Links for October 10th, which includes a slight rant
Written by Nicky Getgood on Friday, October 10th, 2008 ( Start discussion )
Tags: bigcatgroup, birminghamcitycouncil, chrisunitt, createdinbirmingham, creativecityawards, custardfactory, designerart, Digbethisgood, fazeleystreet, fazeleystudios, helloworld, KoganechoBazaar, links, ltdedition, millenniumpoint, nikkipugh, plus+, PlusInternationalDesignFestival, ruthgreendesign, shymousedesign, thinktank, toblog
Search for the stars – A Birmingham City Council-backed ‘Birmingham’s Got Talent’ competition. It’s part of the Creative City Awards and finalists will have the chance to perform at the 2008 Creative City Awards ceremony on Nov 29 at the ICC. Auditions will be held at the Custard Factory at the end of October.
Big Cat Group originally marketed this as an X Factor style contest but after the feedback this received on Created in Birmingham they decided it was the ‘wrong approach’ and changed tack to……another Simon Cowell-fronted, bad, reality telly contest. And sent the press release out with this simply gorgeous picture of Councillor Neville Summerfield. Really went back to the drawing board and thought outside the box there, then.
Other, less maddening, news is:
- Plus Design venue – I do so love being right. The confirmed venue for Plus International Design Expo 5-8 November is Fazeley Studios.
- Koganecho Bazaar and Digbeth – A fantastic article by Nikki Pugh about Koganecho Bazaar in Japan and how it ‘resonates strongly with various conversations going on here regarding the regeneration of Digbeth’.
- Hello World – Created in Birmingham post the programme of the Hello World international digital media conference at Millennium Point 23-24 October.
- Artists at Ltd Edition – I missed the last Ltd Edition art sale at the Custard Factory, but Chris Unitt made it and discovered Designer Art, Shy Mouse Design and the gorgeous Ruth Green Design.
- Ticket shop a coming – To the Custard Factory, for events at the Custard Factory, which makes sense.
