Heralded as the New Black by Ryan Gander is currently exhibiting at the Ikon Gallery until March 24th. As an introduction to the show there’s a really nice 10 minute documentary interview with Gander that also shows the setting up of the exhibition. I also note he’s doing a performance related to the work at … [Read more…]
Inspired, it must be said, by Dubber’s Newswire I’ve been working on a new service on Created in Birmingham – the News River. For want of a better name. You can find it in the menu bat at the top of each page. This should hopefully mitigate a few of issues. Firstly it’ll allow me … [Read more…]
Sure, CiB got the award thing and that’s all lovely and stuff, but no blog is an island, especially one like this which employs the via credit liberally. So here’s a quick run down in no particular order of some of the Birmingham blogs I like to think of as Rather Good. (Not a comprehensive … [Read more…]
I’ve been sitting on this for a week or so (well, that’s a slight exaggeration – it’s become something of a worst kept secret, though I did try) but with the publication of the shortlist for the Media Guardian Innovation Awards it can be spoken of loudly and proudly. Created in Birmingham has been shortlisted … [Read more…]
Simon Peplow has produced the 18th issue of Amok, “a series of zines produced purely to showcase the work of artists, illustrators and designers who’s work excites us.” Available here for £3.00.
This year’s Fierce Festival has something of an audience participation angle to it in that the public will decide what acts get put on. They’re calling it Wikifest. From the email: We have reserved a whole range of spaces at Birmingham Hippodrome, Patrick Centre and Warwick Arts Centre, from studios to conventional performance spaces, to … [Read more…]
Missed this while I was away but it seems Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is cracking down on photos of their collection appearing on Flickr and, presumably, other online venues. You can get permission to take photos there if you sign a waiver that says the copyright remains with them. Presumably this policy was put … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Architecture Association are running a monthly series of six talks at the Old Joint Stock Theatre on the theme of “What does it mean to be a Second City?” Is it important to be second? The BAA lecture series seeks to explore the different aspects of ‘second city’ and how this affects the … [Read more…]