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: The Edge
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
Posted in Art, culture and that, Getgood Links, Local Life
Tagged Cheapside, Friction Arts, frictionarts, links, politics, takingcontrol, takingcontrolwestmidlands, The Edge, theedge, toblog
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
Posted in Art, culture and that
Tagged 3 minute heroes, Cheapside, Friction Arts, hello digital, Say Hello, The Edge
Flatpack and Fierce festivals this week
The Flatpack film and Fierce art festivals kick off this week, with screenings, exhibitions and happenings in venues across Birmingham from this Tuesday 22nd until Sunday 27th March. True to tradition, both festivals are making optimum use of Digbeth venues … Continue reading
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
Posted in Art, culture and that, Local Life
Tagged Cheapside, fooling, Friction Arts, Jonathan Kay, Nomadic Academy of Fools, The Edge, theatre of now
Friction Arts hosting Isaura Mendes at The Edge, Cheapside
On 15th-26th July Friction Arts will be playing hosting Isaura Mendes their home of The Edge, Cheapside. The press release they’ve sent me says it all, so please excuse the copy-and-pasting: Isaura is the founder of the Bobby Mendes Peace … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Mendes Peace Legacy, Cheapside, Friction Arts, Isaura Mendes, The Edge
The Custard Factory on Saturday
It was a lovely sunny day on Saturday so I headed down to the Custard Factory, where there was a Vintage Fair and COWshop Handmade Market. It was a very busy and bright afternoon, with lots of pretty things for … Continue reading
Bass Festival highlights: Fight The Power and The Great Excursion critical debate
Last Wednesday saw the launch of the Bass Festival with the opening of Punch Records’ exhibition Fight The Power, of global protest and propaganda art. Fight The Power is on until the end of June at the newly opened Zellig, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ammo Talwar, Andrew Dubber, bass festival, Bruce Lee, Bulgaria, Cheapside, City of Culture, Custard Factory, Fight The Power, Friction Arts, Jah Shaka, Lee Griffiths, ounch records, Paradox, Paul Murphy, Raycho Stanev, Sandra Hall, simon walker, The Edge, The Great Excursion, the rainbow, zellig
Raycho Stanev talks about The Great Excursion
Here’s a short video of artist Raycho Stanev talking to Simon Walker on a Bulgarian mountain about his installation The Great Excursion, an interactive artwork about the shocking mass expulsion of 360,000 Bulgarian Turks from the country in 1989 during … Continue reading
The Great Excursion at The Edge on 3rd June
An open invitation to Bulgarian artist Raycho Stanev’s The Great Excursion: We would love it if you were able to join us for the ‘Great Excursion’ critical debate on race, nationality and cultural identity on Thursday 3rd June at 6pm. … Continue reading
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Tagged bass festival, Cheapside, Friction Arts, goat milk festival, punch records, Raycho Stanev, The Edge, The Great Excursion