The third edition of Digbeth First Friday takes place this week. Celebrating the wealth of culture in the area, ten very different venues will be opening their doors for an evening of exhibitions, film screenings, music and serving great food: • Take the time to see Oliver Jones‘ studio at A3 Project Space. He’s been asked … [Read more…]
We’re thrilled to be joining forces with Inkygoodness & Glug to present Glug Birmingham: Midland Masters – a series of talks by local designers, illustrators and studios celebrating the creative talent of the Midlands. What is Glug? Glug is a series of events for the design and creative community. Their showcase event is held in London … [Read more…]
On Friday 27th June, Sneeky Fox will launch its first pop up shop for one week located in an area that the brand classes as its home, Digbeth, the creative quarter of Birmingham that has fuelled inspiration and direction for Sneeky Fox to date. The shop will act as the launch for the new Sneeky … [Read more…]
2014 is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies. From the UoB website: Using innovative teaching and research methods and often adopting a politicised engagement with subjects, the Centre was one of the first academic bodies to take ‘mass’ culture – pop music, television programmes, fashions – seriously. By creating … [Read more…]
Take a walking tour of Rowland Emett’s Birmingham on Saturday June 21st: Frederick Rowland Emett (1906-1990) was a Punch cartoonist who, uniquely, turned his drawings into reality. He built a series of amazing machines in the post-war decades, the most famous of which appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Birmingham was Emett’s hometown so this walk – led … [Read more…]
“Associated Architects is offering the public a unique opportunity to visit the Grade I listed Curzon Street Station this month, as it opens its doors to play host to an exhibition of Birmingham’s Hidden Spaces. The free exhibition, organised by the Birmingham based practice in association with the Birmingham Post, will run from Saturday 21st to … [Read more…]
After years of hard work, late nights and pushing their creativity to the limits it is time for this years graduates to present the 2014 BA Degree Shows. Over the next few days some of the West Midlands finest universities will be exhibiting a wide range of work from fashion and textiles, fine art, photography … [Read more…]
Tonight’s the second Digbeth First Friday, and there are loads of things happening: Alfie Bird’s Art Exhibition Screening of Repo Man at Edible Eastside Friction Arts’ Psycedelic Psinema at The Edge The Cobalt Blue Contemporary Arts ‘Interlude’ studio tour at Custard Factory Eastside Projects late night opening and chance to own free public art Provide shop late … [Read more…]