There’s a new open mic spoken word and poetry night called Coffee Shop Poets that’s starting at The Margarett Rose Abri, in Digbeth – a relatively new place that’s billed as being friendly to artists (the cafe, that is). Actually, on that theme, the flyer insists that there will be no alcohol served, that the … [Read more…]
The fizzPOP Howduino event takes place on Saturday 21st November, 10am – 5.30pm: It’s a free event that will bring together 40 people from different backgrounds to work individually and collaboratively on various projects based around the Arduino platform. (Arduinos are small microcontrollers designed for easy prototyping of things that have electronics/data that respond to … [Read more…]
Some news from Sutton Coldfield! It’s been a while but this is a good one. Phil Hurst emailed to say: I am currently running an event at the Station Pub in Sutton Coldfield trying to promote and encourage new writing within Birmingham and the surrounding area. The event stages its second night on the 24th … [Read more…]
One for the font-worriers this (and I know there are a few who read this blog). UKType are organising Typographic Horizons at BIAD on 18 November 2009. The programme includes a fair amount of local talent (I’m no expert in this area but I recognise the names of David Osbaldestin, Smile, Ben Waddington and the … [Read more…]
Lucy McLauchlan: Tacit Your vote is required for a lovely and excellent thing – “A short film featuring Lucy McLauchlan’s improvised painting process and the harvesting of urban detritus”. Only takes a sec and can be done while you’re watching New Textiles, Crochet & Paper Craft Workshops “New Creative Workshops will be starting at the … [Read more…]
Untied Artists. They’ll be at the First Bite Festival on Thursday 12 November showing an extract of ‘Al Bowlly’s Croon Manifesto’. (Hat tip Nick Booth)
Ammo from Punch Records has been using his Birmingham Post blog to good effect – today he’s announcing a new project called Counter / Culture: Starting today we’re setting up a project @ Punch HQ called “Counter / Culture” studying those who’ve begun changing the nation from our city’s streets; radicals, chartists, abolitionists, suffragettes, artists, … [Read more…]
The latest from Kate Beatty: I shot a body of work a few years ago which looked at the decline of independent business called ‘Dying Breeds’. The other is a little personal project that I have called ‘Birmingham artists’ but it’s really about Birmingham people. These boys Steven and Nathan are PolarBear Records, an independent … [Read more…]