I’m actually slightly embarrassed to be giving this one any more oxygen – it’s a non-story on a slow news day and should really be treated as such. For some reason, though, I’ve found myself getting sucked in. So… To give a bit of background, every so often the city council (or a Birmingham-focussed organisation) will … [Read more…]
On April the 1st this year I will be embarking on a yearlong sabbatical from the company I co-run, Stereographic, in order to concentrate on my music and arts projects. I have my personal reasons for taking this step now but many of the broader reasons are valid for anyone deciding to undertake a sabbatical. … [Read more…]
Today’s the last day for picking up discounted early bird tickets for Biting Back, taking place on 21 March: a one day event from Birmingham City Council, mac and Sampad that will address how arts sector professionals and individual artists can learn from examples of successful partnerships in austere cultural landscapes. Tickets will still be available, … [Read more…]
A contemporary creative practice needs to be a problem solver, fund raiser, facilitator and business collaborator. While anyone experienced in cultural and community based areas would be ignorant to ignore the realizations that the current economics demand better value for investments and any funding, do our creative industry graduates know what they need to do … [Read more…]
Design Space is a programme supported by the Birmingham City Council and the European Regional Development Fund that gives a select group of emerging jewellery artists free studio space and business classes for one year: in exchange, the participants must commit to work at least 30 hours a week developing their own design led business. … [Read more…]
Since we first introduced Project Pigeon, they’ve been busy working on their community pigeon loft, which looks to have had some interesting design suggestions. Tomorrow marks the first of their workshops providing a step by step guide to keeping pigeons. The workshops will take place from 2-4pm on the dates below, at Project Pigeon’s Loft, … [Read more…]
On 22 February, the #KittenCamp tour is heading to Birmingham. Since launching in London last year, it’s developed quite a cult following amongst creative and ‘web-loving, media types’, as a chance to meet up, hear from a few show and tell-ers, have a drink and chat about memes. The event will be taking place at … [Read more…]
Pop-up arts gallery, BlowCreates, is due to open in the Custard Factory’s Zellig building on 25 January. This newly established PR and marketing venture had been set up by two Birmingham City University students. Follow their progress on Facebook and Tumblr, where they’ve been offering sneak peeks into the kind of artists we can expect … [Read more…]