The News Where You Are: Catherine O’Flynn I’ve just ordered a copy of this but still haven’t got round to reading her (highly acclaimed) last one We Are Fierce – Call for Participants: DIY7 ‘An Artists’ Guide to the Black Country’ “DIY7 ‘An Artists’ Guide to the Black Country’, led by Abigail Davey from Breathe. … [Read more…]
Nice idea this: Who Wants to Be…? is a spontaneous, democratic, live theatrical experience where the public really do take control. People propose ideas, discuss, and then vote on how to spend the evening’s entire box-office takings: Donate it? Invest it? Gamble it? Waste it? Form a collective and make the best idea happen yourself? … [Read more…]
Tower of Song Birmingham’s foremost acoustic and roots music venue, it says here. In Cotteridge with lots of events going on First Person: Playwright Nicholas McInerny « Script Online The Chair of Script discussing a recent workshop of his new play STUDIO4 GALLERY: Chris setting up show “Just finished setting up Chris Bourkes Storm in … [Read more…]
Thursdays have been pretty stuffed with lots of good activities recently but there’s a biggie going on tonight over at AE Harris. Fierce are hosting the Fierce Start Party with all sorts of things going on. 3-9pm – food, installation, performance 7pm – words 9pm-late – post-party with music What, you may be asking, is … [Read more…]
This arrived in my inbox a little while ago: Being an obedient sort, I went to the website and it seems that, having had a few months to settle into their new roles, Laura and Harun, the new co-artistic directors of Fierce are starting to let their influence hang out. Their blog’s up and running and … [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…]
Top 10 Birmingham Bands of The Decade? « The Blue Whale Blog Ah, finally! Some opinionated Birmingham-centric music writing, I knew it’d be out there somewhere. The Blue Whale Blog is worth a subscribe. This is their hack at a top 10 Brum bands but many others have had their say since iain armstrong • … [Read more…]