Digbeth Is Good – The Ikon in Eastside Nicky Getgood’s take on the new Ikon Eastside exhibition by Tercerunquinto and the He An installation at Moat Lane Car Park Lucy Nicholls Lucy is “an artist working within theatre, dance and performance. I run educational and recreational workshops, classes and programmes for children, teenagers and adults, … [Read more…]
Chris Keenan, aka Prime Objective, was one of four artists (along with Jo Naden, Eryka Isaak and Matthew Robinson) to be commissioned by a large, local confectioners to produce artwork for the company’s new ‘Bournville Place’ offices. Chris posed purple objects – bikes, balloons, bunting, drumkits and so on – around the (reassuringly clean-looking) factory. … [Read more…]
On Thurs 10 July the first screening of Finished With The War will take place as part of New Vibes at the Patrick Centre. New Vibes is DanceXchange‘s annual showcase and Finished With The War is a dance for camera piece that explores the relationship between the First World War and the current war in … [Read more…]
Some good news from the Edge has dropped into my inbox. Having secured a ten-year lease for their premises they’ve now secured funding for a big refurb: The wonderful SITA trust have blessed us with the resources to install a new heating system, disabled loos, insulation and a new kitchen!  This will be stage one … [Read more…]
Brumcast 105 ‘Everybody Goes Mad’ Little Chris rounds up the local talent, plays their songs and talks between them Ben Neal’s Blog: Got Flummoxed! Ben Neal went to Flummoxed and has written all about it Through the Eyes of a Child, Fri 11 July – aCtiVe arts The culmination of a community poetry project and … [Read more…]
I went along to the meeting for the previously mentioned Rhubarb Radio on Thursday last week. Things are still tripping along quickly, with equipment due to move on-site shortly and small teams of volunteers being allocated to look after certain other matters. As much as possible, discussion about the direction and development of the station … [Read more…]
Returning to Birmingham after last year’s exhibition, ‘Please Excuse Our Appearance’, Tercerunquinto are back at Ikon Eastside with ‘I Am What I Am‘. The exhibition will run from 10 July to 24 August but there’s a preview on Wednesday 9 July from 7-9pm. What’s more: A free bus will run from Ikon, Brindleyplace to Ikon … [Read more…]
Next weekend Capsule‘s festival of rock and electronic music – Supersonic – is taking place at the Custard Factory. In addition to planning that, Capsule recently took local acts Pram and the ZX Orchestra to Barcelona’s Sonar festival for a well-received showcase. Frankie sat down with Jenny and Lisa to discuss DIY ethics, council funding, … [Read more…]