Factory Nights: is a series of inspiring working sessions for ANY visual artists, photographers, writers, poets, musicians, filmmakers and any other creatives! Factory Nights is not a discussion event, seminar or workshop. Factory Nights are free sessions that simply provide an opportunity for creative people to come together in an interesting venue and supportive environment … [Read more…]
A little while back I linked to a questionnaire about Birmingham’s music scene that was doing the rounds. The report and a series of recommendations are now out. For a bit of background, there’s this from Cllr Philip Parkin, Chairman of the Leisure, Sport & Culture Overview & Scrutiny Committee (who were responsible for the report): Last … [Read more…]
An interesting opportunity from Midland Heart: The Spectacle Works provides affordable live/work accommodation tailor-made for designer makers and people in the creative industries who are starting up or already running their own business. It is based at Hylton Street in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and provides a rolling 3 year tenancy for people and their businesses before … [Read more…]
художник на икониPolarbear was on Channel 4’s Random Acts last week. Random Acts is a brand new short-form daily arts strand on Channel 4. Over the course of a year, it will showcase 260 specially commissioned three-minute films chosen for their bold and original expressions of creativity. If you’re interested in spoken word stuff, you … [Read more…]
Black Country Atelier is a 3D prototyping workspace. They also take design and architecture commissions and have just moved to the Jewellery Quarter. I like the sound of their 3D printing workshops.
36 Hours – Birmingham, England – NYTimes.com “In terms of respect, Birmingham is the undisputed Rodney Dangerfield of British cities”. Thank you? New Birmingham Jazz Scheme: Stepping Up Birmingham Jazz have got three £1,000 grants to support the writing, touring or recording of contemporary jazz Walk of Fame for King’s Heath “A Walk of Fame … [Read more…]
I’m not really one for reprinting press releases that are sent to me but I’ll make an exception. Here follows a message from Pete. —– I’m running a couple of courses which I hope will become regular monthly things. The first is Matt and Pete’s Photo School (see poster) Here we’re combining an academic approach to … [Read more…]
Or, more accurately, Google Maps in Eastside Projects. You can now use Google Maps to take a tour around the gallery and their Painting Show. I’d seen the Google Art Project and I knew they’d started mapping inside shopping centres, airports and comic shops but I didn’t know they were doing anything in the UK. … [Read more…]