I hadn’t been paying much attention, but there’s now a website for the Birmingham Ballroom and a growing line-up of events. It seems, and I don’t know whether it’s just because it’s early days, that a few people are taking the chance to delve into the venue’s history. A case in point being Hummingbird Reunion: … [Read more…]
Nirvana – Lithium – Birmingham 1991 – YouTube Footage from The Hummingbird (now Birmingham Ballroom). There are a few more here too Interactive/film and video artists wanted – The Public The Public are currently inviting interactive artists and artists working in film and video to submit work to two unique open exhibitions, taking place early … [Read more…]
I’m interested in finding the resident DJs at club nights around Birmingham who put out mixtapes – either via Mixcloud, SoundCloud, podcasts, their own websites or whatever. Let me know: DJ’s name The nights they play at Links to their mixes Put the info in the comments and I’ll add it to this post. Go! … [Read more…]
Hello Culture is a one day conference with a series of keynotes, panels and workshops exploring how those in the cultural sector can work with digital technology to improve their audience development, organisational operating process, raise their profile and collaborate across the digital sector and with new partners to develop and innovate new cultural product … [Read more…]
The organisers of World Aids Day Birmingham are doing a T-shirt competition and are asking for submissions along the following themes: Reflection: Let us not forget those whom we have lost to AIDS. Education: Saving Lives “Get Tested” “22,000 people in the UK do not know they are infected with HIV”. Being tested and an … [Read more…]
From p.13 of the BBC’s Delivering Quality First plan: Factual programming for BBC television and Radio 4 would be moved out of Birmingham and consolidated largely to Bristol and Cardiff, though television production investment with independent producers in the Midlands would increase. Substantial network television drama (eg Doctors, Land Girls) and radio drama (The Archers) … [Read more…]
Town Hall Symphony Hall have released an animation created by Digbeth’s Second Home Studios about the workings of their famous organ. The film was commissioned by THSH, with the support of the DMC McDonald Foundation, and was created by animator Chris Randall at Second Home Studios to a poem by Symphony Hall’s poet-in-residence Julie Boden. … [Read more…]
The programme for Artsfest 2011 is now online (in addition to the PDF brochure that came out a few days back). As ever, there’s an unfeasibly huge amount happening. I’ve not had time to have a proper browse, but here’s what I’ve spotted after a swift glance through the listings: 2 for 1 entry to … [Read more…]