The Departure Lounge showcases ‘films and film makers taking off’, concentrating on debut and first features by UK directors, screen writers and producers. The first event of 2011 brings an offering by Birmingham based writer/ director John Bradburn, whose film, WRISTS will be screened in mac‘s cinema, at 6pm on 27 January. The film’s producers … [Read more…]
New for 2011, Created in Birmingham is now tumbling away. This is our attempt to start up some form of flyer wall, to try and feature all the things we don’t have time to write a full post about. We’ll be posting flyers, videos, and general Tumblr friendly bits and pieces we come across, in … [Read more…]
As you may or may not already be aware, Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and Birmingham’s annual free festival will be taking place on 6 February in the Arcadian. Kicking off at 12 noon with the traditional Ceremony of Dotting the Dragon’s eyes, festivities will carry on throughout the afternoon until 4.30pm. Entertainment … [Read more…]
This weekend I was at Culture Hack Day, where teams of developers came together to create things using data from cultural organisations (it had nothing to do with breaking into computers and nicking personal info – that’s different). There were a fair few people from Birmingham who went along and they had access to a … [Read more…]
Gareth Weston is a Birmingham based illustrator, specialising in quirky, satirical illustrations. He holds a penchant for typography, flat colour, disproportionate figures, characters, traditional crafts and techniques and the deeply metaphorical. Take a look at his growing portfolio containing both hand drawn and digital work.
Statement from Warp.net: It is with great sadness we announce that Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away at 9am this morning in hospital. She died from complications with pneumonia after battling the illness for two weeks in intensive care. Our thoughts go out to James, Martin, her friends and her family and we request that … [Read more…]
Art at Artfull‘s latest exhibition, ‘The Cutting Edge of Fashion’, will showcase the work and designs of Rebecca Forster, a Wolverhampton based designer. Rebecca’s work concentrates on her passion for everything Japanese, looking at the art of origami to create a collection which can be altered by the wearer and giving a structured appearance to … [Read more…]
Handmade Birmingham Arts Market Social Meet Up – Eventbrite There’s to be a get-together of market folk on Monday 17 Jan Call for volunteers : Flatpack Festival Flatpack want volunteers WaB Sale! | We Are Birmingham The We Are Birmingham shop has a sale on – go grab a bargain latest scribbles Carl Booth is … [Read more…]