Drum roll please….Congratulations to Katie Parry of Supercool design who has won the Created in Birmingham design competition with this fantastic graphic map of Brum. The decision was made by myself and Kay at Cut-Out shop, and we thought the design was simple, beautiful and fulfilled the brief to a T. The design will be … [Read more…]
There is a bit of a debate about Created in Birmingham going on over at Dave Harte’s blog. It has been suggested that CiB has lost a bit of ‘umpf’ of late, that it may have strayed from it’s original purpose, or is lacking that special something that made it what it was. I am … [Read more…]
The theme for ArtsFest 2009 has been announced and is: Anniversaries and Celebrations. The festival will recognise major anniversaries taking place this year such as: The bicentenary of the death of Matthew Boulton. The bicentenary of birth of William Penny Brookes. The bicentenary of birth of Charles Darwin. The 50th anniversary of the Mini The … [Read more…]
Well folks, the deadline for the Created in Birmingham design competition is looming so if you would like to enter you need to email them over to createdinbirmingham [at] gmail.com by Friday. This is the last call for submissions and here is how it will work: Anyone can submit a design entry to the competition, … [Read more…]
Something strange is happening in the city. Shop window sale signs appear to have been mysteriously replaced with intriguing footage and tributes to long forgotten figures. All will be explained on Thursday evening’s launch of the shop-window installation trail from Flatpack Festival. The Trail starts at Urban Outfitters [map] from 5.30pm. A tour will take … [Read more…]
Perrott’s Folly Ikon is re-opening Perrott’s Folly next month with a specially created exhibition by Birmingham-born artist Sofia Hulten. The Folly is alleged to be inspiration for Tolkein’s Two Towers and is a Birmingham landmark, so this is a rare chance for the public to enter and appreciate the interior of the building. B-Hive Birmingham’s … [Read more…]
Many apologies for the lack of posts the last week, with this and that happening I haven’t been able to bring you as many posts as I would have like to, normal blogging service shall be restored from herein. One great thing I missed out on last Friday was the launch of Fazeley Studios in … [Read more…]