In his keynote speech at the State of the Arts conference in Manchester last week, in a list of notable cultural things happening this year, Ed Vaizey included: an epic new choral work from composer Jonathan Harvey to be performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Which was a coincidence because, only a few days … [Read more…]
Mark Wilson has mapped the locations around Birmingham used for filming the final episode of Hustle.
Nikki Pugh’s talk at the last Birmingham Salon:
A painting by Chris Murtagh. This is in a way a continuation of my Digbeth series, most of the buildings are of that post industrial type, with some of them battered or missing, or past their prime If you look really closely (or read this blog post) you’ll see that the buildings feature graffiti from … [Read more…]
It says here: Yes, its official: Birmingham Instagram Group’s first Instameet will take place on Sunday 1st April in the Jewellery Quarter. More details soon. Coming?
RIBA West Midlands hosts film night tribute to John Madin The films will be curated by Architecture WM and architect Alan Clawley, author of ‘Twentieth Century Architects: John Madin’ Mark Harris: An Idea of north / Learning to walk | CD feature Album of the Month Experimental Good review for ‘Birmingham-based sound artist’ Mark Harris. Album of … [Read more…]
BYOB Birmingham is a one-night exhibition where artists are invited to bring their own digital projectors (the beamer of the title) and explore the medium of projection by creating a collaborative happening of moving light, sound and performance. Antonio Roberts and Pete Ashton are organising things and it’ll be presented by VIVID as part of the Flatpack Festival on Friday 16 March 2012. If you’d like to … [Read more…]
The gently upbeat BiNS makes me happy. It’s run by someone for no money (and sometimes fewer thanks) by someone with a palpable affection for their city. Forward is a council-sponsored propaganda rag with plenty of ‘good news’ but no personality and even less credibility. If it wasn’t foisted on every household in the city … [Read more…]