Links for November 14th
2008 November 14
- Brummie of the Year 2008 – Nominations open
BiNS are asking for your suggestions. The early frontrunner seems to be the (semi-anonymous) TWMDriver - D’log – Flogging Brum
“An overseas student recounts his first-time experience of visiting Birmingham”. There’s a 2nd post too. BMAG fares well, Think Tank less so. - How to promote your night/gig/event online | Chris Unitt
My notes from a short talk I did last week. This might be of use to someone. It’s not quite comprehensive and all suggestions for improvements would be welcome - Quiet time
BiNS provides an update on the previously mentioned ‘The Eye of the Storm’ project. “One hundred and fifty people from around Brum (including Clare Short) were interviewed to discover each’s individual attempts to “manage the stresses of modern living and find calm within the stormâ€.” The outdoor installation part will be in Birmingham next year - Exhibition Now Open! | Heard And Not Seen
The exhibition launched last week and the show runs daily (including Sundays) until the 28th of November. Looks like an interesting one this - Digbeth is Good – Blank canvas once more
Nicky spots a wall that’s ripe for a mural - Prime Objective Blog :: Special People Screening
Chris “shot stills for a feature film called Special People” back in March. The film is now touring and coming to the Electric Cinema on 24 Nov - Eye blog » Type, tart cards, T-shirts and crosses
The piece on the Plus+ International Design Festival I wrote for Eye Magazine’s blog - CMYKern – Giveaway
James collected some stuff from Clusta, 4Talent and BIAD at Plus+ the other day - Art and public transport – commuter survey
“part of Transitions – my action research commissioned by Longhouse (www.longhouse.com.uk) that concerns the possibilities for creating and disseminating art in a public transport context” Please do it if you’ve got a sec
