Tag Archives: Ikon Eastside

Pinch, punch, first of the month

The first week of the month is a busy one for the active Digbeth citizen.  All the community meetings seem to happen during the evenings of that week.  Here’s the week for the community-minded: Monday – the first Monday of … Continue reading

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Digbeth: Past, Present & Future at Ikon Eastside

Digbeth: Past, Present & Future :: Ikon Gallery – I know I’ve mentioned this before but I’m mentioning it again in a shameless act of self-promotion, as it seems I’m chairing the panel discussion due to take place after the … Continue reading

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Friday night was sponsored by The Ikon

On Friday evening I went to the launch of The Ikon’s off-site project Hey for Lubberland! at The Bond with local photographer Snowshot, who you’ve to thank for the pretty pictures. Artists Simon & Tom Bloor decorated a canal boat with ‘design … Continue reading

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Art Crawl last Friday night

I went along with the masses to  Another Bloody Digbeth Art Crawl last Friday night.  First stop was Participation at VIVID. This exhibition, which covers the Film and Video Workshop movement 1979-1991, was by far the most interesting for me … Continue reading

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Another bloody Digbeth art crawl

This one’s crept up on me – seems there’s another Digbeth art crawl this evening, which starts with a drinks reception to launch the start of Participation at VIVID. Participation is an exhibition and archive project centred on the emergence … Continue reading

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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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Scary decisions

It’s only the beginning of the month but I’m already in a total tizz over what to do at the end of it. On Halloween night of Friday 31st October, do I give my posh black dress an airing and … Continue reading

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The week ahead in Digbeth

It seems there’s no rest for the wicked. I’m only just back off holiday and already my week ahead is full to bursting. Here’s me diary: Monday – Time to get angry and shout loudly about street litter and the … Continue reading

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The Ikon in Eastside

When I went to a tour of Soi Project: Island at the Ikon Eastside, the guide told me about Terceruquinto’s plans to post a statement on the gallery’s back wall and wondered aloud whether or not it would be enough … Continue reading

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A Supersonic Week

What a lot of arty cultural stuff there is going on in Digbeth this week: The Ikon’s busy tomorrow on Wednesday At 11am-12pm artist He An talks in Mandarin Chinese about his current Ikon installation at Moat Lane Carpark in … Continue reading

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