Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Okay. Still trying to creep back into things after spending ludicrous amounts of time in a darkened room with no technology to make me worse. If I’ve missed your ‘thing’ then sorry, and if you have a ‘thing’ you think is good, tell me about it! In the meantime, two things that compliment one another … [Read more…]
This Friday will see the culmination of three weeks’ creative activity by forty apprentice artists in Birmingham, as Gallery 37 hosts an arts showcase at Pavilions Shopping Centre. Now in its eleventh year, Gallery 37, the award winning Birmingham City Council backed arts training programme, offers young people from Birmingham aged between 16 and 24 … [Read more…]
Following on from my previous post, I was alerted to another site focusing on the digitisation of collections, offering similar functions to the Pre Raphaelites site, but covering a greater range of collections. Inspiration Bank showcases rarely seen artworks and decorative objects from Midlands-based gallery, museum and library archives – currently including Birmingham Central Library, … [Read more…]
I’m a sucker for anything that is done, simply because. Not for money, not for social status, not out of obligation – but just through the love of whatever it is that you do. And Moseley Festival strikes me as one of those things. Happening annually for over 30 years, organised entirely by volunteers from … [Read more…]
I was already aware of the extensive work of Arts & Business, an organisation determined to foster innovative partnerships between businesses and the arts – but had somehow managed to remain oblivious to the existence of their Visual arm. With the imminent launch of an exhibition of works curated by Stephen Snoddy, director of The … [Read more…]
Following a recent announcement that BBC’s drama ‘Survivors’ will relocate to the West Midlands, Screen WM has announced today that they are investing in the next series of Kudos Film and Television’s major international TV drama, Hustle. The investment means that Hustle will relocate to Birmingham, and the city will provide a new backdrop for … [Read more…]
You don’t get to see teams of artists pitted against each other on the football pitch often, but if you have nothing planned this Saturday, go and cheer on four of Brum’s best teams at the British Artists Football Tournament. The teams battling it out for the typically bespoke trophies are from throughout the U: … [Read more…]
Newbie CiB contributor Rich Batsford has pointed me in the direction of a short documentary detailing ‘the shocking way that Birmingham’s vibrant culture is being degraded by the complaints of a vocal minority, poor regulation and lack of awareness’. The film comes out of a number of recent issues where venues key to the Birmingham … [Read more…]