Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
We Are Eastside is a joint-venture of sixteen organisations, including VIVID, Eastside Projects, Ikon Eastside, The Lombard Method and 7 Inch Cinema, coordinated by Capsule, to link-up and expose the goings-on in the area, now dubbed Birmingham’s Creative Playground. Here’s what they’ve said: Underneath Eastside’s arches you’ll find a whole host of organisations making and … [Read more…]
Which stands for Tits Brains, Balls, a new thing from Ben Rackstraw, Charlie Levine, Emma Vickers and Edward Green Fingers. Read it here.
I spotted this in Forward, the lightly reprehensible propaganda rag that Birmingham City Council foists upon unsuspecting folk every once in a while. The general gist is that graffiti is great in the right place; bad in the wrong place. I paraphrase, so before taking issue with that you’d best read the original here (PDF). Anyway, there’s … [Read more…]
Grand Union is the artist-led space which can be found at Unit 19 Fazeley Industrial Estate, 160 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RS. It’s opening for its inaugral exhibition on 27, hosting Gongoozler, which is: an exhibition of works by Broomberg & Chanarin, Roderick Buchanan, Ruth Ewan, Josephine Flynn, Will Holder, Christopher Hodson, Kristina Norman, … [Read more…]
Please excuse this little bit of self promotion… After its Brum debut at the Birmingham Comedy Festival last year, cult London comedy night Popcorn Comedy is back, this time at The Victoria on Thursday 25th March 2010. Popcorn Comedy showcases the funniest comedy videos from around the internet, combined with live stand ups and character … [Read more…]
I just stumbled on this on the council’s arts page, having been interviewed for it when I looked after CiB the first time. The Birmingham Arts Survey – The State of the Arts 2005-08 (PDF, right click-save as) is a short document that gives an overview of where Birmingham’s arts are at (or were at the … [Read more…]
It’s great to see The Flyover Show becoming a regular item on the city’s events calendar. The third Flyover Show will take place under the Hockley Flyover on 29 May 2010. Details are still coming but it’d worth saving the date now. The Facebook event has some info: For the first time this show explores … [Read more…]
Seeing as how I can’t find anything at all about this online anywhere, I’m just going to copy and paste the whole thing here. I know there’s a flyer doing the rounds though, I saw one on the pinboards at the back of the CiB Shop. Anyway, here’s the blurb… CREATIVE LEAP Call for Artists … [Read more…]