Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
Many apologies for the lack of posts the last week, with this and that happening I haven’t been able to bring you as many posts as I would have like to, normal blogging service shall be restored from herein. One great thing I missed out on last Friday was the launch of Fazeley Studios in … [Read more…]
This Thursday their are two very different creative meet-ups happening in the city: The Feb Creative Networks is the 3rd Creative Forum event with special guest speaker Ash Atalla, the writer and producer best known for producing The Office. The Creative Forum bit is usually a series of stands from organisations like Business Link and … [Read more…]
Twice Oscar-nominated film director Mike Figgis will be coming to Birmingham on 12 March as the latest speaker in the Boilerhouse Voices series of events staged by Jewellery Quarter based communications consultancy Boilerhouse. Figgis will address an invited audience of Boilerhouse guests, but a limited number of tickets will be available to creative industries professionals … [Read more…]
Many of the local galleries and museums have fun and creative activities for the kids on half term this week: Half Term Family Workshops Following a special gallery tour, families will use a variety of media to creatively explore the themes and ideas within the current exhibitions. 17, 19 February 2 – 4pm Ikon Gallery … [Read more…]
A few weeks ago I set out an idea for a CiB charity project involving a design competition resulting in the production of a limited edition CiB t-shirt which will raise money for a Birmingham based charity. Now, two weeks on, I have done a bit of research, taken on-board all of your suggestions and … [Read more…]
Last night was Birmingham Twestival, a gathering of Birmingham Twitter users. The evening was a delightful mix of games, prizes and squinting at name tags, all in the name of charity. Birmingham joined over 175 countries in hosting a event to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Photo by Lee Allen I had a … [Read more…]
Creatives are invited to comment on the Big City Plan Following the cancellation of the Big City Plan workshop, Creative Republic have rescheduled the event for 6pm on Wednesday 11th February. The format remains the same with the event featuring a presentation on the Big City Plan with a discussion afterwards that will be written … [Read more…]
Birmingham: British rock’s forgotten city? Louis Pattison at The Guardian Music blog chews the fat over the city’s musical heritage and starts debate a plenty with statements like ‘Birmingham, however, is not a music city’, and comparing Brum to the swaggering ‘Madchester’. D’log – Handsworth Songs The excellent 60-minute film Handsworth Songs (John Akomfrah & … [Read more…]