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We get plenty of emails from people wanting to contribute to the blog but the answer’s always the same – put that stuff on your own blog and perhaps we’ll link to it. Mainly that’s because CiB’s always been about encouraging others to have their own outlets for expression.
We probably won’t be able to post everything but maybe this’ll turn into a regular thing. Or maybe we’ll give March over entirely to guest posts and never do it again. Who knows? Maybe we won’t get much of a response and we’ll forget this post ever happened.
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I met Milly from Knitted Online at the Birmingham Social Media Cafe this morning. After a quick browse of their site I’ve already made a mental wishlist from their selection of cosy accessories and homeware.
If like me, you like your homemade, knitted items, but have not yet mastered the art of knitting, the Knitted Online people also give you the opportunity to customise or design your own items, upload them to the site and will then knit them for you.
Plus, if you choose to make your designs public, they’ll give you a 5% commission per item sold. More on that here.
First up, Fierce are in need of volunteers to lend a hand throughout this years festival, which runs from 22 – 27 March. You’ll need to be available to volunteer for at least five shifts during the week, and will be treated to free shows at the festival, a Fierce t-shirt, valuable experience for your CV and the opportunity to meet lots of interesting people.
For full information and to download the application form, visit the Fierce website. The deadline for applications is 11 February.
Eastside Projects also need volunteers to contribute around the gallery. We posted the flyer on CiB’s tumblr yesterday.
VIVID‘s ‘In Association With…’ scheme for emerging and mid-career artists and producers is currently open for submissions. This is a bit of a late mention, as the deadline’s tomorrow (28 Jan), but still, worth a mention.
And finally, some information on Worcestershire Contemporary Art Show, which is taking place throughout May and June. They’re currently open to submissions for exhibitors;
ARTISTS WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EXHIBITION.
I AM LOOKING FOR ARTIST WORKING IN 2D, 3D,FILM & PHOTOGRAPHY TO EXHIBIT WORK THAT REFLECTS THE ISSUES WE DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.
THERE ARE 3 CATEGORIES
ESTABLISHED ARTISTS
ARTISTS THAT GRADUATED UP TO 2 YEARS AGO
ART STUDENTSINTERESTED? EMAIL ME A BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT YOU AND YOUR WORK BEFORE 11TH FEBRUARY 2011 – ccdesignuk@yahoo.co.uk
This here tweet from the Leeds-based East Street Arts has put some flesh on the bones of a rumour I heard a few months back:
@artistsmakers fingers crossed by end of month should have carling academy Brum, ex club/venue, ex cinema. As they say watch this space!
Watch that space indeed. Oh, and thanks to Julia for spotting that tweet.
Speaking of the old Academy, how are they doing at their new place? Comparing the listings of upcoming shows at the Record Shop Institute in Digbeth and the Phone Company Academy on Bristol Street, it looks to me like the former is getting the bigger names in at the moment, while the latter has a surprising number of tribute acts and bands living on past glories turning up in the next few months. Is that about right or am I off the mark?
This Saturday 29 Jan, Ikon will be hosting a free creative writing workshop in Erdington, joined by acclaimed writer Mandy Ross.
Inspired by historical photographs of nineteenth century Erdington resident Sir Benjamin Stone, creative writers and storytellers are invited to explore stories behind these photographs.
Ikon have had a rummage through the archives and collected images from the turn of the 20th century, including the Erdington orphanage, a society afternoon tea, agricultural workers and the inner workings of Big Ben.
All ages are welcome to drop by, with no booking needed. The workshop with take place from 12 – 3pm at Erdington Library, Orphanage Road, Erdington.
If you can’t make it on Saturday, fear not, Ikon are returning to Erdington in a few weeks, with another workshop on 19 February.
Shadow maps is the third exhibition in the ‘Aedas Presents‘ series, showcasing the work of artist Jo Gane.
For Aedas, Gane has assembled a body of work made with teams of field archaeologists at various dig sites which explores the search for evidence of history and plotting of time within the landscape. Instead of unearthing finds, the archaeologists spend time chasing shadows and mapping out past events.
Including photographs, archaeological constructions and projections, the installation will make use of shadows to describe the unknown historic events that occurred within these sites.
After opening at a preview event on 10 February, the exhibition will be on display until 18 February. To arrange a visit, email aedaspresents@aedas.com
This bronze sculpture of Sir Jacob Epstien’s 15 year old daughter has inspired the latest exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, The Life of the Mind: Love, Sorrow and Obsession.
The exhibition opened last Friday, and is open until 20 March, curated by artists Bob and Roberta Smith, featuring an eclectic group of historic, modern and contemporary artists including Vincent van Gogh, Tracey Emin, Louise Bourgeois, Theodore Garman, Chris Ofili and Helen Chadwick.
…The Life of the Mind seeks to expose the myth of the great male artist who has special insight into the minds of his more frail female subjects… Each artist resists easy interpretation and in Bob’s word, “sticks a sharp pair of scissors into the soft underbelly of male hegemony”.
On 26 February at 2pm, Bob and Roberta Smith will also be in conversation, joined by artist Bobby Baker to discuss the ideas explored within the exhibition.
The theme for this years BASS Festival is Revolution, exploring physical movement, music as a weapon of change and celebrating the creators of radical new music and styles.
Punch are offering between £500 – £3000 through their BASS Commissions fund for artists to create new work in music, dance, spoken word and theatre.
Here’s the themes that they’re wanting commissioned pieces to explore;
- Musical Revolutionaries: – artists who have changed the face of Black music
- Promoting the next generation – what is the next big thing?
- Showcases for heroes in the emergence of Dubstep, Hip Hop, Afrobeat Jazz.
- May the Circle be Unbroken: Sounds that have made the soundtrack to changes in society such as Steel Pulse or Gospel singers
- Spins and Flips: revolutions on the dance floor
- Transformations: can you through words imagine new ways to present work or new stages to present it
There’s also a BASS Talent Award to be claimed, in association with Aspire 4u. Young people aged between 16-24 will have the opportunity to produce a specially commissioned performance, with an award of up to £1000.
For more information and how to apply, visit the Punch website. Deadline for applications is 12 noon on 14 February 2011.
Pop-up arts gallery, BlowCreates, is due to open in the Custard Factory’s Zellig building on 25 January.
This newly established PR and marketing venture had been set up by two Birmingham City University students. Follow their progress on Facebook and Tumblr, where they’ve been offering sneak peeks into the kind of artists we can expect to see in the gallery.
Blow will bring a new, exciting and innovative arts venue to Birmingham, selling work by painters, photographers, illustrators, sculptors, designers and more, many of whom are current students or graduates from Arts Universities.
The launch event looks set to be an interesting evening, with music, drinks and live art from local illustrator Joel Millerchip.
Trove‘s latest project, initiated by curator Charlie Levine during a summer spent in Paris, features an exchange of postcards between 17 artists across the world.
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s method of documenting travels via postcards sent home, Levine commissioned 17 artists to instead design a postcard.
These were then printed and packs of the final 16 postcards distributed to all the artists involved with each other’s addresses. During the month of August a postcard exchange project took place. Cards were altered, added to, written upon and cut up and sent around the world.
Contributing artists include; Darren Banks, Ana Benlloch, Tom Butler, Martyn Cross, Vicky Cull, Anna Francis, Jo Gane, Caitlin Griffiths, Gabo Guzzo, Elizabeth Hingley and Tomonaga Tokuyama, Lulu Horsfield, Calum F Kerr, Hayley Lock, Kira O’Reilly, Samantha Voong and Emmett Walsh.
Paris Correspondence School opens at Trove with a preview on 21 Jan at 6-8pm. The exhibition can then be visited until 28 January by appointment.
part of the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design at Birmingham City University; the Hub works to promote the history, theory and practice of typographic design
They organise an annual typographic symposium (16 March this year) and will be publishing a fair amount of typographically-related articles.
The website (built by Supercool) has had a fair amount of good attention from the likes of Hoefler+Frere-Jones (I’ve no idea who they are but 100,000+ followers on Twitter show’s they’re doing something right) and Gary Hustwit (who did the Helvetica and Objectified documentaries) among others.
The Designer Vintage Bridal Show is taking place at Highbury Hall on 19 & 20 February, gathering a whole bunch of independent, local designers under one roof to offer inspiration for vintage inspired weddings, while supporting homegrown talent.
Just a few of the exhibitors include Ragged Rose Jewellery, Rachel Simpson shoes, exclusive Edgbaston based boutique The Wedding Club, Emma Case Photography and The Boutique Baking Company for Couture cakes, amongst many others.
Tickets are available to pre-book online for £8, or £12 on the door.
