State of the West Midlands « D’log “Just published, State of the West Midlands report, 2010” Want to be part of Dancing for the Games and get free entry to The Dance Show and Clothes Show Live this December as well? Then the info’s all here no2self.net » Made in Birmingham “I was recently contacted … [Read more…]
Or it does according to someone at the new Fallen Angel Bakery in Harborne if the experience of Paul at Ricemedia is anything to go by: Fazeley Studios might host some fine digital media companies, Ikon Eastside and our own fair office but there’s still some work to be done apparently. That or the guy’s … [Read more…]
Darren John designs these quirky illustrations, and is based in Birmingham. He’s also on Flickr, where you can take a look at some of his more recent work.
Earlier today Alex Jones and I popped over to an aircraft hangar at Coventry Airport. Rosie Kay‘s in there at the moment with Aquila TV, filming a version of her most recent work – 5 SOLDIERS: The Body is the Frontline. Some of Alex’s photos are on Flickr here. In the spirit of full disclosure … [Read more…]
Birmingham Book Festival‘s writer networking event, The Writers’ Toolkit is taking place on 20 November at South Birmingham College from 10.30am – 4pm. The event is their third annual gathering, attracting both emerging and established writers along with those involved in the writing industry, including publishers, producers, agents and various organisations. The day is a … [Read more…]
On 20 November, The Hare & Hounds and Birmingham Jazz will be welcoming the Grammy nominated Christen Scott Quintet to Birmingham. Considered somewhat jazz pedigree, as the nephew of saxophonist Donald Harrison, Scott has become one of the great innovators of his generation as part of an achingly cool new wave of contemporary jazz artists. … [Read more…]
Art of Ideas kicks off towards the end of this week, the four day event will celebrate the cultural life of Birmingham, with a series of talks, exhibitions and related events held at various galleries and institutions around Birmingham. We’ve already mentioned a few of the associated events such as The Witching Hour and In … [Read more…]
Aedas Presents is a new monthly art programme held at Aedas Architects in Colmore Plaza, which will present a series of exhibitions by students and emerging artists. The first 12 months are to be curated by Charlie Levine, and the first artist is Hannah Ainsworth, whose work focuses on matters relating to light, movement and surface … [Read more…]