Friction Arts have been out in South Africa since the end of September on a project run by Visiting Arts called Square Mile. They’ve been working: with local artists and Johannesburg Art Gallery to create a series of interventions examining the areas cultural, environmental and bio diversity They’ve been blogging regularly and it’s been fascinating … [Read more…]
Regeneration of Birmingham city centre’s Dale End on hold for five years “Independent clothing store the Oasis has been given a reprieve after signing a five-year lease for its Corporation Street premises”. Very glad to hear it. New leases are being offered on units in there now, if you’re interested TwiTrip to Birmingham – the … [Read more…]
For me, arts funding is an area that’s shrouded in mystery and confusion. But then I’ve never applied for any, so maybe it’s not such a big deal. Anyway, two folks who have recently shed some light on the situation are Pete Ashton and Clare Edwards. Pete went along to the Arts Council yesterday to … [Read more…]
A couple of things with a national scope, born out of Birmingham have been launched recently. First up, Theatricalia is the work of the ever-impressive Matthew Somerville. It’s ‘a database of past and future theatre productions’ which makes it no less than IMDB for theatre. Already it contains archives of plays and performers from the … [Read more…]
Ooh, nice. More info (but only a little).
This looks ace: The Event is a contemporary arts festival in Eastside, Birmingham to showcase the best in artist-led activity. Bringing together artists, curators and artist-led projects, visitors are encouraged to immerse themselves in challenging artworks indoors and out. The Event will be delivered by some of the city’s key artist-led groups to explore a … [Read more…]
Birmingham Post – Creative industries’ major role in Birmingham economy Anna Blackaby runs through the provisional findings of a new report commissioned by the Creative Birmingham Partnership Board. It’ll apparently conclude that “small firms operating in digital media, music and computer software and those in the design and architecture areas should be the focus of … [Read more…]
Yet another 10th birthday to add to the pile – Jibbering, the multi-faceted music/art promoters, are heading into double figures and will be celebrating that fact at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath on 14 November. Over the years, as they say: we have staged over 150 concerts and parties presenting the finest music … [Read more…]