Written by Nicky Getgood on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 ( Start discussion )
Tags: baz, Birmingham Art Zine, bordesley arter, Bordesley Centre of Contemporary Art, bordesley stone, eastsideprojects, hobbypopMUSEUM, we are bordesley, weareeastside
There’s a couple of arts launches tomorrow, so don’t just head straight home after a busy day in the office, stick around Digbeth and soak up some creative. Here’s what’s on:
Join Eastside Projects at 6-9pm for the launch of a new solo exhibition by Düsseldorf- and London-based artist group hobbypopMUSEUM. According to We Are Eastside, there will be ‘some Pimm’s within the pastoral, springtime world of hobbypop’, which sounds nice.
The Bordesley Centre of Contemporary Art is launching down the road on Bowyer Street, claiming ‘WE ARE BORDESLEY (SORT OF – QUITE NEAR THE SEX SHOP ON THE A45)’. Now this looks interesting – according to the History page the centre has grown out of a ‘Bordesley Arter’s’ encounter with a drunken tramp, who bestowed upon him the mythical Bordesley Stone. This Bordesley Stone has given the group rather strict instructions for their Grand Opening:
- Thou shall create a unique photographic opportunity that allows people to participate in the cultural landscape of Bordesley.
- Thou shall host a live drawing event.
- Thou shall help BAZ (Birmingham Art Zine) by organising a stall where they will try to produce two publications in one night so they have something to show at the New Art Gallery Walsall Artists Publishing Fair in May.
- Thou shall have music, singing and dancing and maybe some dubstep later on.
- Thou shall display the Bordesley Stone for one and all to see in a locked, guarded room. Thou shall try to flog bits of this stone in little plastic bags.
Written by Nicky Getgood on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 ( Start discussion )
Tags: baz, createdinbirmingham, fazeleystudios, links, theevent, toblog
Fazeley Tenants – Krokodil Erkannt Fazeley Studio Komplex! – Those crazy Birmingham Art Zine (BAZ) kids seem to have infiltrated the Fazeley Tenants blog with warnings of wild animals on the lose.
Catch these somewhat subversive ARTISTS at their launch night on 5 November at The White Swan in Digbeth, 6-9pm. They’ll also be taking part in Grand Union’s artists’ publishing fair as part of The Event on 6 November 12-9pm. For more information about BAZ see their website (take the time to read the PDF’s, they’re very funny) and the recent Created in Birmingham post.
Fazeley studios were vacant yesterday, and cordoned off by RSPCA officers in riot gear, after a crocodile was spotted in the studio of design agency ‘Noodle’ emerging from an air conditioning vent. The croc was thought to have been there from Fazeley Street’s previous use as a reptile-training centre in the 1990s when the economic boom saw a dramatic rise in exotic pets. During the mid 90s it was estimated that there were approximately 3000 crocodiles or alligators being kept as household pets in Birmingham. The studio’s were closed for four days as officers searched for the crazy croc, causing severe disruption to businesses and ARTISTS alike. After four days of searching, the croc was nowhere to be seen. RSPCA officers, satisfied that the croc must have left of its own accord via a back door waterslide, let the creative types back in to continue their doodling and chatting. This is yet another problem for studio provision in the city. Not only are many of them cold and damp – with ARTISTS priced out of alternatives – but the wild animal problem is exacerbating rapidly. If you’ve spotted a wild animal in your studio let BAZ know immediately. Together we can beat this problem. BAZ have set up an emergency funds appeal – The BAZ Wild Animal Van Appeal – to raise money to buy a BAZ van and employ a wild animal hunter to eradicate these dangerous creatures. SEND US YOUR MONEY NOW!
