Make.Shift Birmingham and Point Blank Theatre (Sheffield based) have secured the short-term lease on an empty shop unit on New Street, which is the space where a Vintage Festive Pop-up Bazaar took place during December 2011. During the lease, the space will be used by Birmingham based theatre-makers to collaborate, network, and rehearse. The shop unit will also … [Read more…]
Last week or so, the Digbeth Is Good blog announced that it’s had somewhat a bit of a facelift, with branding designed by Birmingham based creative Ryan Killeen. Take a look through his portfolio to see other lovely stuff he’s been up to – such as his commission for Pointe Blank #2, alongside 26 other Birmingham based … [Read more…]
A weekly round up of creative events happening around Birmingham this week, beginning Monday 6th August 2012. Are we missing something? Well let us know in the comments or send us a message. Monday 6th Craftspace Collective will bring 15 new arts graduates to the City Centre to produce original temporary new artworks for In:Site, a graduate … [Read more…]
Birmingham’s premier graffiti artist versus illustrator battle ‘Secret Walls‘ has been making a comeback in recent months, with the Rainbow in Digbeth playing host to a series of live drawing sessions between some of the cities most well known sketchers. The artists are given a large canvas and 90 minutes to give it their best, … [Read more…]
A round-up of a few events happening over the weekend: Little Zine Party from 12pm, Saturday 4th August at the Ort Cafe, Balsall Heath. Celebrating zines & DIY culture. There will be Zines for sale, readings & workshops (see below). Future Poets Festival Saturday 4th, 12pm–6pm at the Mac, Cannon Hill Park. A programme of workshops, exhibitions, installations, … [Read more…]
Ort Cafe will be playing hosting to the Little Zine Party on Saturday August 4th, starting at 12pm and then continuing throughout the day. For the £2 entry fee, there promises to be ‘zines for sale, Zine readings & workshops’, including a nifty bit of screen printing if your bring your own canvases – t-shirts … [Read more…]
You may have noticed the site has been quiet for a few weeks. Chris, who’s done a fantastic job running Created in Birmingham for a number of years, is taking a backseat and handing over to a new team of six. We’ll introduce ourselves over the coming weeks over on the About page, but we … [Read more…]
I know I’ve said this once before, but this is goodbye from me. It’s the end of my second stint on CiB. I ran it for much of 2008 and picked things up again from October 2009 until now. Over this last period there’s been a few new things – CiBmail, a Facebook Page, the … [Read more…]