PLOT put on a number of interesting talks and events at the the Light House in Wolverhampton related to the development of the creative industries. The problem with these, and the many other information dissemination sessions that go on in the region, is if you miss them then you miss them. The knowledge isn’t saved … [Read more…]
This summer Stripsearch, the project that seeks out and nurtures comic and graphic illustration talent in the West Midlands, is running a bunch of free professional illustration courses under the banner Com-Motion. Budding cartoonists aged 13 to 19 can create their own comic or animation with professionals including John McCrea, Hunt Emerson and The Brothers … [Read more…]
Chris Keenan, trading as Prime Objective is a photographer who models himself after a WWII surveillance pigeon, taking photos and making short films around the world with a wide variety of tools, from polariods and lomography to super-8. In fact I’m not sure “photographer” is the right term for him – seems a bit restrictive. … [Read more…]
The deadline for applications for the 4Talent Inspiration Sessions is coming up on April 2nd. “Each event will have just 15 attendees, who will spend an entire day working with at least four top creatives – sharing ideas, discussing working practices, and learning from the best in the business.” The events take place in Birmingham … [Read more…]
Lewes Herriot is an artist and musician based in Northfield who is looking to collaborate, specifically with a band or musician who wants “a free and reliable artist”. His work can be found on his Flickr account though there’s a lot more hidden from public view. Email him at lewesherriot [at] hotmail.co.uk for access if … [Read more…]
Stuff that happened over the last fortnight: Eastside-based creative studio Substrakt relauched their website alongside a new blog which informs that they’re soon to be working on a new web presence for Jibbering Records. D’Log visits New Art Birmingham. The Birmingham Post previews The Event, the contemporary art, um, event, which starts on March 31st. … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Post has a report on a new gallery show on Ladypool Road in Sparkbrook. Baghdad Café is part of a project called Under a New Sky, which has brought together eight artists well-known on the international art circuit to propose a number of community-based projects, linked to the idea of regeneration, for Sparkbrook. … [Read more…]
The problem with being a one-man blogging outfit is occasionally you’ll be unable to blog, in the current case due to a cold that is affecting my brain in a most annoying manner. Please bear with me. Backlog to be cleared soon.