The book of the exhibition, put together by Damian Brown: 96 pages of images and text documenting the artists featured in the Strong Brum project that was commissioned by Birmingham City Council and exhibited between September and December 2009 at The Drum, thanks to Mukhtar Dar. The book itself is bookstore-quality with a hardcover, professionally … [Read more…]
A public forum for debate where ideas are vigorously scrutinised and no topic is off limits That’s Birmingham Salon, that is. Sponsored by the University of Birmingham (nice to see them get off their campus) and to be held regularly from January 2010 – the first event being on, um, Tues 9 Feb at thestudio* … [Read more…]
Kirsty Davies – Jewellery and Accessories – How to make it, video Following up from a post back in Nov, here’s Kirsty showing off the her make it, wear it, love it neoprene jewellery accessory. There’s a flip book too which looks like it was done by i heart joan (http://www.iheartjoan.co.uk/) Brummie Women listing « … [Read more…]
Yesterday, Joanna Geary bought a copy of The Times from 15 April 1876. There’s an article on page 10 called ‘Birmingham Improvements’ which refers to the Artisans’ Dwellings Act: In case it’s tricky to read, the second paragraph says: The scheme in respect to which the inquiry was held has already been described in The … [Read more…]
WeVee launched last week, having been shown off all over the place since ArtsFest in Sept last year. It’s an online tool described on the intro video: WeVee gives you the chance to explore the past, create your very own short mash-ups from archive film clips, edit them to music and share them online Here’s … [Read more…]
The River project is a collaborative animated film based on a bespoke piece of contemporary dance, which has been created to represent and reflect the wider and diverse communities in Birmingham. The participants will consist of five groups of around forty people from different ages ranging from 8-78 years old all working collaboratively with lead-artist … [Read more…]
You may have noticed a strange and unfamiliar name on your Created in Birmingham posts in recent weeks, so I think it’s about time I emerged from the shadows and said hello… Hi! I’m Ian Ravenscroft and I’ve joined the CiB team to (hopefully) continue the blog’s sterling work in unearthing Birmingham’s artistic and creative … [Read more…]
Right, blimey. Seems the free tickets to see Amelie were popular. So much so that they’ve all gone now. Sorry if you missed out but hark, there is good news! There’s a couple of other film showings earlier in the day with 65 or so tickets left for each. Those filums are: 2.30pm – Twenty … [Read more…]