A weekly round up of creative events happening around Birmingham this week, beginning Monday 13th August, through to Sunday 19th August. Are we missing something? Well let us know in the comments or send us a message. Monday 13th Kalaboration – artist talk with Keith Piper, 6–7pm at the Custard Factory. Keith presents ‘A Short Sprint’ video installation. Start of Brindleyplace … [Read more…]
Sara Preisler Gallery presents Lauren van Helmond – How much is that doggy in the window? “For this exhibition she has created a series of playful dogs made from discarded paint and biscuit tins. Each dog is unique and is fabricated by cutting the sheet tin, forming the shapes, soldering the seams, and then painting with … [Read more…]
Tom from the 383 project sent us a round up of a few local web based happenings: “Just to let you know that we’re doing a little web design and development conference in September called Canvas. It’s happening right in the heart of Birmingham City Centre at The Studio. We’ve got some great speakers from Twitter, … [Read more…]
Young People on Arts Boards Training Programme “Arts organisations across the city have said that they would like young people aged 18–25 to become members of their management boards. They want to hear the views of young people and give them a real say in the running of their organisations.” Red Magazine’s Guide to Birmingham – They … [Read more…]
“Established by a group of artists and curators in Birmingham, Grand Union is a unique project that houses eight purpose built studios and a project space. The project space provides a platform for a diverse and exciting programme of events and exhibitions while the studios provide a professional and secure working environment.” Grand Union are currently … [Read more…]
Make.Shift Birmingham and Point Blank Theatre (Sheffield based) have secured the short-term lease on an empty shop unit on New Street, which is the space where a Vintage Festive Pop-up Bazaar took place during December 2011. During the lease, the space will be used by Birmingham based theatre-makers to collaborate, network, and rehearse. The shop unit will also … [Read more…]
Last week or so, the Digbeth Is Good blog announced that it’s had somewhat a bit of a facelift, with branding designed by Birmingham based creative Ryan Killeen. Take a look through his portfolio to see other lovely stuff he’s been up to – such as his commission for Pointe Blank #2, alongside 26 other Birmingham based … [Read more…]
A round-up of a few events happening over the weekend: Little Zine Party from 12pm, Saturday 4th August at the Ort Cafe, Balsall Heath. Celebrating zines & DIY culture. There will be Zines for sale, readings & workshops (see below). Future Poets Festival Saturday 4th, 12pm–6pm at the Mac, Cannon Hill Park. A programme of workshops, exhibitions, installations, … [Read more…]