Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
So, can the Midlands’ creative industries revolutionise the UK economy? Well, I wasn’t at The Big Debate on Monday, so I can’t tell you what the answer was. Here’s a list of ideas that came out of the event, although if that’s anything to go by the answer was “no, we need to sort ourselves … [Read more…]
Kirsty Davies got in touch the other week. I asked for a little bit of information about herself and this is what she said: After finishing a HND in jewellery and silversmithing I went on to work with a jewellery and manufacturing company within the jewellery quarter for 3 and half years. From there I … [Read more…]
This is for the Birmingham Art Zine (BAZ) launch night, 5 November at The White Swan in Digbeth, 6-9pm: BAZ are well aware that a room full of people reading a small pink text heavy magazine – looking to see if their names are mentioned – is not really a recipe for a great night … [Read more…]
One from many sets of photos taken when Birmingham’s Flickr Group visited Newman Brothers Coffin Works. This one is from Gethin Thomas. The situation regarding Newman Brothers is unfortunate to say the least – AWM (having bought the building) have recently pulled funding, leaving a sensible-sounding project in the lurch and the Birmingham Conservation Trust … [Read more…]
For me, arts funding is an area that’s shrouded in mystery and confusion. But then I’ve never applied for any, so maybe it’s not such a big deal. Anyway, two folks who have recently shed some light on the situation are Pete Ashton and Clare Edwards. Pete went along to the Arts Council yesterday to … [Read more…]
Ooh, nice. More info (but only a little).
This looks ace: The Event is a contemporary arts festival in Eastside, Birmingham to showcase the best in artist-led activity. Bringing together artists, curators and artist-led projects, visitors are encouraged to immerse themselves in challenging artworks indoors and out. The Event will be delivered by some of the city’s key artist-led groups to explore a … [Read more…]
I picked up a flyer for Moda Jewellery the other day – they’ve got a jewellery sale going on at the Bond Cafe in Digbeth tomorrow (Thursday 29 October) from 10am to 2pm. According to their blog, they were profiled in the Birmingham Mail a couple of months ago, where it was revealed that Julie … [Read more…]