Out of the ashes of the Digbeth media arts centre that was VIVID (which closed in March 2012), a new venture has been born with VIVID Projects opening a new space and exciting plans out of the thriving eastside artists allotment Warwick Bar. This all comes as a result of receiving an Arts Council grant for a … [Read more…]
For Sale – Birmingham: It’s Not Shit This is kinda sad but hopefully it can find a good home. Also, at £5k this should’ve sold already Audiences Central It’s technically their last day tomorrow but their pub-based send off was last night. Good luck to everyone who’s moving on. For now: “This website is part … [Read more…]
Via VIVID: The Board of Directors have been working closely with Yasmeen Baig Clifford, the company’s Director, to decide how best to move forward following the news in March 2011 that VIVID would be one of the 206 organisations to have their funding cut completely by Arts Council England from April 2012 as a result … [Read more…]
BYOB Birmingham is a one-night exhibition where artists are invited to bring their own digital projectors (the beamer of the title) and explore the medium of projection by creating a collaborative happening of moving light, sound and performance. Antonio Roberts and Pete Ashton are organising things and it’ll be presented by VIVID as part of the Flatpack Festival on Friday 16 March 2012. If you’d like to … [Read more…]
VIVID is inviting people from Birmingham to take part in a collective recitation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with artist Monica Ross. Take this chance to learn a small part of the Declaration of Human Rights and recite it in public, in your own language, as part of this unique performance. More detail … [Read more…]
GLI.TC/H is: a one day festival showcasing contemporary artists who misuse and abuse computer hardware and software to striking effect. The main GLI.TC/H website is here. Good luck getting anything useful out of that one. Best to head over to Vivid’s website to see the programme of screenings, performances, workshops and lectures. It’s all happening … [Read more…]
Vivid are part way through: an experimental season of sonics, moving image, installation and construction stimulated by the vision of J.G. Ballard. I quite like that image above. It’s from Kibwe Tavares‘ Robots of Brixton. Not part of that, but also coming up soon at Vivid, is Trevor Pitt’s Bang Bang: the final in a trilogy … [Read more…]
On the last Wednesday of each month, VIVID hosts The Neighbourhood Watch, an open submission film night devised and developed by The Neighbourhood Which makes the next one Weds 29 June. With thanks to the 7 Inch Cinema mailing list (which you should definitely sign up to – in the sidebar on the left-hand side of their site) … [Read more…]