So that’s it then – the final pitch was in Liverpool yesterday and we’ll have to wait until July (can’t find an exact date) to find out who, out of Birmingham, Derry/Londonderry, Norwich and Sheffield, will have the title of City of Culture 2013 bestowed upon them.
A neat addition yesterday was the chance to send messages of support via CoveritLive that were then relayed to the judges via a screen. You can see those messages here. Apparently the judging panel were impressed by the level of support (I was less impressed by people spamming their stuff on there, but then I’m an idealist like that).
So, just a few more weeks until we find out whether Birmingham’s won a prestigious title or narrowly lost out in an arbitrary box-ticking exercise. Fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, Pete Ashton is selling prints of his image above that was used in the campaign. A bargain at £25.
I really didn’t mind people mentioning the stuff they’re involved in or are a fan of; it just goes to show the volume and variety of stuff that goes on in Birmingham.
Yeah, it’s all in a good cause, but I’d like to have thought that people would want to support something like this for reasons other than self-interest. Like I say, I’m an idealist. I suppose it gives the lie to the suggestion that folk around here can’t shout up for themselves.
“I was less impressed by people spamming their stuff on there”
Yeah it’s disappointing, but that’s pretty much how _most people_ (including “the creative”) online work, isn’t it? Mainly it was every time I saw the words “organisation” or “cultural offer” my heart sank.
That said, this was an idea that did reach beyond the usual crowd and well worth the minimal cost/effort.
Indeedy do.