Attention artists who like to work on a big canvas. Matt Scriven of Island Bar writes: “I would like to get a mural painted on one of the walls at island bar and wondered if you knew of any talented local artists out there who might be interested? I have a design for it already.” Here’s the contact details.
Remember the graffiti art behind the Jug of Ale that got daubed with anti-graffiti slogans because the artists had, allegedly, been tagging in Moseley? Here’s the full story from today’s Mail with a follow up thread on The Stirrer. In short, it was the street wardens wot dun it.
7inch Cinema September listings. A bit late in the month admittedly but still packed full of goodness with lots of links to stuff going on by interesting people as seen through he 7inch filter.
Birmingham Jazz are running a new monthly night, Jazz Club, at the Rainbow. Forthcoming acts include The Partisans on Oct 24th and The Mike Fletcher Quartet on Nov 28th.
Having a Laugh – another nice 4Talent piece this time surveying the stand up comedy scene Birmingham and the West Mids.
8th October sees Capsule release their first record, Songs To and From An Iron Gut by Beestung Lips, “an unrepentantly vicious punk band fronted by a bloke who – with his preposterous ‘tache, white vest and braces – looks a bit like Freddie Mercury playing a Prohibition-era gangster and who launches stringy globs of spit skywards when he’s not emptying every last bit of air from his lungs into a microphone.” And that’s no exaggeration, trust me.
Details of September’s Creative Networks meeting under the title Commissioning for Broadcast with “a panel of experienced broadcast professionals from television and radio”
More number from Artsfest, these ones a little less disputable. The ArtsFest Ticket Booth sold 4350 tickets with a value of over £35,000.
‘Ex-hibition’ explores a personality and investigates the transition of a relationship. The artist’s diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder indicates an inability to cope with rejection and states that frantic efforts will be made to avoid it. So what is going on in these paintings???
Tamar’s technique of using syringes to paint words in enamel has been mixed with heavy texture to produce these works. Tamar is a mixed media artist, who uses whatever mediums best suit her work at the time. In the past these have included curation, websites, online methods, installation and video. Tamar recently graduated with a First Class BA Hons in Fine Art. She has shown both nationally and internationally, and won awards for her work.
Marc Reck is looking to take his project Mr Elephant Presents forward by turning it into an NFPO which I presume means Not For Profit Organisation.
Beginner’s Luck? 4Talent interview with debut novelist and Booker longlistee Catherine O’Flynn. (Is longlistee a word? You know what I mean…)
Creative Lunchbox: “Whether you are a Designer Faker, Shaker Maker or Quaker Baker – If you need funding towards buying an unnecessary service or 3 year imaginary business plan that you will never use or even part funding towards overpriced office space that one of our subsidiary companies can’t seem to rent to real businesses, you’ve come to the right place.” Via somewhere or other and posted without endorsement.
Because you only turn 35 once in your life I’m buggering off for the day.
I would, however, like to draw your attention to this recent post which has developed into an interesting discussion about events listings websites. If you have a couple of pennies on the subject feel free to throw them in.
Oh, and feedback on Artsfest is still welcome.
Ten4 magazine are running a competition to win a press pass for the Gigbeth festival (oh, and an iPod Shuffle) for three budding rock journalists. To enter send in a 150 word “essay” on your favourite Midlands act, old or new, by October 1st. Full details here.
The Naked Portrait is “the first exhibition to focus on naked portraiture as a strand in the art of the last century” taking place at Compton Verney from 29 September to 9 December. Audiences Central have details of a press view on September 28th.
