I was at the Biting Back event on Monday. It was good – I generally come out in a rash when exposed to too much of the more abstract end of artspeak and thankfully (for me – I’m sure some love it) that was avoided, by and large. I’d been asked to talk about the … [Read more…]
It’s festivals a gogo with the Fierce and Flatpack festivals kicking off today with a whole load of interesting stuff coming to Birmingham between now and Sunday. You’ll no doubt have done the decent thing and booked up a load of tickets for both of these already but, if not, there should still be time. … [Read more…]
We Are Birmingham team up with Bullring for a very exciting public art project | We Are Birmingham Tom Tebby, Carl Booth, Matt Murtagh and James Thompson are doing something to cover the hoardings while the Spiceal Street development goes on ‘type-writing’ Symposium – good, long, comprehensive write-up of the event from Rachel Marsden, who was … [Read more…]
It’s the Biting Back event on Monday. An event about: how arts sector professionals and individual artists can learn from examples of successful partnerships in austere cultural landscapes I’m sure there are still some tickets available if you’re still thinking about coming. The website’s been a hive of activity over the past couple of weeks, … [Read more…]
This will either make sense to you or it won’t – I have a feeling an explanation might take a while. Inverted Ziggurat by maniacyak.
I went to see Stan’s Cafe’s The Cleansing of Constance Brown at AE Harris on Saturday. It was superb and I’d thoroughly recommend grabbing some tickets before it closes on Saturday. Unless it’s already sold out. By rights it should’ve done that long ago. It’s probably better to go with no expectations/preconceptions of about what … [Read more…]
5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Front Line by Rosie Kay Dance Company is a contemporary dance piece that was commissioned for last year’sInternational Dance Festival Birmingham. It toured to good reviews and was especially well received by the military. Rosie Kay received funding through the Arts Council’s Digital Content Development programme to do something interestingly … [Read more…]
Today’s the last day for picking up discounted early bird tickets for Biting Back, taking place on 21 March: a one day event from Birmingham City Council, mac and Sampad that will address how arts sector professionals and individual artists can learn from examples of successful partnerships in austere cultural landscapes. Tickets will still be available, … [Read more…]