Found Objects Stick ‘Birmingham’ in the search bar on this blog’s sidebar and prepare to be amazed Found Objects: Birmingham Arts Lab “Pat also did Dr Who stuff, and greased up the man who played the giant shrimp in “The Invisible Enemy” so he could slide into the costume!” Kavanaugh Leaves Rep – News – … [Read more…]
Aedas have teamed up with BIAD and Triumph Motorcycles for their latest exhibition, ‘Accessories’, which will launch with a preview show on 16 December at Aedas, Colmore Plaza. The exhibition will feature pieces designed by MA Product Design Students at BIAD, who’ve produced a collection of 18 alternative lifestyle accessories inspired by components from the Triumph … [Read more…]
Gecko Arts and Media recently opened a new gallery in the Custard Factory’s Zellig building, specialising in the promotion and sales of Latin American art. Their current exhibition showcases the work of Peru born artist Janet Mclelland, whose art portrays her upbringing and views of daily life, in search for a representation of motherhood. On … [Read more…]
You may remember some discussion on this site about the impending announcement of Birmingham City Council’s arts budget cuts. Well, following a Cabinet meeting yesterday, the results are in. My first boss always told me to work from first principles and sources, therefore: The Cabinet report is here (PDF); and The figures are here (Excel … [Read more…]
Here’s our weekly round up of creative jobs and opportunities posted on Jobplot over the past two weeks. Jobs: Junior Designer, VIVA Aspire Web & Interactive Developer, Buto Talented PHP/MySQL Developer (£20-30K), The Higgs Design Co. Arts Promoter, Gecko Programmes Media Assistant, Gecko Programmes Print and Graphics Assistant, Gecko Programmes Graphic Designer, Gecko Programmes Admin … [Read more…]
The Public are hosting two open exhibitions in 2011, and have pushed back the deadline for submissions to Friday 31 December 2010. TOUCHINTERACTIVE 2011 is to be the UK’s first open exhibition specifically for digital interactive artwork, and SCREENING 2011 will offer film and video artists a chance to exhibit work. Both exhibitions are free … [Read more…]
Lisa Travers latest exhibition ‘Ècriture‘ is currently on display in Maison Mayci in Moseley. The exhibition features a collection of small artworks and framed calligraphy works on paper as you can see, and will be around until 18 December.
For those interested in Birmingham’s heritage pre-Pallasades, Mark Norton’s book ‘Birmingham Then & Now‘, features a collection of previously unpublished archive images of Birmingham alongside full-colour modern photographs. Take a nostalgic visual journey back to 1960s Birmingham to witness the much-loved Bull Ring, the grand city-centre buildings that were demolished to make way for the … [Read more…]