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: Created in Birmingham
Digbeth on Instagram
Hat-tip to Created in Birmingham for letting me know about searchinstagram.com - where you can search through the images created with the photo-sharing app Instagram. Here’s a screen-grab of photos that came up in a search for ‘Digbeth’, unsurprisingly the local street … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged Created in Birmingham, instagram, searchinstagram, Street Art
Creative City and Curzon Square – ‘Birmingham’s New Museum Quarter’
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
Sing the Tunes Times Table to win a Guinness World Record!
This looks like quite a quirky event - NK Kreations is aiming for the Guinness World Record for the Largest Maths Class Musical Event. Join them in singing the Tunes Times Tables (you see what they did there?) in the Custard Factory … Continue reading
The Custard Factory on Saturday
It was a lovely sunny day on Saturday so I headed down to the Custard Factory, where there was a Vintage Fair and COWshop Handmade Market. It was a very busy and bright afternoon, with lots of pretty things for … Continue reading
Couple of flyers for forthcoming art exhibitions
Created in Birmingham have posted flyers for two impending exhibitions – the first is Exhibit This at The Bond on Fazeley Street, 7th-8th June at 6pm-8.30pm, a showcase from final year Media and Communication students at Birmingham City University. The … Continue reading
Some non-Digbeth linkage
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
Posted in Art, culture and that, Local Life
Tagged brooklyn, Chris Unitt, Created in Birmingham, curzon street station, dan simon, digbeth, dumbo, dumbo nyc, grand opening, guardian, helga henry, links, new york, oubliette, Pete Ashton, toblog
Capsule’s last week at VIVID
Last week was the last week of Capsule’s residency in VIVID, in celebration of their tenth birthday. First up on Thursday was Knowing Me, Knowing You where Capsule and Created in Birmingham ‘got together and invited a bunch of interesting … Continue reading
Posted in The Sound of Music
Tagged Brian Duffy, Capsule, Created in Birmingham, knowing me knowing you, Modified Toy Orchestra, sara fowles, Supersonic, Vivid
Capsule’s tenth birthday party in VIVID
Thanks to Created in Birmingham and More Canals Than Venice for reminding me that Capsule’s tenth birthday is almost upon us (I’m rubbish at remembering birthdays, as my poor mother will testify). It seems VIVID on Heath Mill Lane will … Continue reading
Posted in The Sound of Music
Tagged 7 Inch Cinema, Capsule, Created in Birmingham, more canals than venice, Supersonic, Vivid
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
Posted in Voices from the motherland
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