Shadow maps is the third exhibition in the ‘Aedas Presents‘ series, showcasing the work of artist Jo Gane. For Aedas, Gane has assembled a body of work made with teams of field archaeologists at various dig sites which explores the search for evidence of history and plotting of time within the landscape. Instead of unearthing … [Read more…]
This bronze sculpture of Sir Jacob Epstien’s 15 year old daughter has inspired the latest exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, The Life of the Mind: Love, Sorrow and Obsession. The exhibition opened last Friday, and is open until 20 March, curated by artists Bob and Roberta Smith, featuring an eclectic group of historic, … [Read more…]
The theme for this years BASS Festival is Revolution, exploring physical movement, music as a weapon of change and celebrating the creators of radical new music and styles. Punch are offering between £500 – £3000 through their BASS Commissions fund for artists to create new work in music, dance, spoken word and theatre. Here’s the … [Read more…]
Pop-up arts gallery, BlowCreates, is due to open in the Custard Factory’s Zellig building on 25 January. This newly established PR and marketing venture had been set up by two Birmingham City University students. Follow their progress on Facebook and Tumblr, where they’ve been offering sneak peeks into the kind of artists we can expect … [Read more…]
Tributes to Tessa Sidey, fine art curator at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery One of many tributes to Tessa Sidley Digital journalist & shameless parish gossip « Custard Factory Having read the job description, is journalist a more acceptable word for marketer these days? Either way, there’s an interesting job going Birmingham music groups urged … [Read more…]
Trove‘s latest project, initiated by curator Charlie Levine during a summer spent in Paris, features an exchange of postcards between 17 artists across the world. Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s method of documenting travels via postcards sent home, Levine commissioned 17 artists to instead design a postcard. These were then printed and packs of the final … [Read more…]
The Typographic Hub is: part of the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design at Birmingham City University; the Hub works to promote the history, theory and practice of typographic design They organise an annual typographic symposium (16 March this year) and will be publishing a fair amount of typographically-related articles. The website (built by Supercool) … [Read more…]
The Designer Vintage Bridal Show is taking place at Highbury Hall on 19 & 20 February, gathering a whole bunch of independent, local designers under one roof to offer inspiration for vintage inspired weddings, while supporting homegrown talent. Just a few of the exhibitors include Ragged Rose Jewellery, Rachel Simpson shoes, exclusive Edgbaston based boutique … [Read more…]