A couple of things if you’re in the business of making things other people might like to read. Kindle Camp – A Kindle Publishing Workshop Digital Birmingham, The New Optimists and Birmingham City Council Web Services Team have joined together to put on a workshop to go through the process of publishing your text to the Kindle. This … [Read more…]
Today’s the last day for picking up discounted early bird tickets for Biting Back, taking place on 21 March: a one day event from Birmingham City Council, mac and Sampad that will address how arts sector professionals and individual artists can learn from examples of successful partnerships in austere cultural landscapes. Tickets will still be available, … [Read more…]
Following on from Alex’s post about Ikon Eastside closing, let me pile on the joy by presenting a few other things that aren’t going to be around so much. Birmingham City Council At least not as we know it. More Canals Than Venice Annabel has said that, needing to prioritise paying work, she’s changing her approach … [Read more…]
If Birmingham City Council meetings were televised… Not strictly arts/culture related, but if you only click one of these links, click this one. Includes chicken dancing, physical abuse of the Respect Party and what gold dealers in the city can be like Why are Birmingham’s Hackers letting FizzPop die? Thanks to a bit of nudging … [Read more…]
CiB celebrated it’s fourth Birthday, a stir was caused when a leaked document of recommended cuts to local art organisations sparked concern over their future, and legendary Birmingham promoters, Leftfoot, celebrated their 1oth anniversary. Birmingham Royal Ballet and mac managed to raise a decent amount of money through The Big Arts Give, while Moseley Folk … [Read more…]
You may remember some discussion on this site about the impending announcement of Birmingham City Council’s arts budget cuts. Well, following a Cabinet meeting yesterday, the results are in. My first boss always told me to work from first principles and sources, therefore: The Cabinet report is here (PDF); and The figures are here (Excel … [Read more…]
Last night I was sent a link to a document showing what appears to be the amount of funding Birmingham City Council will put into arts organisations over the next few years. I ummed and ahhed about posting it but it’s all over Twitter this morning anyway. Big caveat on this – I’ve not heard an official … [Read more…]
Pete found this: I had no idea what it meant or where it had come from, so I had a little look around. The Cultural Learning Alliance came up with the goods: Since 2006, strategic partners in Birmingham have been working together to develop A Creative Future, a strategy for children and young people (0-19 years) and … [Read more…]