In 2010, Birmingham was due to become a leading digital city. I’ve no reason to assume that didn’t happen on schedule, although I’ve been flicking through The Drum’s list of Top 100 Digital Agencies (by fee income) and they don’t seem to have got the memo. The Midlands (east and west) only have three agencies … [Read more…]
The Big Give Christmas Challenge kicked off this morning (after a false start yesterday when their servers crashed). It’s a big fundraising drive, with the bonus that donations are matched by a combination of Big Givers, so any money you give is doubled. If you’re after something local: This link will take you to a list of … [Read more…]
Storebeez is a virtual mall focused on helping small businesses and artisans take their offline business online It’s been put together by a team at the Oxygen Accelerator tech startup programme at Birmingham Science Park. It’s just gone live, giving people the option to set up their own online shops. I know there are a … [Read more…]
All Golds passed me by a bit (it finished on Friday) but there’s a few traces left online to catch up with. It was: An exhibition to celebrate alumni of the School of Jewellery, Birmingham from 1971 to 2011 Here’s the catalogue (with pics towards the end).
Whack-a-Cake is a game that was built by: volunteers from the UK tech community as part of the “Children in Need Tech Challenge” hosted at The Oxygen Accelerator in Birmingham. 600 schoolchildren in the Birmingham area were asked to come up with a game idea and the characters that they saw being part of it. The … [Read more…]
Birmingham DIY Print Club have an open day on 19 November.
GLI.TC/H is: a one day festival showcasing contemporary artists who misuse and abuse computer hardware and software to striking effect. The main GLI.TC/H website is here. Good luck getting anything useful out of that one. Best to head over to Vivid’s website to see the programme of screenings, performances, workshops and lectures. It’s all happening … [Read more…]
AngelShares is a new crowdfunding service for the arts. It was developed locally (founded by Sarah Gee of Indigo Ltd and built by Made Media) and launches with projects from Ikon Gallery, Craftspace, Light House Media Centre, Belgrade Theatre and Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. The interesting thing about this one being that eligible donations can attract Gift Aid, … [Read more…]