Created in Birmingham

Remember the Birmingham Word Cloud exhibited at mac? Well Walsall have got artist Simon Poulter on board to develop Walsall’s Word Cloud.

Contribute words that pop into your mind when you think of Walsall via email to ioannoui@walsall.gov.uk, text on 07734731992, through the Facebook page or across Twitter using #walsallwords.

The cloud will be on display in The New Art Gallery Walsall throughout November and December. In the meantime, see it grow online through their website.

• Donald Savage report and evaluation
  Remember Donald Savage’s Invisible Arts Exhibition Programme? Well the evaluation report is out with input from luminaries such as Mr Whatby (Conservative Counselling) amongst others
• The Rice Show
  A kind of automatic collective memory/aggregator thing for the upcoming Stan’s Cafe production ‘Of All The People In All The World’. Anything tagged thericeshow should show up on there
• CELR: Brownfield canvas: how the Arts can support the regeneration of brownfield land
  Happening on 25 Sept at The Tower Ballroom and presented by the Arts Council “The event will also include a focus on the Arts as a creative medium, which can help transform a space, enriching a community or an area through its processes”
• Rich Batsford – Project X Presents: Digital Dystopia Sat Sept 13
  “You are cordially invited to the one and only performance of our unique Project X Presents event Digital Dystopia”. Just a week to go, there are some snippets of info about what’s going on here. I’m quite excited about this
• Birmingham Words – Storytelling in Birmingham
  The Traditional Arts Team have some upcoming storytelling events in Birmingham, happening once a month at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath
• Birmingham Jazz News: September Newsletter
  A couple of chances to check out Maylight with Lizzy Sparks – for free at the Town Hall as part of Light Night then at the Rainbow later in the month. There’s a preview of Oct too, with the very exciting prospect of The Heritage Orchestra performing Amon Tobin’s music
• 7inch september listings
  A nice big long list of events for September, lots of filmic stuff and some other things too. Plus a call for someone with money to burn to convert Kings Heath’s recently closed bingo hall back into a cinema… anyone?

• Present on 4Talent
  Win a ticket to Bestival and the chance to interview an artist on 4Talent’s podcast. Some interesting fun with Twitter from the Brum-based 4Talent peoples.
• Collection: Capsule @ Sonar 2008
  Jenny Capsule has put up photos from Sonar.
• Birmingham Words – New Editorial Team
  “We intend to make Birmingham Words reflect the diverse talent from our region and build on the excellent work started by Will Buckingham”