Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Young Professionals on Arts Boards are now recruiting for a fresh set of 8 Midlands based business brains for 2010/11. This programme, an extension of our Board Bank initiative, is a bold and unique programme aimed at the UK’s brightest corporate prodigies. Our goal is to detect the best up-and-coming talents that British business has … [Read more…]
I got this in the post the other day: Poster and press release for Hiker Meat by Jamie Shovlin at Grand Union Supersonic flyer Two organisations mailing their stuff out together – you’d think that sort of thing would happen more often. Looks like Grand Union will be staying open later during Supersonic too.
Ceramist and pastelist, Glenda Dolman was exhibiting in the Victoria Square marquee at Artsfest. She creates these unique, unusual and intriguing ceramic pieces which are all handmade and painted.
This cool little video was spotted by Urbanfly. Made in celebration of Ninja Tune‘s 20th anniversary, they’ve taken over Shoreditch with the help of graffiti artist CHU who’s from Birmingham.
On 2 October Flat Earth Society will be hosting their silent film project, complete with a fifteen piece jazz ensemble. Led by clarinetist/ tenor sax player Peter Vermeersch, the band will be playing their own soundtrack to Ernst Lubitsch’s ‘ The Oyster Princess’ (1919), telling the story of the Oyster king of America, Mr Quaker, … [Read more…]
From Birmingham Friends of the Earth, via the City of Secrets blog: Tomorrow’s the day for leaving the car at home and cycling/walking/rollerblading in instead. Sign up here. Speaking of cycling-related events in the city centre, I’d have liked the Sky Ride that took place the other weekend a lot more if there had been … [Read more…]
City Full of Secrets is a blog from the Polish Expats Association, an organisation that provides support to the Polish community living in Birmingham. Seems they put together an exhibition called Solidarity of Nations in Handsworth back in August.
Remember the Birmingham Word Cloud exhibited at mac? Well Walsall have got artist Simon Poulter on board to develop Walsall’s Word Cloud. Contribute words that pop into your mind when you think of Walsall via email to ioannoui@walsall.gov.uk, text on 07734731992, through the Facebook page or across Twitter using #walsallwords. The cloud will be on … [Read more…]