We Are Eastside brochure « We Are Eastside | Birmingham “For your viewing pleasure, a guide to Eastside” Young People and Arts Boards Training Programme – Audiences Central “Arts organisations across the city have said that they would like young people aged 18–25 to become members of their management boards”. If you are a young … [Read more…]
Birmingham Big City Culture – City of Culture Bid 2013 There’s an official website for the bid. I’m always the last to know about this kind of thing £1.285million National Heritage Memorial Fund grant saves the Staffordshire Hoard “The grant, awarded to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) and Potteries Museum and Art Gallery (PMAG) … [Read more…]
‘Re-building the TV Drama industry in the West Midlands’ – Public meeting “With TV drama series like Hustle and Survivors now filming here, we look at how we can rebuild our TV drama industry in the region” Avatars-Live! and other stories : Adventures in interactive art and drama at The Public “Could you write a … [Read more…]
Job listing for Apples & Snakes: Programme Coordinator “Apples & Snakes, England’s leading organisation for performance poetry requires a Programme Coordinator – West Midlands” Call for Artist to Exhibit at Lickey Hills Country Park ““Out Yer Tree” is an outdoor arts organisation whose aim is to set-up, organize and promote contemporary art exhibitions in country … [Read more…]
Birmingham Post – BBC confirms plans to axe radio stations Asian Network The Beeb are closing the Birmingham-based Asian Network, which is a shame. Although more people seem peeved at them shutting down that London-based station that plays Elbow all the time Why The BBC Asian Network Still Scratches My Niche Defence of the Asian … [Read more…]
A Conversation with Government – Help! On Weds, Clare Edwards is off to “a 90 minute session to tell Government how they can better help creative entrepreneurs and where things are working and where are they failing”. Suggestions welcomed Introducing-DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing-Live | Hare and Hounds “Full 10 piece live band perform DJ Shadows classic … [Read more…]
Smash Bro’z win at UK Hip Hop championships Next stop, Las Vegas for the World Finals CAN <UK> Based in Ladywood – “We are a design, media and communication company working with people of all ages and abilities to devise engaging cross media projects that enable participants to express ideas about themselves, their communities and … [Read more…]
interchat at The Drum “a dialogue on arts and communities with local and international perspectives” Why have costly arts projects that were supposed to transform the country’s cultural landscape flopped? The Independent sticks the boot into the New Art Gallery Walsall, their (online) community rallies round in the comments. Beautiful Scripting Futures – new workshops … [Read more…]