TROVE is the gallery that Charlie Levine and David Miller direct, currently located at The Old Science Museum in Jewellery Quarter. The Terminal Bar is the latest exhibition and it launched the other side of the weekend. Here are some pics and here’s a short interview with guest curator Morgan Quaintance:
Well, I invited, you came, I spoke, we discussed and by the end of it we had a plan. It was a quite intense evening and we covered a lot of ground which I’m going to attempt to sumarise here. In short, though, the room decided to go for it, to form a committee / … [Read more…]
Does anyone know? The Project X website says this (I’ve highlighted the pertinent bit with a red box and, just in case, added a red arrow): Project X events are/were ace.
Is Stansfield from Léon the promoter for this or something? Confirmed so far – We Are One, Rhubarb Radio, Join The Dots formerly Scratch Club, Reverb Club, Breakfest, The Beat Suite, Custom Made, Organic, Funkbox, Discomendments, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Open Minded People, Faux Real, Friendly Fire, Loafers Lounge, Planet Breaks, Mama Feel Good, Bunka, Heducation, … [Read more…]
Same deal as last time. I’ll talk about funding cuts but I’ll finish with a picture of a cute bunny. DCMS’s latest news is that they’ll: abolish the UK Film Council (although government and Lottery support of film will continue) abolish the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, which is based in Birmingham merge the National Lottery Commission … [Read more…]
A compelling call for submissions: Departure Gallery seeks contemporary artists to exhibit in a major warehouse show taking place in two gigantic industrial units 1 mile north east of Birmingham City Centre this August. These spaces are particularly suited to large scale sculpture, performance, projection and installation More info via Arts Jobs. Must say, my curiosity … [Read more…]
This year’s Supersonic seems to be coming together splendidly. The bill looks suitably impressive, a couple of big names but otherwise packed with bands that I’ve never heard of in my life. That’s good though – the point of Supersonic is that Jenny and Lisa know what you should be listening to before you (or … [Read more…]
There was a film crew at the bottom of my road the other morning. I’m not sure what they were filming (it was Doctors last time) but there are a few crews filming in the city at the moment. Hustle‘s back and Helena Bonham Carter Carter keeps being spotted in Kings Heath minding her own … [Read more…]