We Are Birmingham have announced that they’ll: cease trading as a retail operation and are now investigating ways to move the organisation towards a new model, offering valuable exhibition space and meeting rooms at it’s city centre location, whilst still working to support the local creative community So it’s not closing yet, it’s just not … [Read more…]
Sounds Of The City charity CDs | We Are Birmingham “Vicinity Records presents Sounds of The City – a showcase compilation series celebrating contemporary music from select cities around the globe”. With Birmingham represented by Vinny and the Curse, Tempting Rosie, Pick Your Weapon and Glatze. Proceeds go to charity and you can grab a … [Read more…]
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…]
We Are Birmingham team up with Bullring for a very exciting public art project | We Are Birmingham Tom Tebby, Carl Booth, Matt Murtagh and James Thompson are doing something to cover the hoardings while the Spiceal Street development goes on ‘type-writing’ Symposium – good, long, comprehensive write-up of the event from Rachel Marsden, who was … [Read more…]
Excuse the preponderance of Digbeth, but: Goldie does Diggers « As One Arts ‘Diggers’? compliment sandwich From this bio on their Twitter account, compliment sandwich is the “Podcast by the people who brought you juneau projects (Ben Sadler & Phil Duckworth)” Digbeth is Good » For What? Nicky spots the link Digbeth is Good » … [Read more…]
The latest artist to grace the walls of the We Are Birmingham Gallery is Tom Tebby, with this exhibition, Chop, opening 19 February. Featuring new pieces and a selection of more familiar, reworked pieces, the exhibition will consist of detailed montages rendered across wooden panels and canvases. Inspired by inner-city sprawl, discarded objects, architectural foliage and … [Read more…]
Handmade Birmingham Arts Market Social Meet Up – Eventbrite There’s to be a get-together of market folk on Monday 17 Jan Call for volunteers : Flatpack Festival Flatpack want volunteers WaB Sale! | We Are Birmingham The We Are Birmingham shop has a sale on – go grab a bargain latest scribbles Carl Booth is … [Read more…]
Capital’s first Festival of New Writing took place, International Project Space launched a new film programme and the final ARC of 2010 took place with Important Artefacts. Brilliantly Birmingham kicked off together with the fifth annual FLUX exhibition, Aedas Presents launched a new monthly art programme and Art of Ideas finally arrived with a host … [Read more…]