The CBSO‘s summer programme has landed in front of me, so here’s a little round-up of what you might expect to see in the next couple of months. This won’t be comprehensive, so check out the CBSO listings for yourself here for more performances and details. In May, there’s a mini concert for 3-5 year … [Read more…]
The Public art gallery in West Bromwich has joined forces with ITV Fixers to present an exhibition of works, including painting, sculpture, photography and short film, by young and up-and-coming artists. Here’s the background: Fixer Todd Wooton (22) is a young artist. Throughout school and university he has found it almost impossible to get his … [Read more…]
English folk music has never had it so good with Town Hall and Symphony Hall providing an annual showcase for the best traditional folk and contemporary singer-songwriters around in English Originals. This year’s folk weekend is 14-16 May and features the likes of Badly Drawn Boy, Beth Orton, Graham Coxon, Scott Matthews, and more. Friday … [Read more…]
Ever wondered how your favourite films get on to the silver screen? How 3D films work? Or even how independent cinemas deal with major film distributors? Well, wonder no more, because those enterprising chaps at The Electric cinema have been busy making a fine selection of documentary videos which give a unique insight into the … [Read more…]
There’s a lot of illustrators getting all collaborative at the moment, what with the Not My Type project and this here news about the new thing from the Love to Print collective. Katie from Supercool has explained things better than I would: Patterns contains loads of exquisite illustrations from five fantastically talented screenprint artists, who … [Read more…]
The Flyover Show is happening on 29 May 2010. It has a website. It has a flyer: And it has some videos from last year: The Flyover Show 2009-10 Part 1 HD1280 Youtube from Mr Nat Higginbottom on Vimeo. The Flyover Show 2009-10 Part 2 HD1280 Youtube from Mr Nat Higginbottom on Vimeo.
Birmingham Book Festival are having an extra one-day festival on 29 May this year. The line-up of events (shamelessly nicked from their website) looks like this: National Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy returns to Birmingham for another much-anticipated reading. Novelist Helen Dunmore talks about her new novel Betrayal. Novelists Amanda Smyth (Black Rock), Aifric Campbell (The … [Read more…]
Some interesting comments from BIAD‘s Prof Chris O’Neil in the Post regarding how Birmingham’s creative industries could be best supported, including: it isn’t just about investing in the creative industries, it’s about creating a home where the creative industries want to be. I think it’s about the environment and the infrastructure, creative industry and entrepreneurship … [Read more…]