Small Talk = “A polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters”. There’s an event coming up – which although is sold out – is without a doubt, still worthy of a mention so that you don’t miss out next time. You can get on the waiting list via their eventbrite page just in case there any … [Read more…]
Beatfreeks have teamed up with BBC Radio 1Xtra and the exciting new Soundlounge project to produce a must-see evening of spoken word and live music on Tuesday 18th February. The Beatfreeks collective is a youth-led social enterprise committed to creating social change, empowering young people and unleashing creativity in everyone. This group of local artists are … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Good For Nothing team have announced the first date for their first gig, ‘Changin’ The Kitchen’. (we wrote about Good For Nothing back in October if you need a reminder about what GFN Birmingham is) Below is an excerpt from their invite… We’ll be getting together for 24hours of thinking, making and … [Read more…]
Today (14th February) sees the start of New Art West Midlands 2014. It was announced in December that 24 emerging artists from our own regional universities would exhibit their work within four different galleries across Birmingham and Wolverhampton. A Turning Point West Midlands initiative, New Art West Midlands exhibits the work of 24 artists, all … [Read more…]
Upon entering OFF KEY Studio, you are not confronted with any skin. This place is about the drawings; the sketches, the design style, the colour rendering, examples of the artists’ work adorning the walls. There’s an air of calm, with space to breathe and walls covered with inspiring examples of established tattoo artists. Forget intimidating … [Read more…]
Kirsty M is a papercraft artist/illustrator from the Black Country – she’s very recently relocated and is now based in Cornwall. Last year Kirsty was asked to be part of Handmade Boutique, the pop-up shop shop in the Great Western Arcade. In response to this she created a beautiful, intricate piece of artwork of some recognisable … [Read more…]
Festival of Imagination begins Wednesday 5th February at Selfridges Birmingham. There is a programme of events containing further information including the times/dates of the various events that will be hosted at Selfridges over the next few weeks. If you’d like to attend any of the talks or events then you need to email FOIBirmingham@selfridges.co.uk to book a place. … [Read more…]
There is a brand new outdoor Circus Theatre performance being developed by RoguePlay in Birmingham. EVER WANTED TO JOIN THE CIRCUS? Well, now you can. RoguePlay has been funded by Birmingham City Council to train 12 local people in a variety of skills so they can rehearse and perform alongside us in our next big outdoor … [Read more…]