Guest Blog: The Pharaoh of Film – Khaled El Hagar – profiled by Professor Roger Shannon “Acknowledged in his home country Egypt as the most controversial movie maker of his generation, Khaled lives quietly for half of the year in Kings Heath, in Birmingham, where he has established himself as the city’s leading auteur” Rhubarb … [Read more…]
Graft « More Canals than Venice “Graft are a curatorial collective based in the Midlands who are looking to find a space for up and coming and newly established artists. On 9th December they launch ARC, a new night at The Vaults… For the launch they are seeking proposals from newly estabished artists working in … [Read more…]
Best Believe – Promoting Tolerance Through Arts I’m a bit slow to link to this, but Amy has a guest post from Ulfah Arts’ artistic director Naz Koser KateGoes Sock Crazy KateGoes would like you to make sock puppet monkeys to star in the video to their first single. Film Ficciones seem to be involved … [Read more…]
The Rep have just announced their spring/summer season. They single out the following highlights: David Edgar’s staging of Arthur & George Alan Bennett’s latest – The Habit of Art Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play Dancing At Lughnasa; and A major new production of Michael Frayn’s comic romp Noises Off There’s also “a series of plays … [Read more…]
Best of the West Awards 2010 – Art Commission Brief A new awards programme for all museums, galleries and heritage groups in the West Midlands is after someone to design them a trophy for one of their categories. Details here. Made in the Black Country It’s “a site for the Black Country Museums to tell … [Read more…]
stitches and hos October 09 The ‘little knitting hootenanny’ is back at the Hare & Hounds on Tues 27 October. Wool and needles provided, everyone’s welcome and they insist you don’t even have to be any good Snowman Colouring Competition winners Congratulations to the winners of The Rep’s competition 7 Inch Cinema » Living and … [Read more…]
In the Birmingham Post yesterday Punch Records‘ Ammo Talwar spoke his mind on what he sees as Birmingham’s neglect of this year’s Black History Month, especially in comparison to the enthusiasm shown over the Staffordshire Hoard: When do we start pleasing the really big crowds – the ones who aren’t there, the ones who want … [Read more…]
BBC NEWS | Magazine | The sit-down comic An interview with Birmingham’s Laura Howells – the Beano’s first ever regular female artist (hat tip to Andy Mabbett) John Garghan, exhibition in the new year The guy who takes the fasinating photos of torched cars. He’s getting ready for an exhibition at the Solihull Arts Complex … [Read more…]