Local illustration collective Girls Who Draw – including Gemma Correll, Anke Weckmann, Mary Kilvert, Sarah Ray, Kate Hindley, Ruth Green, Currentstate, Yee Ting Kuit, Karoline Rerrie and Michelle Turton – are taking their exhibition ‘Travelling Menagerie’ to the Here and Now Gallery in Falmouth throughout July. More info at menageriebook.blogspot.com
Jane Packman‘s mac-commissioned show, Treasured, is on from now until 27 June. Book here. This gentle, interactive performance offers a fleeting experience of a different world. Centred around three pieces of sculptural jewellery – specially commissioned from West Midlands jewellers – it is influenced by dressing ceremonies and fantastical storytelling The jewellery’s provided by Mikaela … [Read more…]
If you’re out and about today you might catch the over-capitalised (shouty?) ROADWORKS project, Birmingham’s contribution to PARK(ing) Day. Located in close proximity to Victoria Square, St Phillips Cathedral (Colmore Row) and Waterloo Street the ROADWORKS will feature: ‘Not My Type’ by Fluid Design and collective illustrators Three easels will be set up and some … [Read more…]
I’ll admit I’ve slightly lost track of what’s going on where and when. More Canals Than Venice has the list of BIAD shows. We’ve mentioned Birmingham Metropolitan College’s show for the Diploma in Professional Photo Imaging. There’s a show called We Are The New DNA at the FEED and fashion labs at Millennium Point too, … [Read more…]
Ian and Pip from 7 Inch Cinema/Flatpack Festival have been nominated for The Hospital Club 100 which is: a search for the most influential people in the creative and media industries, with the emphasis on current contribution and importance, not just the size of someone’s celebrity status, profile, bank balance, titles or past reputation I’ve … [Read more…]
CRAIN report « D’log “A useful seven page report from the West Midlands Cultural Research & Intelligence Network conference (PDF link), held in Birmingham on 2nd June 2010” Audition Call « Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company Quick, bright female capable of playing between 18-30 wanted to perform with Stan’s Cafe in Beijing in November. Click the … [Read more…]
Bright Space are doing a project called Platform and they’re after youngsters: Platform will be a blog written by 16-19 year olds, featuring articles, reviews, events listings and much more. Written by young people for young people it will represent a unique perspective on arts activity in Birmingham. We are now looking to recruit 15 … [Read more…]
I just had an email about an upcoming thing called Art Heist at New Art Gallery Walsall, which looks really interesting – something between an exhibition, a game, theatre and… who knows what. Here’s some copy/pasted info: Artist collective Coney and artificial intelligence consultancy Winterwell are joining forces to create an adventure in The New Gallery … [Read more…]