We are Birmingham “as we approach the six month marker Jeff slash Dave brings the world up to date with how We are Birmingham is getting along” Dudley festivals axed – Audiences Central “Dudley Performing Arts (DPA) have axed their Rock The Castle and summer festival, both of which take place at Himley Hall, Dudley … [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…]
sampad launch their residency at The Barber Institute on 16 February, with a free performance of Dancing About Sculpture at 1.10pm. In the first of a series of performances and discussions, Devika Rao will present a unique and free performance, responding to key pieces of work from the Barber’s collection of European sculpture, encompassing everything … [Read more…]
April was a busy month by the looks of things. The 4am Project took the opportunity of the fourth day of the fourth month to take an early morning photowalk, there was a look at what could be expected from the MAC reopening, International Dance Festival Birmingham got into gear and all sorts of events popped up … [Read more…]
I went to a meeting earlier that was broadly to do with how arts organisations can share resources and collaborate. One of the case studies looked at how sampad and mac work together in various ways. One of the things from their presentation that set pens scribbling was the idea of shared office space, the … [Read more…]
Area 15 December/January Hot off the presses Culture Vulture West Midlands’s Blog | Pecking at the culture carrion of the West Midlands Arts/culture blog for the West Mids Home of the Autumn Store Blog » Blog Archive » Autumn Store 5th Birthday All Dayer! “in January 2011 we’ll be FIVE YEARS OLD! And we’re planning … [Read more…]
Led by Sampad, Radiu5 is calling for youth volunteers, aged 16 – 24, to take part in a digital mapping project which will celebrate and promote the creative activity of young people within a 5 mile radius of mac. On 5 October, from 5 – 7pm at mac, Sampad are inviting anyone interested in this … [Read more…]
Intercultural Dialogues is at the MAC on 7 June. Tickets are £6 (£4 concessions).