STEALTH exhibition opening tonight at Vivid Projects, 6.30-8.30PM Curated by Antonio Roberts, Associate Producer for Vivid Projects STEALTH presents recent work by UK and international artists critiquing surveillance culture and the invasive and pervasive technologies that shape our daily interactions. Utilising a variety of media including installations, video, social media and software, the exhibition explores how technology … [Read more…]
New exhibition opens tonight at Grand Union, 6-8pm OVER AND OVER PURE FORM is a solo exhibition of work by London based artist Fay Nicolson. At Grand Union she presents a body of interconnected works exploring learning and the distance between experience and images. The exhibition will consist of a series of large, rhythmic screen-prints on to … [Read more…]
From Many & Varied: We’re running a series of 5 Salons to help make things a bit more linked-up and sociable. Taking place on the first Friday of the month, each co-curated with a local organisation, these events are specially put together for the people who don’t fit comfortably into the usual pigeon holes. We … [Read more…]
It’s that time again! Digbeth comes alive on the first Friday of each month with exhibitions, late-night openings, special events, culture in unexpected spaces, live music, street food and more. Digbeth First Friday runs across Digbeth from 6pm ‘til late. A few events: Sparrow + Castice and Juneau Projects at A3 Project Space 4-8pm Birmingham … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s Hidden Spaces Unlocked: June 2015 A project by Associated Architects in association with Birmingham Post and RIBA West Midlands, aiming to reveal the secrets hidden behind the façades of Birmingham. They’ve planned a busy month of talks, unique exhibitions and exclusive building tours, leading up to their flagship exhibition at Birmingham Municipal Bank from 20-28th June. … [Read more…]
Ben, Pete and I missed Pecha Kucha Birmingham. In its honour, we’ve brought back a Pecha Kucha style event, I Heart PK. PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and the speaker talks along to the images. The event will be taking place at … [Read more…]
Tonight is the opening of Gemma Marmalade’s new exhibition Green Fingered at Birmingham Open Media, in partnership with Birmingham Pride. Green Fingered includes a new series of specially commissioned works exploring the possibility that those of homosexual persuasion are more likely to have a visceral impact on the cultivation of plants. Thursday 14th May, 6-8pm The exhibition continues until 29 … [Read more…]
On 26th April, PowWow Festival of Writing returns for its fourth year to The Prince of Wales with a programme “that brings you more bang for your book.” This year, the festival welcomes internationally-acclaimed screenwriter and BAFTA fellow Andrew Davies (House of Cards, A Very Peculiar Practice), author and Salt Publishing editor Nicholas Royle (Best … [Read more…]