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: ikon
Billboards? 48Sheet them!
While using billboards as public art has been done before, in early April, 48Sheet (named after the number of sheets it takes to cover a standard billboard) will transform up to 100 of them in Birmingham and beyond. While much … Continue reading
Posted in Creative places and spaces
Tagged 48sheet, BIAD, Birmingham City University., digbeth coach station, Glenn Howells, ikon
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
Breaking News: new art gallery complex at Curzon Street Station
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Posted in Art, culture and that, Buildings, regeneration and that
Tagged curzon street station, ikon, martin mullaney, TROVE, twitter
‘Level’ posters on local building site hoardings
You may have noticed these strange black and white posters appearing on the hoardings of building sites in Digbeth and elsewhere recently. They are the work of Ikon’s guest artists AVPD – ‘Level’ is one of the off-site projects they are doing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that, Local Life
Tagged AVPD, hellocatfood, ikon, level
Andrew Cross at Ikon Eastside: The Solo Featuring the music of Carl Palmer
British artist Andrew Cross is to premiere his new film at Ikon Eastside 1-25 July. The Solo features a performance by Carl Palmer, legendary rock star drummer of 1970s ‘supergroup’ Emerson, Lake & Palmer. The Solo considers the relationship between … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged andrew cross, carl palmer, ikon, Ikon Eastside, the solo