Tag Archives: Chris Unitt

Creative City and Curzon Square – ‘Birmingham’s New Museum Quarter’

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | 1 Comment

So today Birmingham City Council launched the Birmingham Creative City initiative, which aims to increase investment in creative industries and boost the local economy by: Creating a fund to build on existing public sector funding of the arts through loans, … Continue reading →

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Some non-Digbeth linkage

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 12 Comments

Some interesting things have come to my attention that are beyond the Digbeth borders (yes, I do occasionally look beyond them). Here are a few: Oubliette Above is Pete Ashton’s lovely ‘Through the Viewfinder’ picture of the sad, neglected Curzon … Continue reading →

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Film Dash: the clock is ticking

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

This evening saw the exciting launch of the 48-hour Film Dash in the Custard Factory theatre. Teams of all types are taking part, including employees of Maverick TV, Stickleback Productions, two eight year-old children and one-man team Stefan Lewandowski, who … Continue reading →

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Vika Verb’s Flying Graffiti

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

(Photo by Pete Ashton) This one kind of sneaked up on me yesterday, and judging by Chris Unitt’s post on Created in Birmingham I wasn’t the only one. When I saw them setting up I thought it was someone hanging … Continue reading →

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