CiB links for 25 February 2011

  • Where does everyone go for classes and craft-based socialising?
    …asks Kate from the Birmingham Bead Shop
  • Paul Hamlyn Award for Capsule « We Are Eastside | Birmingham
    Capsule have had £60k from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. “The award will be used toward capacity and organisational development in particular the successful delivery of forthcoming projects Home of Metal and Supersonic 2011, and the development of a five year plan”
  • collaborationx2011
    “The aim of Collaboration X is to create a collection of music that will go on to be sold at online music stores, iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Amazon, and more. This will be produced by six musicians who have never met before and will only meet once the collaboration has ended. The whole production process will take place over the internet on kompoz.com. All proceeds will be donated to Sound It Out Community Music”
  • Dizzy heights of Spring cleaning | Flickr
    Spring cleaning at the Hippodrome
  • Creative fund supports Birmingham arts firm
    Artbrand Publishing (who supply retailers with prints, paintings, etc) have received £150,000 investment from the Creative Advantage Fund
  • Judge wins arts award – Audiences Central
    “Birmingham-based artist Harminder Judge has won the Arts Foundation Fellowship Award in Performance and Live Art 2011”
  • Media Trust’s Youth Mentor Training
    “Media Trust’s Youth Mentoring scheme enables media professionals to share practical skills with disadvantaged 13-25 year olds working on media projects”. Want to be a mentor? Info’s here
  • Marketing Birmingham funding cut by more than £500k – News – THE DRUM
    “A Marketing Birmingham spokesperson confirmed: “Marketing Birmingham has received an 11% cut in funding from Birmingham City Council for 2011/12, which is equal to 6% of its total annual budget of £8.5 million”
  • Say It Online
    “The Say it Online project will see 6 Birmingham families immerse themselves in arts and culture for 4 weeks and review their experiences using digital media”
  • design and innovation west midlands
    “A blog to uncover the wealth of design excellence and innovation in products and services produced across the West Midlands and Heart of England referencing the inspirational from around the world”