Thanks very much to the following who chipped in to help keep Created in Birmingham trundling along in December 09. New (in fact the first) CiB Supporters: Supercool Substrakt Images of Birmingham Burnt Pixel Rewired PR Kings Heath Centre Partnership Elizabeth and Paul Surely? Cycle 4 U Mubu Theatricalia Indigo Made S&X Media Empty Creative … [Read more…]
Studio Kinglux was established in 2002 by Tony Hill after graduating from Central Saint Martins. Initially providing graphic design and illustration to youth based lifestyle brands including Urban Outfitters and Coca-Cola, the company has grown to encompass knowledge, commentary and forecast services relating to consumer tastes and trends. Previous clients include Channel 4, MTV, The … [Read more…]
Neil Farrington, Drummer with Warlord, Damn Dirty Apes, Lokey, Sensa Yuma and many others including Last Under The Sun from 2003 to 2006 passed away on 20/12/09. His music lives on. He left an 8yr old son behind and many people who loved him. He was 38 years old Mark Badger, who played with Neil … [Read more…]
Luke Halliley‘s ‘About’ page says: I am a photographer living and working in Birmingham, England. A recent graduate from BA (Hons) Photography at University College Falmouth, I now lecture photography at Solihull College. I am available for editorial, freelance and commissioned work This is from his series of photos called ‘There’s a lot of dads … [Read more…]
I’ve got a few things in the pipeline for Created in Birmingham: A new theme Closer ties with Jobplot (for jobs) and Live Brum and Art Brum (for listings) Better Facebook/Twitter integration More CiB Projects A new writer who’ll be unveiled shortly The CiB Supporters thing has got off to a good start and I’ll … [Read more…]
The New Art Gallery Walsall – Mitra Memarzia: The Unwanted Gift Shop “Mitra Memarzia will transform the Artists’ Studio at the gallery into a gift shop where unwanted items will be celebrated and given a new lease of life”. 18 Jan – 18 April 2010, although you can leave gifts at reception in advance if … [Read more…]
I’m not about to do a full on ‘best of’ thing, but there was plenty of goodness about in 2009: Birmingham Opera Company’s ‘Othello’ Birmingham Royal Ballet’s ‘Quantum Leaps’ ‘Birmingham Seen’ at BMAG Zena Edwards’ ‘Security’ at The Rep Tom Dale Company’s ‘Roam’ at DanceXchange The Event Kindle Theatre’s ‘All You Can Eat’ And plenty … [Read more…]
MySpace – ::The Other Woman’s Club “The Other Woman’s Club are a creative women’s collective of talented DJs, Photographers, Musicians, Jewelery Designers, Clothes Designers, Journalists, Promoters…and one man” FREESTYLE Exhibition | Hare and Hounds I missed this – a showcase of twelve different photographers and illustrators from around Birmingham. I’m going to do some short … [Read more…]