This one nearly knocked me off my chair: Birmingham City Council’s Arts Team has two mobile arts units; multimedia high-tech vehicles which convert into spaces for arts activity with drop-down walls and extending floor sections We are looking for artists to work at outdoor events across the city between October 08 and March 09, to … [Read more…]
Birmingham Live, for most, is a website that posts up reviews and some excellent photographs of bands playing in Birmingham. There are people out there covering gigs almost every night of the week. However, for the up and coming music photographers and reviewers involved, it’s a platform where they can learn their craft and get … [Read more…]
Apparently this video will be used on the new Jewellery Quarter Regeneration Partnership website which will be launched soon. Found via a tweet from Gecal. Any thoughts?
Frankie’s taken up the baton as far as new student rag Sanctuary is concerned. I posted about it yesterday but said I’d not seen the actual thing. Here she is flicking through a copy and giving her thoughts:
Airy Fairy is a shop in the Oasis shopping centre in the city centre and they: stock an eclectic mix of alternative fashion, fancy dress, crazy costumes, cosplay, corsets and tutus. Our shop is a riot of colour where festival inspired rainbow colour tutus sit with burlesque and gothic lolita accessories, gothic art posters cosy … [Read more…]
Timm Sonnenschein is: a German-born photographer living and working in Birmingham since 2000. Building on a graphic design background in his native country, in 2004 he graduated with a 1st class degree in photography from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (UCE). After graduating he started his career as a freelance photojournalist. He is … [Read more…]
Self Portrait Birmingham: This site has been set up as part of the new Self Portrait Birmingham Project. The Project is inspired by the original Handsworth Self Portrait of 1979 but updated with the latest digital technology Nod to Podnosh for passing this my way.
Ulfah Arts is based at the Highgate Craft Centre and, as the about page says, it’s: a pioneering arts organisation, which acts as an umbrella to a number of initiatives specialising in faith and the arts. This includes projects around Muslim women in the arts and interfaith work using arts to name just a couple. … [Read more…]