Is Digbeth the new clubbing capital of Britain? | Digbeth is Good Interesting. Also, seeing as how I’ve mentioned LAB11, Gibb Street Warehouse and Air on here recently, there might even be a small chance I’ve got my finger somewhere near the pulse after all A destination wedding in Sierra Leone with Lee Allen photography … [Read more…]
100m is a film project from Talking Birds: At the time of writing, the world record for the 100 metres is 9.58 seconds and is held by the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. In March 2012 we will be screening 8 very short films at the Fierce Festival in Birmingham, where each film will be 9.58 … [Read more…]
Ah, the joys of a decent description on a video. Cue some copy/pasting: —- A-list stars spanning the UK’s entertainment industry are flocking to support the Tamperine Project, a quirky fundraising initiative dreamt up by Birmingham-based music charity Sound It Out. Celebrities including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Ricky Gervais, Sir Tom Jones, Kate … [Read more…]
A couple of nice vids from Craig Bush. First up, here’s one from the launch of Papergirl Birmingham. Antonio Roberts has blogged about how the distribution ride went. And this one’s from the 48 Sheet screenprinting workshop with Jim O’Raw.
Horace Panter is the bass player in The Specials. ‘Blues Paintings & Beyond’ is the first ever exhibition by 2 Tone icon Horace Panter. His love of Chicago Blues and his fascination for traditional iconography provide the underlying theme for this unique ensemble of portraits and prints from his Chicago Blues & Other Paintings collection. … [Read more…]
SHAG is a human hair sculpture. The hair has been sourced from wigmakers’ suppliers and originates from Europe and China. Additionally, hair donated by staff at Aedas has been incorporated into the carpet. SHAG contains over £700 worth of hair. Bharti Parmar‘s work will be presented by Aedas Presents at Colmore Plaza until 1 June.
As part of Yto Barrada’s exhibition at Ikon and in collaboration with Birmingham’s independent Flatpack Festival, Slow Boat opens as a cinematheque for three weekends during May and June. Full listings are coming soon but keep on eye on the Ikon website for info.
There’s a load of entertaining-looking madness happening at AE Harris today, presented by Birmingham Conservatoire. If you were to drop in between midday and 5pm you’d be able to catch: Ping! Which involves table tennis players and a string quartet. It was at Warwick Arts Centre recently and seemed to go down well Five Triple … [Read more…]