Natalie Lines, according to her bio, is: a self-taught illustrator based in the Midlands. Her recent projects have been for Dorothy Perkins, House of Fraser and Lady Gaga for V magazine. Natalie’s on Twitter and has a profile on Behance.
If you fancy performing then fling an email over to creativejourneys@me.com. I’ve no idea how careers karaoke might work – could be interesting. Also, Tan Matthews might be a name worth watching.
Mark Essen, Gene-George Earl, Sarah Farmer and Cathy Wade – CRASH “An experimental season of sonics, moving image, installation and construction stimulated by the vision of J.G. Ballard” Growing Our Own Producers « mid * point I can’t remember whether I’ve already linked to this or not. Either way: “During the First Bite Festival on … [Read more…]
If I wasn’t already going to the launch of DanceXchange’s new season I’d be at this. With bells on. If they do it again I might even see about cobbling together a CiB team. Via Digbeth is Good.
Birmingham-based independent publisher, The Gentlemen Press, has just launched a competition for West Midlands writers aged 13-21. Open for entries from 12th September – 31st October, the judges will be accepting for short stories between 500 and 2,000 words in length. A selection of winning entrants will see their stories published in an anthology. The … [Read more…]
On Saturday evening a small group of people (myself included) boarded The Boat That OxjamBrum Rocked at Gast Street Basin and were taken up to The Vale (in Edgbaston) and back being entertained by a bunch of local bands, musicians and singers. The bands featured were Hawker (above), Sick Boys Club, the Alchemy Duo, Paul Murphy, two members … [Read more…]
The Warwick Arts Centre lineup for the next few months features a diverse range of concerts, plays and film screenings. True to form, the cinema schedule picks up on international gems such as A Separation, a tale of divorce and family politics in Iran; and The Skin I Live In, the latest haunting opus from … [Read more…]
There’s loads of stuff happening at Artsfest this weekend. I pulled out a few suggestions here (with more in the comments below that post) but to get an idea of what people are up to, here’s a live Twitter search to have a look at: Meanwhile, I’m covering what’s going on in the Dance Marquee … [Read more…]