How can Birmingham shout louder about culture? A group of young people who are part of the Creative Agency project at mac birmingham are asking the creative community to come together for The Welcome Party to try and find out how we can do better. Organised by The Icing Agency and cultural website Polaroids & Polar Bears, the event … [Read more…]
“For one night only, nabokov Arts Club comes to Birmingham for the first time ever with a late night party like no other. Live acts combine with interactive performances and installations for a raucous and ghoulish night out. Featuring music by Misty’s Big Adventure, Arthur Darvil, known for his roles in Doctor Who and Broadchurch, Freelance … [Read more…]
This Saturday sees the second GFN gig in Birmingham, and this time they are all about pairs of socks, bars of chocs… and a singing policeman: GFN Birmingham is all about doing good things for good people. Put simply it’s a creative hack, making great things quickly, through the combination of many talents and skills. We get … [Read more…]
Everything is coming together for Thursday’s Glug Birmingham MIDLAND MASTERS launch at Fazeley Studios, curated by Created in Birmingham and Inkygoodness. Not only are we excited for the seven inspiring speakers, live drawing, screen-printing, magazine launch, BBQ, cakes and bar, but we’re really really looking forward to the pop-up art market, featuring all kinds of great … [Read more…]
With just over a week to go, momentum is building for Glug Birmingham: MIDLAND MASTERS, an event curated by Created in Birmingham and Inkygoodness, in association with Glug, hosted at Fazeley Studios. You may have already seen our promotional beermats and flyers around and about, as well as our beautiful (even if I do say so … [Read more…]
‘We are The Loft Birmingham’ is a celebration of the work and achievements of The Loft, marking the conclusion of a six month residency on Priory Walk as a pilot project in a pop-up in retail space. This will be the last exhibition at The Loft and it features a selection of past work from new/emerging West Midlands based … [Read more…]
Late last week I caught up with Ben Waddington, Director of Still Walking, and we chatted about some of the upcoming events for this month’s festival. It’s going to be the fifth edition of Still Walking, and by the 3rd August when the festival ends, it will have been Ben’s fourth Still Walking Festival in 12 … [Read more…]
Great news from Oliver Jones, Digbeth-based chalk and pastel photorealistic artist. Oliver who is based at, and also co-founder of Digbeth studio A3 Project Space, will be exhibiting Love the Skin You’re In, at Gusford, Los Angeles, later this year. Oliver Jones was born in Shropshire, UK in 1985. He currently lives and works in Birmingham, UK, where he graduated from … [Read more…]