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Fierce set for Platinum relaunch

February 4, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

Fierce are set to re-launch their Platinum artist development scheme for artists living in the West Midlands. The scheme is funded by Arts Council England West Midlands and seems like an ideal opportunity for artists looking for some feedback and guidance. Here’s an outline from Fierce: If you are an artist and want to have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Misc, Visual Arts Tagged: artists, arts council, development scheme, fierce, Indy Hunjan, platinum

The River

January 22, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

The River project is a collaborative animated film based on a bespoke piece of contemporary dance, which has been created to represent and reflect the wider and diverse communities in Birmingham. The participants will consist of five groups of around forty people from different ages ranging from 8-78 years old all working collaboratively with lead-artist … [Read more…]

Posted in: Misc Tagged: Animation, babis alexiadis, collaboration, Dance, The River Project

Hello there…

January 21, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

You may have noticed a strange and unfamiliar name on your Created in Birmingham posts in recent weeks, so I think it’s about time I emerged from the shadows and said hello… Hi! I’m Ian Ravenscroft and I’ve joined the CiB team to (hopefully) continue the blog’s sterling work in unearthing Birmingham’s artistic and creative … [Read more…]

Posted in: CiB news, Misc Tagged: Created in Birmingham, ian ravenscroft, introduction

A Crafty Beer?

January 20, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

A Crafty Beer is a monthly social meet-up devoted to all things craft. If you’re into oil painting, drawing, sewing, knitting, cross-stitching,  or jewellery making, or just fancy being inspired over a pint, you can pop into The Victoria pub on Wednesday 27th January, 7pm-11pm. In honour of the New Year this month ‘A Crafty … [Read more…]

Posted in: Crafts Tagged: A Crafty Beer. Victoria, craft, ellie rance, Hannah Hilton, katie moran

Where do you see art in 2021?

January 20, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

Arts Council England has opened a consultation on the priorities for the arts over the coming decade. They want your views to help form a 10-year strategic framework with long-term goals for each artform and find new ways to help those they fund already. Alan Davey, chief executive of Arts Council England, has this to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Misc Tagged: arts, arts council, consultation, questionnaire

The Major Arcana

January 18, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

Photographer Jak Flash is embarking on a project to re-illustrate the 22 Major Arcana tarot cards as photographic images for exhibition. Jak explains a little more on his website: My next project, based around the imagery of the 22 major Arcana Tarot cards, is funded by Birmingham City Council and supported by Birmingham City University … [Read more…]

Posted in: Photography Tagged: birmingham city council, birmingham city university, exhibition, Jak Flash, make-up artist, model, Photography, students' union, stylist, tarot cards, The Major Arcana

Jane Anderson

January 16, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

Jane Anderson is a contemporary visual artist who creates digital portraits and fine art. Her ‘About Page‘ gives some more detail: Jane Anderson is a multi-skilled artist specialising in the production of original, cutting-edge, contemporary art for modern spaces. Working in paint, pencil and digital media, Jane skilfully draws and paints what she sees around … [Read more…]

Posted in: Misc Tagged: contemporary art, digital art, fine art, Jane Anderson, portrait

10 questions for Birmingham’s independent music industry

January 16, 2010 by Ian Ravenscroft

After contact from a group drawn from Birmingham City Council and Arts Council England, The Music Network has asked 10 open questions to begin to determine an overview of the current state, needs, and potential of the independent music industry in Birmingham. I’d hope there’d be lot of strong views in this area, so if … [Read more…]

Posted in: Music Tagged: arts council, birmingham city council, independent music, Music, music industry, questions, the music network
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