Tate team up for Ikon – Audiences Central “Ikon Gallery are one of the partners of the new Plus Tate initiative which aims to support the development of the visual arts across the UK, and to foster a climate where exchange and partnership can flourish” Women admitted as Birmingham’s Saint Paul’s Club modernises the rule … [Read more…]
If you’re aged 25 or under and you like getting things for free then make haste to A Night Less Ordinary and see what tickets you can snaffle up. This scheme’s getting the chop soon, so take advantage while you still can. Round these parts The Drum, The Rep and Hippodrome have offers. Looking a … [Read more…]
Live Art Speed Dates « Stan’s Cafe Theatre Company “coming to the West Midlands on 25th September as part of Fierce Festival’s fun and games” Artists wanted for smoke-free project Suggest an idea. A group of young people may choose to apply for a grant (up to £2000) and commission you to deliver it. Interesting … [Read more…]
Artsfest, the annual free arts festival is on 10-12 September this year, so not long now. Most of the details are yet to escape but there’s a few bits and bobs to be found. The general theme will be ‘Landscape and Heritage’ and the latest copy of Forward has some info about some of the … [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…]
One Step Beyond! « ACE dance and music “Find out all about ACE’s Director Gail Parmel” Brigid McLeer – Resident Artist at The Rea Garden | Behind Closed Doors “We are pleased to announce that the third artist residency is under way here at The Rea Garden. Artist Brigid Mc Leer has been working down at the … [Read more…]
Read down – there’s a competition for free tickets later on in this post. I’m conscious that I’ve not mentioned International Dance Festival Birmingham so much on here over the past month. Partly that’s because I’ve been busy working on it and going to just about every event that I could. There’s only a couple … [Read more…]
International Dance Festival Birmingham kicks off on 19 April and runs through to 15 May. At this point I should chuck in a disclaimer that I’ve been working with the festival’s organisers for a year or so on how they approach things online. However, that does mean that I’ve got a bit of a clue … [Read more…]