Do you like to push your writing to the extreme? Well next Saturday at Grand Union you will have the chance to push your pen wielding fingers to their very extreme with a 12 hour, all night writing extravaganza. ‘Part 12-hour exam, part club night, part endurance writing event’, the organisers BAZ and Hooky Street Press … [Read more…]
BAZ are busy at The Event. They’re hosting Love in the Snug (an alternative festival hub) where you can also buy the in-joke stuffed Mills and Koons, which is: A Brief Introduction to the Saucy Secrets of the Birmingham Art World I did and can confirm it’s simultaneously amusing and baffling (I’m pretty sure some … [Read more…]
In no particular order… Getting to wander around Curzon Street Station (although there’s some good stuff in there, I have to admit I was excited enough about the building itself), finally making it over to The Lombard Method, Simon Faithfull’s window piece at Grand Union, meeting the guys behind BAZ (and Athletico Tortured Artists), Crowd … [Read more…]
BAZ are a semi-satirical ‘think-tank’ sporadically documenting the Birmingham Art World I mentioned The Baz Top 20 Most Powerful People & Organisations in the Birmingham Art World thing a couple of years back. Little did I know they’d updated their website with some videos and a musical based on the Grants for the Arts application form. … [Read more…]
This is for the Birmingham Art Zine (BAZ) launch night, 5 November at The White Swan in Digbeth, 6-9pm: BAZ are well aware that a room full of people reading a small pink text heavy magazine – looking to see if their names are mentioned – is not really a recipe for a great night … [Read more…]