Random posts that don’t fit anywhere else.
The email described this blog as a collection of adverts i see and photograph around birmingham and rants thereon Oh, but it’s so much better than that. Jonny knows an absurdity when he sees one, has a pretty incredible memory and, best of all, he’s funny. One to bookmark.
I came really close to missing this, even though the guy lives round the corner from me. Willard Wigan carves sculptures from dust particles, sugar crystals and grains of sand. Many of those sculptures are smaller than this full stop. Yes, that one. Now, this isn’t like those guys who’ll write your name on a … [Read more…]
The Emergent Game starts in earnest on 5 June although it’s been warming up for a little while now. In case you’ve not been following it, it’s an ‘alternate reality game’ (although I prefer their description of ‘a framework for exploring your surroundings’) and is part of the New Generation Arts Festival. Explaining what The … [Read more…]
The number of good things happening this evening is nuts: Fierce’s Platinum Programme is at The Edge, some of it you can drop into, some you have to book. Behind Closed Doors are holding the launch of The Secret Garden – an installation round the back of the Custard Factory from 6pm to 8pm. Fierce, … [Read more…]
Live Box Special at The Drum This season of the Soweto Kinch-hosted Live Box draws to a close with Yusa, a young Cuban singer and multi-instrumentalist. Volunteer Placement with The Big Picture The Big Picture are after someone to spend two weeks scanning photos submitted by the general public to contribute to their world record … [Read more…]
Birmingham: England’s 2nd largest city is a true musical melting point Short vid about Birmingham’s musical heritage from Guardian.co.uk/02 Wireless “whatever your favoured musical genre, you’re sure to find it in the midlands”. Spotted by Simon Howes. Birmingham International Film Society (B.I.F.S) Facebook Group BIFS has a Facebook group. Next step, a blog with film … [Read more…]
Eryka Isaak makes “one-off sculptural lighting, inspired by carnivorous, Jurassic and extra-terrestrial plant life”. From her workshop in Kings Heath she has used various glass-forming techniques to create floor, wall and table lamps as well as huge chandeliers, while “exploring the relationships between glass, copper, concrete, light and stone”. You may have seen some of … [Read more…]
ArtsFest – Short Cuts submissions to be in by 30 May As blogged previously but I’ve just been told the submission date is 30 May. Contact Kate Sullivan (kate.sullivan[at]birmingham.gov.uk) at ArtsFest for details/submission forms. Rhubarb Rhubarb News of “what is now known as Europe’s premiere review of the image, bringing to Birmingham 60 of the … [Read more…]