Only just picked up on these having been away for two weeks on holiday and moving house! Apologies for the copy and pasting… Digbeth First Friday “Time to try something new. 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 … [Read more…]
Looks to be that wonderful time of year when many third year university students are embarking on their final major projects. Here’s a flyer sent to us by Choy Ting Law, a third year Visual Communication student at BIAD. Choy has created an interactive craft event with the theme of ‘upcycling’. The event ‘Up Yours‘ is … [Read more…]
We’re really excited to hear that Birmingham Architecture Festival is making a return this spring, after its successful first festival which was scattered across Birmingham last May. Excerpts from their PR email to us: The festival ethos stems from the notion that no matter how long we have been inhabitants of a certain place, there is always … [Read more…]
Moseley based Wild Ilk Design Studio have just launched a new self directed project in the form of a limited edition run of screen prints. From Birmingham design duo, Wild Ilk, comes a limited edition art print based on the idea of a labyrinth. Labyrinths are amazing and ancient structures with many uses. The obvious one … [Read more…]
Madin: Some Remains, photographs by Dave. 10/04/14 – 31/05/14 PROVIDE is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs documenting the remains of John Madin’s work in Birmingham. ‘Do the very best you can at the time.’ Madin was a significant figure of post-war Birmingham architecture. His work has been much neglected and is not highly regarded … [Read more…]
This weekend Cannon Hill Collective (CHC) present What’s the Agenda? A festival of visual art, performance and debate. Working with world-renowned theatre practitioners Stan’s Cafe and Creative Producers Amy Martin and Alex McCorkindale, the Cannon Hill Collective have planned, created and marketed the festival for members of the public as well as their peers. The diverse range of artistic … [Read more…]
The Loft Birmingham is a new pop-up open studio space in The Square Shopping Centre on Corporation Street / Dale End. Their mission is to enable a platform for emerging independent creatives in the West Midlands to host their projects, exhibitions, events and workshops. From their facebook ‘about’: We’ve placed a large emphasis on the idea of collaboration … [Read more…]
Today (Thursday 20th March) sees the return of Flatpack Film Festival, back for its eighth edition. The acclaimed Birmingham festival returns for 11 days of film, walking tours, installations, parties, workshops, pop-up screenings and more. The Created in Birmingham team have compiled a list of ‘top picks’ which we are tweeting in the run … [Read more…]