This may be of interest to anyone involved in storytelling, whether your platform is filmmaking, social media or gaming, Switchboard and Event with Me are teaming up with Power to the Pixel, to present A New Currency: Multiplatform storytelling and social capital. The event is free to attend and takes place on 12 October, from … [Read more…]
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group launch their 2010/11 season on 10 October with a double focus. The concert will feature new work by composer Simon Holt, along with the talents of pianist Rolf Hind and soprano Sarah Leonard, plus work by hugely influential German composer Helmut Lachenmann. Simon Holt’s complex, dramatic music was first performed by … [Read more…]
‘Empire of Rust’ is an exhibition of photography by Birmingham based artist Brigitte Winsor, currently on show until 30 October at The Warehouse Cafe. …an abstract exploration of wabi-sabi – the Japanese aesthetic of the imperfect, the incomplete and the impermanent – where beauty can be found in the unconventional. Abstract and colourful, it highlights … [Read more…]
AIRTIME is an event taking place on Wednesday 20 October, hosted by a-n The Artists Information Company on behalf of Air in partnership New Art Gallery Walsall and DACS. Held at New Art Gallery Walsall, AIRTIME is open to practicing visual and applied artists in the West Midlands who are looking for advice on professional … [Read more…]
Art of Ideas is a group exhibition curated by Matthew Collings and Matt Price, entitled ‘The Witching Hour’, which will be taking place in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery’s Waterhall Gallery from 11 – 14 November. The four day exhibition will explore darkness and the uncanny, featuring photography, painting, sculpture, printmaking, film and animation, … [Read more…]
The Conservative Party Conference starts tomorrow, so expect a fair amount of disruption around the city centre – especially the city end of Broad Street around the ICC and Symphony Hall. Travel advice aside, arts and culture will be getting a foot in the door a few times over the duration, including this lot: Jonathan … [Read more…]
On 6 October at 7.15pm, ARC (Anti Racist Campaign) and Duende Performance Co. will be hosting this event at The Drum. A panel featuring film and theatre makers Kenan Malik, Colin Prescod (Institute of Race Relations) and Dave Rogers (Banner Theatre) will dicuss why they believe immigration has been, and is, good for Britain.
Report – Birmingham Municipal Bank / TSB, Broad Street Birmingham, Jan 2010 – UK Urban Exploration Forums “The vaults are amazing, this is real hollywood film territory” Decibel performing arts showcase: Artists’ information sessions At the Arts Council offices on 5 Oct, 11am to 1pm Filmrats September 28th « Art, music, film and luna riot … [Read more…]