20th – 30th March 2014 are dates for your diary as it sees the return of Flatpack Festival. For a reminder of what you enjoyed, or missed, last year watch the below video to view the highlights of the seventh Flatpack Festival. Submissions are now open for Flatpack 8 and this year a new category … [Read more…]
Richard PJ Lambert got in touch with us to show us the street photography of AJ Saker. I’ve never met the guy but I’m always expected him to jump out and flash-gun me in the face every time I’m in town. He captures the daily life of Birmingham with a kind of gritty glamour usually … [Read more…]
As ever there are a handful of talented Birmingham based artists who are heading up to Edinburgh to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Here are a few: Stan’s Café with The Cardinals: Three cardinals in a puppet theatre tell their biblical history of the world Comedy JQ – James Cook, The Lovely Men and Benny Boot Resident … [Read more…]
New Designers 2013 kicks off tomorrow, 26th June, down in London at the Business Design Centre. New Designers aims to bring people face to face with the next generation of design leaders and provides a fantastic platform for thousands of graduates to launch their career. There are many graduates from Birmingham City University and Birmingham … [Read more…]
Are you a West Midlands based artist or maker? If yes, then mac birmingham wants your art. The Open Project is guaranteeing the regions artists a place in mac birmingham’s prominent first floor gallery to show and sell their work, and all eligible work will also be considered to take part in a series … [Read more…]
We last wrote about the Beermat Character project by Inkygoodness in August last year, and since then it has been joined by Ammo Magazines Poop Deck project, has been exhibited at the Coningsby Gallery in London and is now online for all to see, and buy. There are many Midlands artists in the exhibition, including Ed … [Read more…]
ARTifex Young Jewellery Designer Awards is run by the directors of ARTifex Gallery in Sutton Coldfield; Ross Fenn and Nigel Bates. The competition is open to young jewellery designers from, or studying, in the Midlands aged 18 – 25 and to enter you must design and produce a unique piece/pieces of jewellery! Click here to … [Read more…]
Two Snowhill is the latest addition to Birmingham’s skyline and from the 12th April to 21st April it will play home to ‘Of All The People In All The World’. This award-winning show from Birmingham based theatre company Stan’s Cafe has been viewed in 50 different cities around the world and is returning home for its … [Read more…]