Rachel Tighe is an artist living and working in Tamworth: Her choice of subject matter to draw from and be inspired by is the public areas which surround us within towns, illustrating these panoramic views may give people a sense of space She recently exhibited at the Wedge Gallery in Lichfield and is now working … [Read more…]
James Parslow is: a passionate and talented photographer/designer hailing from Birmingham England. He’s worked as a Graphic Designer for a wide range of clients and also as freelance photographer on various projects. He also enjoys creating more personal work and is always looking to channel new creative ideas and concepts into his work He’s also … [Read more…]
Press release copy/paste time: The fruits of Birmingham’s rich artistic heritage and its influence on modern art will be the focus of an innovative evening exhibition called BOTANICA, which will take place at the Kitchen Garden Café on Thursday 26 November from 6-9.30pm. BOTANICA will display botanical drawings sourced from the archives of the Birmingham … [Read more…]
Sam Pierpoint is an illustrator and designer based in Birmingham and Southampton. She completed a BA in Graphic Design with a 2:1 at The Nottingham Trent University. She’s an illustrator by day and a techno dj by night with a passion for quirky shapes and patterns, unconventional colour schemes, jazz, soul, tech, minimal, house and … [Read more…]
Stan’s Cafe are rehearsing their new show which’ll be : The Just Price of Flowers is a play about the events that led to last year’s financial meltdown. It is set in 17th Century Nertherlands, with the city of Haarlem gripped by Tulipmania. Inspired by Bertolt Brecht, it uses two songs and twenty-one, three minute … [Read more…]
From the folks at Film Forum WM comes the news that Moving Pictures – the film night at The Victoria – are to start screening locally made short films. Sounds like a splendid idea. Send your films to – Claire Goldthorp, Moving Pictures, The Victoria, 48 John Bright St, Birmingham B1 1BN. Btw, they’re showing … [Read more…]
I like these and there’s a couple more springing up soon. Brilliantly Birmingham will have a temporary shop at the Pavillions from 5-24 December. Some of the designers selling their work in the Pavilions include designers from Design Space, an incubation scheme in the Jewellery Quarter which was set up by Birmingham City Council to … [Read more…]
Graft « More Canals than Venice “Graft are a curatorial collective based in the Midlands who are looking to find a space for up and coming and newly established artists. On 9th December they launch ARC, a new night at The Vaults… For the launch they are seeking proposals from newly estabished artists working in … [Read more…]