I hadn’t realised this was online and picked up on it while skimming the latest from this / inexplicably / styled website from the Arts Council. I’ll let plan b (not that one) explain: We are making a living portrait of 24 hours in Birmingham with the people who move through its streets, parks, waste … [Read more…]
Roxana Silbert Appointed As The REP’s New Artistic Director “The REP has today announced the appointment of Roxana Silbert as the company’s new Artistic Director” Summer visual arts exhibitions in the Midlands, 2011 « D’log A lovely round-up. Pics and everything Birmingham’s thriving independent film-making scene Profiles of The Casebook of Eddie Brewer, Tortoise in … [Read more…]
Today’s the day that arts organisations up and down the country will find out whether they’re going to receive funding over the next few years. In case a bit of background’s useful, over the past few years, the Arts Council funds organisations in two ways – by giving cash on a project-by-project basis (that’s called … [Read more…]
This morning I attended a meeting about the BBC Big Screen ‘Live Sites’. The idea was that we’d have an opportunity to discuss with Arts Council and the gathered digital, media and cultural organisations how to use Birmingham’s Big Screen – currently situated in Victoria Square – in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games. … [Read more…]
On Wednesday afternoon I went to the Crescent Theatre (not been there in a while) for a briefing from the Arts Council on the new funding arrangements for arts organisations. Someone from Stan’s Cafe went in the morning and has written up a few thoughts. It’s worth a read as it articulates a few frustrations … [Read more…]
You know the deal by now. I witter on about cuts to arts funding and make up for it all with a picture of a bunny at the end. Only this time it’s a video. Now, the good thing about writing this twelve hours after today’s announcement is that everyone else has summarised, pontificated and … [Read more…]
The Arts Council have announced a 0.5% cut in the funding given to RFO’s. It’s not as much as people were suggesting it’d be, but the blow is being softened by ACE being told to dig into their reserves. Here’s a spreadsheet of the organisations in the West Mids and how they’ll be affected. Figures … [Read more…]
Fierce are set to re-launch their Platinum artist development scheme for artists living in the West Midlands. The scheme is funded by Arts Council England West Midlands and seems like an ideal opportunity for artists looking for some feedback and guidance. Here’s an outline from Fierce: If you are an artist and want to have … [Read more…]