Rhubarb Farm, the online retail wing of Rhubarb Rhubarb, are joining the New Art Birmingham event with a series of For Sale signs distributed around Hockley and Eastside. Fine art photographers go out onto the streets for a month in Birmingham, from 14 March, in a unique exhibition which is made in the form of … [Read more…]
Roadshow West Midlands: Ecosystem is an interesting looking event run by the Networking Artists Network to be held at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday 24 March from 12.30 – 6pm. Topics under discussion include: How do artists relate to the art market? Why is there no significant commercial system in Birmingham or the West … [Read more…]
Creative Birmingham, not to be confused with this blog, is a new site masterminded by Stef Lewandowski of 3form that’s now ready for public consumption. The basic concept is to act as a one page snapshot of all the activity going on in Birmingham’s creative community, combining feeds from sites like this one, events listings, … [Read more…]
The Drum in Aston is having an open day tomorrow from 1.30 – 9.30pm aimed at local creatives who might be interested in working with them. The Drum is Birmingham’s leading African, Asian and Caribbean arts centre. Over the past 10 years, we have built a reputation for nurturing local talent within the creative industries … [Read more…]
The Birmingham Post reports that the Creative Industries are Booming in the West Midlands with 60,000 people working in the sector, expected to increase by 7% over the next year. All good. Except D’log wonders where exactly they’re getting their figures from. It’s a fair point. Where do you draw the line on what counts … [Read more…]
I’m growing to like the Number 10 petition site. The petitions might not achieve anything in themselves but they do serve to stimulate debate on issues that have slipped off the media’s agenda. A recent one that’s relevant to this blog is to recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing … [Read more…]
I’m not sure whether this is news per se but the dates for this year’s Capsule’s Supersonic Festival have been set for 13-14th July. Stick it in your diary now.
Misty’s Big Adventure are playing a small series of gigs where they’re doing double sets, performing as many songs as possible in an hour and a half including ones from the forthcoming new album Funny Times. The Birmingham gig on March 27th at the Glee Club has support from Poppy and the Jezebels, a group … [Read more…]