October brought with it the Tory Party Conference while BCMG launched their 2010/11 season, and we looked ahead to the Witching Hour exhibition, featuring a collection of local exhibiting artists, both internationally renowned and emerging. The Art Bar opened featuring exhibitions and a connection with the Custard Factory’s Sauce Gallery, the Union Black Film Festival … [Read more…]
Nikki Pugh gave us all a sneak peak inside the Make-It Zone development in Moseley, EC-arts and a handful of artists took over four of Digbeth’s billboards with the 48 Sheet project and the International Dance Festival revealed their showreel, with highlights from earlier in the year. With yet another packed programme, Artsfest 2010 took … [Read more…]
Creative Open Workshops announced the new weekly Handmade market for Birmingham’s city centre, Dirty Bristow magazine was launched with a Summer Fete, and Central Library was treated to a bit of makeover, curtsy of Lucy McLauchlan’s birds. 2010 also saw the return of The British Glass Biennale in Stourbridge, The Public welcomed video artist Bill … [Read more…]
The CiB Shop wound up after three hectic months, with Pete announcing the impending announcing the impending closure. Before that, INKwell popped into the shop for some screen printing, the City of Culture bid got it’s send-off and The Story Exchange popped in. The Created in Birmingham closed its shutters for the last time at the … [Read more…]
Still don’t have an outfit lined up for New Year? Don’t panic yet! A team of MA Fashion Media students at BIAD have been busy in the run up to Christmas and New Year, coming up with an all you need to know guide to party outfits for the festive season. Collaborating with local models and … [Read more…]
On 14 Janurary, John Parman will be holding a free workshop for arts non-profits, community groups and social enterprises, offering skills in fundraising. The workshop will take place at 2:00 – 4:30 pm, in Birmingham City University’s Baker Building, room 210, City North Campus, Perry Barr. This workshop is a seminar in techniques, skills and … [Read more…]
Self Service and This is Tomorrow have launched a new pilot mentoring scheme for new writers in the West Midlands, offering an opportunity for an emerging writer to develop skills in critical writing for publication. I’m just going to copy and paste the information: The scheme intends to encourage writing practice within the West Midlands, … [Read more…]
2011 will be welcoming Polish artists to Birmingham as they collaborate with British artists on Post-Industrial Revolution, a residency exchange project between industrial districts in Birmingham and Gdansk, Poland. The project is in collaboration with the Lombard Method (Digbeth) and Wyspa Institute of Art (Gdansk, Poland), where the artist residencies and exhibitions will take place. … [Read more…]