Saturday 6th September sees a host of the city’s top street art, street food and street wear fraternities transform Digbeth into a melting pot of creative revelry: City Of Colours To kick things off, City Of Colours festival will be transforming Digbeth into one of the UK’s largest outdoor art galleries with an exciting new … [Read more…]
In:Site graduate festival of creativity returns for its fourth year to Birmingham Cathedral Square, Colmore Row from the 8th to the 12th September 2014 (work is on show until Sunday 14th). The festival sees a new group of recent graduates from across the country transforming the outdoor space around the cathedral using a wide variety of art … [Read more…]
Here are a few things to find out more about this Friday afternoon: Birmingham Literature Festival This week Birmingham Literature Festival have released their full programme, running from 2-11 October 2014. For updates and news follow them here. Fierce Festival The Fierce Festival programme is also now live, running from 2-12 October 2014. They recommend … [Read more…]
The Warwick Bar Fete returns for its third edition this weekend, at a time when the area is going from strength to strength. This year there will be a bit of a bicycle theme, with Vivid Projects showing a series of bike powered art experiments and holding a bike tea salon. The fete will also … [Read more…]
Fête des Lumières de Lyon and WERK have put out a call out for an artist or organisation based in Birmingham to produce one or multiple Monumental Light Objects (meaning a light object which will need to reach between approximately 4 to 7 metres high to ensure visibility for the visitors), for a key central location in Lyon during the Festival … [Read more…]
The third edition of Digbeth First Friday takes place this week. Celebrating the wealth of culture in the area, ten very different venues will be opening their doors for an evening of exhibitions, film screenings, music and serving great food: • Take the time to see Oliver Jones‘ studio at A3 Project Space. He’s been asked … [Read more…]
Tonight’s the second Digbeth First Friday, and there are loads of things happening: Alfie Bird’s Art Exhibition Screening of Repo Man at Edible Eastside Friction Arts’ Psycedelic Psinema at The Edge The Cobalt Blue Contemporary Arts ‘Interlude’ studio tour at Custard Factory Eastside Projects late night opening and chance to own free public art Provide shop late … [Read more…]
With all the build-up and enthusiasm for dance performances during IDFB I feel well and truly ready for BE Festival 2014. Having not personally attended BE Festival before I was a little unsure of what to expect, and so took the opportunity to visit the 2014 launch at Birmingham Rep on the 16th April. I … [Read more…]