Guest post by Lara Shingles / Inkygoodness: After weeks of sifting through a dizzying collection of submissons, we’re delighted to announce the winners of Inkygoodness & Created in Birmingham’s Glug Birmingham Poster Competition – Louise Byng and Laurie Ramsell. A fun, playful and inventive competition entry, the creative pair ticked all our boxes with their playful DIY … [Read more…]
Here’s a quickfire round-up of activities at our Glug Birmingham event with Inkygoodness next Thursday 20th November at Boxxed. Tickets available on eventbrite, standard tickets priced £10. Inkygoodness & Created in Birmingham present ‘Midland Masters’ – a series of three events featuring talks by local designers, illustrators and creative studios celebrating the creative talent of … [Read more…]
From Thursday – Sunday this week, Shout Festival celebrates queer arts and culture with a long weekend of theatre, performances, workshops and exciting activities throughout the city. This is Shout’s sixth year of bringing the best in LGBT arts to Birmingham. The festival kicks off at mac Birmingham with Fierce & Fabulous, a high energy … [Read more…]
My Route is Sampad’s HLF-funded community heritage project documenting the post-war history of the area along the Stratford Road. Working with local residents between Sparkbrook and Hall Green, My Route is identifying how the population, landscape and culture has changed and developed over the years, with the settlement and migration of new communities along the road. … [Read more…]
“For one night only, nabokov Arts Club comes to Birmingham for the first time ever with a late night party like no other. Live acts combine with interactive performances and installations for a raucous and ghoulish night out. Featuring music by Misty’s Big Adventure, Arthur Darvil, known for his roles in Doctor Who and Broadchurch, Freelance … [Read more…]
Behind the Curtain is a new Central and Eastern European film and new media festival organised by Polish Expats Association which takes place during November across Birmingham. Aiming to engage people with the wealth of cinematography from Central and Eastern Europe, films featured originate from Poland, Lithuania, Slovenia, Romania and Hungary as well as the … [Read more…]
Let It Bleed: A photography exhibition showcasing the art of tattooing and the culture that surrounds it. On 6th November 2014, Let It Bleed will showcase a series of photography which explores the traditional art of tattooing. Let It Bleed concentrates its gaze on the subculture of tattoos and the accompanying lifestyle, to create an event … [Read more…]
This Saturday sees the second GFN gig in Birmingham, and this time they are all about pairs of socks, bars of chocs… and a singing policeman: GFN Birmingham is all about doing good things for good people. Put simply it’s a creative hack, making great things quickly, through the combination of many talents and skills. We get … [Read more…]