I really enjoy this Birmingham based – and as the name suggests, not always Birmingham focused – photography tumblr blog, England Is: Mining traces of England’s culture from the built environment, England Is… Take a look at England Is, great attention to detail, strong compositions and vivid colour photography by Rob Gilbert (@robertgilbert86.)
Art Box is a festival of contemporary art, crafts, and all things creative. 2012 saw Art Box’s first festival in the lovely cathedral city Lichfield – and next year it’s coming to Birmingham too. Art Box 2014 is coming and we’re currently looking for artists and volunteers to help us make the second Art … [Read more…]
The Folly Project are holding a family fun big draw on the 26th October. We will be using mirrors, odd objects and noise to imagine how Perrott’s Folly might look, sound and function in the future. I’ve never actually heard of Perrott’s folly, but thanks to their wikipedia page I can tell you Perrott’s Folly, also … [Read more…]
Claiming to be “the best of everything Birmingham” – “ICHOOS Birmingham is a free email publication that lands in your inbox up to 5 times a week. It’s the only resource you’ll ever need for the best in culture, food, bars, entertainment and exhibitions, in and around your city.” You can take a look at past … [Read more…]
History West Midlands have made a film about the real Peaky Blinders, with local historian Carl Chinn, Chair of Birmingham Community History at Birmingham University. In the video he reveals the truth behind the story in the TV series. Tiger Aspect (the maker of the BBC TV series) and West Midlands Police supported History West Midlands by … [Read more…]
A few things to find out more about on this drizzly Friday afternoon: Tonight/Tomorrow: Eastside Project’s fifth birthday party – go and celebrate the past five years, and many future years to come with them (tonight) Comedy by Emily Rose + Spoken Word at Ort from 8pm (it’s free and it’s tonight) The Big Draw … [Read more…]
We’re having somewhat a refresh on CiB. We’re looking for a handful of contributors. At the moment, the team comprises of myself Kerry and Kassie (more on the about us page.) Here’s a marginally tweaked repost of what Chris Unitt wrote when he was recruiting in June last year: WLTM You don’t need an exhaustive knowledge of everything … [Read more…]
Good For Nothing brings together smart people to save social problems. It’s a national thing, and three bright sparks from Birmingham are bringing it to our area. Good for Nothing is a community of thinkers, do-ers, makers and tinkerers applying their skills and energy to accelerate the work of cause-led innovators and change makers; it’s … [Read more…]