After their 40th anniversary last year, Ex Cathedra are continuing their success into 2010/11. Their dairy for the next few months looks pretty packed, have a browse through this season’s brochure to see if anything suits you. Here’s a couple of things they’ve got going coming up; 3 September: Tallis’s Spem in alium and Alec … [Read more…]
This fresh faced quarterly magazine has been put together by a small team who have created, produced and printed LABB magazine in Birmingham. Aiming to harvest and showcase emerging talent in art, fashion and photography, LABB allows readers to explore something new as oppose to the same churned out work seen in fellow coffee table … [Read more…]
Wondered where all those felt monsters in Victoria Square appeared from or why skateboarders around the Custard Factory have been dressed in mysterious costumes based on Morris dancers? It’s all the crafty work of Craftspace, who’ve been popping up around the city centre inviting 16-19 yr olds to express themselves through a series of activities … [Read more…]
A book written and published independently by local writer Matt Wilding. Tristan Marley is a drunk. He is dishonest, work-shy, selfish and a murderer of kittens. He has no self respect, failed dreams, and feels as though the world, which is crueler to he than any other man, owes him one. Forced to take up … [Read more…]
Leading contemporary video artist Bill Viola is currently exhibiting ‘The Fall into Paradise’ at The Public, which runs until 17 October. Viola’s video installations – submersive environments that envelop the viewer in image and sound – employ state-of-the-art technologies and are distinguished by their precision and direct simplicity. Using the inner language of subjective thoughts … [Read more…]
Here’s a nice folksie video made by Chris Keenan, a.k.a Prime Objective, for Birmingham based band Goodnight Lenin. Their debut single ‘Crook In The Creek’ is having a release do at Hare & Hounds on 6 August. Goodnight Lenin – Crook In The Creek from Prime Objective on Vimeo. And here’s the video for ‘She … [Read more…]
The British Glass Biennale only comes round every two years, and is happening 27 August – 11 September in Stourbridge. The UK’s major exhibition of contemporary glass in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers and the International Festival of Glass This is the UK’s top contemporary glass showcase and will feature work of … [Read more…]
Hi8us Midlands will be hosting a series of free workshops for 14-19 year olds in association with the Film Nation: Shorts competition. The workshops will give young film-makers the chance to meet professional film-makers and acquire new skills in film-making techniques using the latest state-of-the-art Panasonic equipment. Film Nation: Shorts was launched by eminent film … [Read more…]