A public forum for debate where ideas are vigorously scrutinised and no topic is off limits That’s Birmingham Salon, that is. Sponsored by the University of Birmingham (nice to see them get off their campus) and to be held regularly from January 2010 – the first event being on, um, Tues 9 Feb at thestudio* … [Read more…]
Kirsty Davies – Jewellery and Accessories – How to make it, video Following up from a post back in Nov, here’s Kirsty showing off the her make it, wear it, love it neoprene jewellery accessory. There’s a flip book too which looks like it was done by i heart joan (http://www.iheartjoan.co.uk/) Brummie Women listing « … [Read more…]
Yesterday, Joanna Geary bought a copy of The Times from 15 April 1876. There’s an article on page 10 called ‘Birmingham Improvements’ which refers to the Artisans’ Dwellings Act: In case it’s tricky to read, the second paragraph says: The scheme in respect to which the inquiry was held has already been described in The … [Read more…]
WeVee launched last week, having been shown off all over the place since ArtsFest in Sept last year. It’s an online tool described on the intro video: WeVee gives you the chance to explore the past, create your very own short mash-ups from archive film clips, edit them to music and share them online Here’s … [Read more…]
Right, blimey. Seems the free tickets to see Amelie were popular. So much so that they’ve all gone now. Sorry if you missed out but hark, there is good news! There’s a couple of other film showings earlier in the day with 65 or so tickets left for each. Those filums are: 2.30pm – Twenty … [Read more…]
I was having a flick around the Big City Blank Canvas website last night – that’s the website to support the City of Culture bid. Since I last checked in the’ve added to the list of ‘advocates’ for the bid. My eye was drawn to the profile for Apache Indian – he’s one of the … [Read more…]
Fancy coming and watching a film? On Thurs 28 Jan The Bullring are showing a few feelgood films at The Electric and we’ve been invited to ask folks along to the later showing. There are 120 free seats available for Amelie at 7.15pm with some food and refreshments thrown in too. If you’d like to … [Read more…]
A new work by seminal filmmaker John Akomfrah will go on show at The Public January 2010 as part of Made in England, a partnership initiative developed by Arts Council England and BBC English Regions. Akomfrah was given access to the BBC’s television, film and sound archives for Made in England, a project that reflects … [Read more…]