Art in the Heart celebrates world class art at 23 leading West Midlands cultural attractions throughout 2013. It highlights the strengths of the region’s world class art collections and its innovative contemporary programmes, many underpinned by national and international partnerships to bring art of the highest quality to the Heart of England. You can see … [Read more…]
Not intended to be a definitive list, but here are a few things: Happened/Happening: mac’s The Open Project exhibitions are now open Birmingham Beer Bash – creative independent craft beer festival in Digbeth today (26th) and tomorrow (27th) Barbara Nice’s Summer Special outdoors at mac. Happening this weekend: Screenprinting workshops at Birmingham Printmakers COW Studio’s 2nd JQ birthday … [Read more…]
A group of cycling enthusiasts are trying to bring back The Coloral Company, Birmingham based manufacturers of iconic drinking bottles. Sold for four shillings & six pence, the original bottles were beautifully simple in design and function – a ‘fluted’ alloy body, cork stopper, ridged cap, elegant logo and ‘Coloral Birmingham’ manufacturing stamp on … [Read more…]
We’re very pleased to announce we are going to have our first CiB Charity of the Year. *round of applause* As you know, Created in Birmingham is a blog linking up creative and artistic communities: we find out what’s going on in the area and promote it voluntarily. Whilst that’s in itself is a good … [Read more…]
The Back Yard is the latest addition to a growing list of great NuCentury Arts projects that serve to assist the development of artistic communities in Birmingham and across the West Midlands. Taking place in the back garden area of their offices in Hamstead Road, Handsworth, the new venue The Back Yard will be officially unveiled with a … [Read more…]
As ever there are a handful of talented Birmingham based artists who are heading up to Edinburgh to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here are a few: Stan’s Café with The Cardinals: Three cardinals in a puppet theatre tell their biblical history of the world Comedy JQ – James Cook, The Lovely Men and Benny Boot Resident … [Read more…]
On the 19th and 20th July there will be free outdoor theatre performances of ‘After The Event‘ in Northfield’s Price’s Square. “Seven people, Seven stories. One ending. Shame, Fear, Innocence, Justice, Hope, Denial and Loss. Seven peas in a pod. Not their real names, but for the purpose of this story, are so.” Follow this group … [Read more…]
In the last few years Breakin’ Convention has been increasing their commitment to the development of hip hop theatre as a genre and in particular the support of UK-based companies. Through their education and professional development strands they aim to offer a range of opportunities and platforms as well as connecting companies with Arts … [Read more…]