Fête des Lumières de Lyon and WERK have put out a call out for an artist or organisation based in Birmingham to produce one or multiple Monumental Light Objects (meaning a light object which will need to reach between approximately 4 to 7 metres high to ensure visibility for the visitors), for a key central location in Lyon during the Festival … [Read more…]
Late last week I caught up with Ben Waddington, Director of Still Walking, and we chatted about some of the upcoming events for this month’s festival. It’s going to be the fifth edition of Still Walking, and by the 3rd August when the festival ends, it will have been Ben’s fourth Still Walking Festival in 12 … [Read more…]
Great news from Oliver Jones, Digbeth-based chalk and pastel photorealistic artist. Oliver who is based at, and also co-founder of Digbeth studio A3 Project Space, will be exhibiting Love the Skin You’re In, at Gusford, Los Angeles, later this year. Oliver Jones was born in Shropshire, UK in 1985. He currently lives and works in Birmingham, UK, where he graduated from … [Read more…]
West Midlands Open 2014 is a biennial collaboration between Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Wolverhampton Art Gallery. It offers a platform for the vibrant talent of the West Midlands Art Scene and allows regional artists the chance to show their work at these prestigious venues. Open welcomes submissions from all artists living in the West … [Read more…]
The next exhibition at The Moseley Exchange features work from local illustrator Natalie Ann. The exhibition is a celebration of her brand new picture book ‘That’s a Nice Hat!‘, “the story of an owl who is the envy of all the crowd because of his stripey red hat.” Natalie has both written and illustrated the book – aimed at young … [Read more…]
It’s not just in the city centre that exciting arts events are happening. This week in Yardley a school group will be promoting their local community centre in what could be the start of an interesting new arts/community space. Children from Oasis Academy Hobmoor have joined with Coventry-based digital-dance company Mercurial Arts to create a … [Read more…]
Today Arts Council England announced its investment plans for 2015-18. It lists 46 arts organisations joining the portfolio. 58 will be leaving, and 43 of those are outside of London. Plans for the West Midlands include 48 arts organisations and three Major Partner Museums. One new organisation joining the West Midlands portfolio is BE Festival, an international theatre showcase. … [Read more…]
We’re thrilled to be joining forces with Inkygoodness & Glug to present Glug Birmingham: Midland Masters – a series of talks by local designers, illustrators and studios celebrating the creative talent of the Midlands. What is Glug? Glug is a series of events for the design and creative community. Their showcase event is held in London … [Read more…]