opportunity for visual artists to work in primary schools and children’s centres. The day-long workshops … [Read more…]
I was really touched by what Chris wrote about Baldy’s Blog in his thank you post last Thursday. It got me thinking that if we could harness the huge support of the creative community which made it possible for CiB to win an award, what could we do if we used that support within project … [Read more…]
The Winter Show at the Vaad Gallery is an exhibition of Walsall College’s finest up-and-coming artistic talent, running from 27 Jan to 2 Feb. (Via the Custard Factory blog)
Colourbox is Joe Rogers, a freelance illustrator who trained at BIAD. His new portfolio website has been designed by Tak! and isn’t yer normal run-of-the-mill kind of thing. He also has a blog here and is on MySpace and Facebook too in case you want to pledge your allegiance.
Thanks to Katie at Supercool Design for spotting this one. The artwork for the Killers’ most recent album was done by Paul Normansell. More info on the Supercool blog. (PS – if you’ve not yet voted for Created in Birmingham today, please go here – http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-uk-blog/)
Secret Wars Birmingham is, well, I’ve leave it to the rather excitable blurb: Secret Wars is happening right now, you just don’t know! Similar to Fight Club it thrives on word of mouth. Put simply, it is a war between artists. The ultimate question however, is who will reign supreme? The only weapon they carry … [Read more…]
From Birmingham Arts Lab, circa 1973 (probably). Click the pic for more info. . Thanks to blairdashpb for sending me this.