Tag Archives: Friction Arts

Link: takingcontrolwestmidlands on May 14th -15th

takingcontrolwestmidlands – Now this looks interesting: Taking Control – West Midlands Gathering 2011, May 14th -15th, is a weekend of workshops and practical sessions aimed at creating a more unified West Midlands community of people and groups interested in actively … Continue reading

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Screening of Kisses and some 3 Minute Heroes at The Spotted Dog tomorrow

There’s a special screening of Kisses at The Spotted Dog at 8m tomorrow (Monday 18th April) – Lance Daly’s 2008  film about two young runwaways: KISSES picked up the coveted Irish film award for Best Irish Film at the Galway … Continue reading

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Friction Arts launch 3 Minute Heroes this Saturday 16th April

Friction Arts will be ‘revealing the unsung’ at The Edge this Saurday 16th April with the launch of 3 Minute Heroes at 2-6pm: Friction Arts brings this on-line world, off-line.  Join us for a series of interventions and installations with nominees, … Continue reading

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The Fools are back in Birmingham!

The Nomadic Academy of Fools, who wowed those who experienced them at The Edge last year with their amazing interpretation of Shakespeare’s Richard II, evenings of improvised fooling performances and fooling workshops that culminated in an impromptu flashmob rendition of … Continue reading

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An artsy What’s On for tonight

There’s an awful lot going on this evening, so here’s a very quick round-up: My Imaginary Friend: ReduX - A free performance by Birmingham musicians and artists at Grand Union. Doors open 7.30pm, performance starts at 8pm A Preview of Post-Industrial Revolution’s … Continue reading

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Bicycology Film Night this Friday 18th February

It’s Bicycology Film Night this Friday 18th February at 7.30pm – 9.30pm at The Edge on Cheapside. What films? The audience chooses! We’ll bring along a quality selection of bike and activisim related documentaries and films, Friction Arts are providing us with … Continue reading

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Save The Arts – but do they need to become ‘a bit more entwined with the rest of society’?

You may have noticed these Save the Arts posters appearing across Birmingham recently.  Created by artist Mark Titchner, they were commissioned by Eastside Projects in response to proposed Goverment funding cuts to the arts. You’ll also find this huge billboard … Continue reading

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Inside Out: ‘Look in directions you don’t usually.’

I have a tendency to look downwards whilst I’m walking and wherever I’m going, I always seem to be spotting the things at my feet. So when I got these instructions from the Inside Out festival, I raised my head. … Continue reading

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Art is everywhere this week…

There’s tonnes of the stuff – in the galleries, on the streets, in the garden, at the bus stop… Here’s a quick run-down of what’s going on (be sure to schedule in a Saturday morning lie-in – Friday is going … Continue reading

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Friction Arts: Highgate Funday and Inside Out Festival

The sun came out for the Highgate Funday on Saturday 4th September, as did Barbara Nice, Barry Bling and the Orchestra of Love and Chaos, the Stanhope Kids Dance Troupe and St Eugene’s Choir, to name but a few.  In … Continue reading

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