Tag Archives: The Bond

Sky Arts Futures Fund

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Pamela | Leave a comment

In the spirit of the season, Sky Arts is offering five young artists £30,000 each to fund their work for a full year as part of the Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund – in association with IdeasTap. The fund is … Continue reading →

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Summer SPARK! at The Bond this August

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

I’ve been contacted by Naomi Wood of SPARK! – a new Birmingham based theatre company for young people. This August they are running Summer SPARK! – a drama summer school for young people that will be a site-specific performance at The Bond on … Continue reading →

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Bunting on Grand Union Canal

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

Does anyone know why there’s bunting on the Grand Union Canal, near the back of The Bond? Is it its birthday?

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A short walk along the River Rea

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | 6 Comments

If walks down hidden paths are your thing, there’s a lovely little stroll along the River Rea you can access from the Grand Union Canal. Go onto the Digbeth Branch Canal via the Fazeley Street entrance, cross the first bridge … Continue reading →

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Couple of flyers for forthcoming art exhibitions

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

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 →

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Birmingham Post Supplement – Digbeth: Soul of the City

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

If you buy a copy of this week’s Birmingham Post you’ll find inside a supplement all about Digbeth: Soul of the City, with articles about that Big City Plan, Digital District things and places like South Birmingham College, The Bond, … Continue reading →

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Friday night was sponsored by The Ikon

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

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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Clash of the titans

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

This caught my eye at the launch of the Rescue Geography photography exhibition in MADE* on Friday evening.  The exhibition is open daily 12 noon to 2pm until 31st October.

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ACE Auditions

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | Leave a comment

I knew there’d be some perks to working for ACE dance and music. I spent most of today in their studio next door to The Arch on Floodgate Street observing auditions for male dancers. You can catch the successful candidates … Continue reading →

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A Supersonic Week

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Nicky Getgood | 2 Comments

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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