The next Animation Forum West Midlands event, Grads On Walls, will be at Concrete on 13 October and will showcase the work of the region’s recent graduates. I really do recommend these. Shorts On Walls and Ads On Walls were great, even for someone like me who never got past using the corners of school … [Read more…]
News from Eccentric City‘s Harry Palmer, which I hope you’ll forgive me for regurgitating in full: The Eccentric City newspaper shortly holds it eccentric auction (23rd Sept, Anchor pub, Digbeth, Birmingham -Â 7.30pm onwards). With much anticipated joy and excitement, British luminary eccentric Mr John Ward www.johnwardinventor.co.uk will be in attendance. This is a unique and … [Read more…]
Brap, the Birmingham equalities charity, has racked up 10 years and is celebrating on Saturday night (20th Sept) at the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath. Performing on the night will be The Special Beat (featuring Neville Staple and Ranking Roger) and ex-Birmingham Poet Laureate Dreadlock Alien. Doors are at 9pm and tickets are £15 … [Read more…]
The big Film Dash logo vote Film Dash – the 48-hour film challenge happening in Birmingham on 17-19 October is picking up pace. We need a logo though. A couple have been submitted; please have a look and vote for your fave Capsule Blog » The Joyful Bewilderment Capsule are involved in a group exhibition … [Read more…]
Bit late notice this one, but tomorrow night at the Library Theatre there’s a night dedicated to Birmingham film maker, Steve Rainbow who recently had a film chosen to appear at Palm Springs International ShortFest. As the info on the Film Birmingham site says: come and see a collection of his short work culminating with … [Read more…]
A copy of ‘Forward‘ (the council’s official publication profiling policies, initiatives and events) just plopped through my door. Let’s see what interesting event info there is and pull together some links. The Old Rep Theatre, which closed in Feb for renovation, re-opens on 30 Sept. The first show is ‘Messed Up’ by Small Heath Young … [Read more…]
Deborah Mingham is a freelance artist and costume designer/maker. She graduated from UCE Fine Arts degree course and has gone on to work with Shoi Productions, Friction Arts, the Godiva Carnival (see pic above), Pentabus and Kindle Theatre. These Punch & Judy costumes, produced for Imagineer Productions and inspired by Rab C Nesbitt and Tony … [Read more…]
The Something Foundation is: a new and exciting Artist led collective based in the West Midlands who are holding their first event, a two-dayer, this weekend (20 and 21 Sept) at The Churchill Citizens Club, 1073 Warwick Road, Acocks Green B27 6QT. The Something Foundation blog is a bit sketchy on details but the folks … [Read more…]