Here are some pics of a couple of posters/fold-out leaflet things. I was sent this one which publicises Grand Union‘s thing with Justin Carter: And I picked up this one which is stuffed with the mind-bogglingly long list of events Rhubarb Rhubarb are doing/associated with over the next few weeks: Btw, if you want half-price … [Read more…]
Play isn’t just for kids! Come and join BARG as they host 2 ridiculously fun summer events at the mac to introduce you to the world of pervasive games. With any luck you won’t need any more convincing and will just run straight over to register for one/both of these (it’s free). Register for Sunday 15 August … [Read more…]
The Photo Blog – Birmingham Royal Ballet – dancing for Checkum! “One of our most demanding Checkum shoots to date took place on location at the Birmingham Hippodrome. In one day we photographed four male and one female artist from the world-famous Birmingham Royal Ballet” Dancers wearing no clothes – don’t say you weren’t warned … [Read more…]
I’ve still not made it over to The Hubb which is starting to feel remiss of me. They’ve got an interesting thing happening there next week which looks good – a Chinese and Arabic calligraphy collaboration.
I meant to post this a few days back but forgot. Oops. You remember the JFK mosaic that used to be at St Chad’s Circus before all that area was redeveloped? There’s talk of relocating it to the Irish Quarter. The mosaic was commissioned in 1968 and paid for by the city’s Irish community as … [Read more…]
There was a bit of Dave Harte’s Birmingham’s Creative Industries – the ‘business case’ post that really caught my eye – something that I hadn’t noticed/thought about before. First the set-up: I think this position [that creative industries need handouts] comes from the confusion of thinking that the subsidised Arts sector has much to do … [Read more…]
We’re still in the process of giving back all the stock from the CiB Shop. One of the items in particular stands out – not because it’s the biggest (although it is) but because it’s amazing. Back in January, The REP hosted Writing On The Wall which featured: world famous aerosol artist, Mohammed ‘Aerosol Arabic’ … [Read more…]
If you’ve ever been involved in anything that Advantage West Midlands (this region’s RDA) has supported (and I’d be surprised if you haven’t in some way or other) then this is relevant to you, even if, on the surface, it might seem turgid, overly political and dull. You may have heard of the government’s plans … [Read more…]