Fast Food Dreams is an exhibition by Kristian Jones. You can see it at 6/8 Kafe today. His work has also recently been featured all over Common, my favourite Mancunian bar. UPDATE: Fused Magazine points out that the exhibition is on for the next six weeks.
Birmingham made it to number 19 in The New York Times’ list of 45 Places to Go in 2012. Here’s the entry: Olive, the BBC’s food magazine, recently startled British gourmands when it declared Birmingham, England’s second largest city, the United Kingdom’s “foodiest town,” ahead of London and Edinburgh. The award came last October, just as Birmingham … [Read more…]
Eastside Projects Hosting: What is Art? Charity event at St Basils 13/01/12 Organised by ESP member Kartal Uppal, this evening will look at and debate the question; What makes something Art? With contributions from Gavin Wade (Director, Eastside Projects), Tyler Cann (Curator, Ikon Gallery) and Cathy Wade (Artist and Lecturer) Things Team Fierce looks forward … [Read more…]
The Eastern Electronic Festival is back in either May or October this year (this says both). To pass the time before then, Shaanti (who produce the festival) have put out their first in a new podcast series. SHAANTI PRESENTS PODCAST SERIES 001 – BY SHARNITA K ATHWAL (DEC 2011) by Shaanti
First Light, based in Digbeth, commissioned Nice Monster to produce a series of ‘How To’ short films. Each 90 second film will provide top tips for budding filmmakers looking at areas such as film structure, storyboarding, direction, camera techniques, editing and sound and lighting. Stephen Spencer runs the Nice Monster studio and, although he’s moved down to … [Read more…]
Creative Times have published some predictions and resolutions for 2012 featuring contributions from Noel Dunne, Katie Day and James Yarker among others. Their hopes and aspirations cover better collaboration, apps for artists and a look at what to expect from Birmingham’s theatre scene over the coming months. Have you got any predictions you’d like to make?
Bread&Circus “Bread & Circus is a distraction of two Birmingham based designers. Posting travel, design, fashion, music and food.” Claire Hartley (who helped make CiB look like it does) and Gavin Auty got a blog Meet DANANANANAYKROYD | THE FLAPPER | BIRMINGHAM, UK I missed this back in July, but Vice recorded some live footage … [Read more…]
Tributes to former Birmingham Repertory Theatre chairman Andy Allan A former chairman of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre who guided the venue through the controversial staging of a play which led to riots in 2004, has died at the age of 68. Briefing Document « Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company From: ACE Dance and Music, Big Brum, … [Read more…]