We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Jonathan Watkins & Jiehong Jiang | Eastside Projects, 1 May, 6.30-8pm April 18, 2012
- Lunch Club | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 1–2pm April 10, 2012
- Underground Photography | Eastside Projects, 26 April, 6.30-8pm April 10, 2012
- Introducing Contemporary China, Eastside Projects, 11 April, 6.30-8pm April 5, 2012
- Discussion | Studios – Is there a need for permanence? 27 March 6.30-8pm Eastside Projects March 22, 2012
- Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles
- Bomb disposal squad called in to Birmingham tower block April 20, 2012
- Joe Holyoak: HS2 station in Birmingham could be disastrous for Digbeth March 30, 2012
- Review: Life Is A Dream, Birmingham Opera Company, Argyle Works, Digbeth March 30, 2012
- 48Sheet art project to transform billboards across Birmingham March 23, 2012
- Helicopter heaven for Birmingham Opera Company during Cultural Olympics March 15, 2012
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Tag Archives: brumvsbelfast
Brum vs Belfast #4: Quarters and Plans
Belfast’s Quarters from Nicky Getgood on Vimeo. I’m answering two questions put to me here: The Aardvark wanted to know about ‘Quarters. Does Belfast have a ???? Quarter like Brum has an Irish Quarter. Which bits of Belfast are the … Continue reading
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Tagged belfast exposed, big city plan, brumvsbelfast, cathedral quarter, colin cobbs, community arts forum, Created in Birmingham, derrick booker, Eastside Projects, Friction Arts, golden thread gallery, Ikon Eastside, ps2, The Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015, titanic boat tour, titanic quarter
Brum vs Belfast #3: Men on Steps
Both Belfast and Birmingham have iron men on the steps of a central square. First up, we have Belfast’s ‘The Speaker’ in front of the Custom House on Custom House Square: These steps were traditionally a platform for public speaking … Continue reading
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Tagged belfast, brumvsbelfast, chamberlainsquare, customhouse, public art, thespeaker, thomasattwood
Brum vs Belfast #2: Bull vs Fish
Going with Russ L’s battle request here, which was: Brasso The Bull vs That Big Ceramic Fish – who will be the civic-animal-monument champion? Both pieces of modern public art are very nice and incredibly photogenic, there’s no denying that. … Continue reading
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Tagged brumvsbelfast, bullring, jonathankindness, laurencebroderick, the big fish, The Guardian
Brum vs Belfast #1: music scenes
Anyone who’s so much as glanced at me or my Twitter account in the last few days will know that Karen Strunks and I spent the weekend in Belfast courtesy of BMI Baby, and had a grand old time. Here’s … Continue reading
Brum vs Belfast: what do you want to see go head to head?
Russ L’s already decided on the first City Death Match by asking: Brasso The Bull vs That Big Ceramic Fish – who will be the civic-animal-monument champion? I was also thinking street art, because Birmingham has some very interesting graffiti … Continue reading
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Tagged brumvsbelfast, bullring, russl, thebigfish
Digbeth is Good goes on holiday
I was rather surprised a couple of weeks ago to be contacted by a PR lady from BMI Baby, who offered me a weekend press trip to Belfast in return for a couple of blog posts. Her thinking seemed to … Continue reading
Posted in The Irish Quarter, Voices from the motherland
Tagged belfasttouristboard, bmibaby, brumvsbelfast, irishheritagegroup, spotteddog