Creative Times are doing a series of events around the country, with the first being a panel discussion at Fazeley Studios on Wednesday November 30 from 6.30-8pm. It’s titled ‘The Beauty of Digital: New technologies, old aesthetics and where the two meet‘. Tickets are FREE and available here. Here’s the info: A panel of four, … [Read more…]
Wandering back down Digbeth High Street after a tour around The Event last weekend, it was good to see that someone’s doing something useful with the run-down car dealerships. Digbeth is Good has the scoop.
Ikon‘s Autumn Almanac, from 17-20 November will be: a four-day celebration of Birmingham’s creative life showcasing the city’s artists, filmmakers and musicians. Ikon’s gallery spaces will exclusively exhibit works created in Birmingham, also hosting some of our best-known music festivals and organisations in a programme of live performances The list of people involved includes Oliver … [Read more…]
So I went to the previously-mentioned Birmingham Creative City launch at lunchtime. I’d still struggle to explain exactly what it is, so here’s some blurb from the council’s press release: The Creative City initiative will play a significant role by: Creating a fund to build on existing public sector funding of the arts through loans, … [Read more…]
After Supersonic there’s often someone from out of town who goes home and blogs about their experiences, not just of the festival, but of their journeys around the rest of the city. I think my favourite was the Portuguese a few years back. This year it seems to be Alice on her blog, Quaint Living: … [Read more…]
Hello Culture is a one day conference with a series of keynotes, panels and workshops exploring how those in the cultural sector can work with digital technology to improve their audience development, organisational operating process, raise their profile and collaborate across the digital sector and with new partners to develop and innovate new cultural product … [Read more…]
I got an email earlier. There was a letter attached that said: Andy Street, Chair of the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Board invites you to the launch of Creative City by Ed Vaizey MP Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries. Creative City is an important new initiative bringing together the public and … [Read more…]
Some good news from a couple of local digital/design agencies: 383 Project have been nominated for Dadi Digital Agency of the Year (and would appreciate you voting for them) Made Media (my employers, no less) have been nominated in the arts and culture category of the British Interactive Marketing Awards Well done and good luck … [Read more…]