- Tributes to Tessa Sidey, fine art curator at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
One of many tributes to Tessa Sidley
- Digital journalist & shameless parish gossip « Custard Factory
Having read the job description, is journalist a more acceptable word for marketer these days? Either way, there’s an interesting job going
- Birmingham music groups urged to share facilities and staff
BCMG and Birmingham Jazz: “following concerted lobbying, the two music groups will be given an extra six months funding if they make moves to join a cost-saving music hub with the Symphony Hall, CBSO, Town Hall, Ex-Cathedra and other groups”
- Creative England
First glimpse of Creative England – the new configuration of the regional screen agencies. Sign up to their mailing list to keep up with news/opportunities/etc
- SOUNDkitchen | Feed your ears!
This is “an organisation dedicated to the promotion of composers and artists working in the field of sound”
- Matt Edgar – Green Sand and Subterfuge
A story about Matthew Murray from Leeds and his battles with Boulton & Watt of Birmingham – dirty tricks in business during the Industrial Revolution
- YouTube – ‘Tornadoes, Moons, Bridges and Balloons’ – A 16 song Compilation Cover by Muchuu
I like this – Muchuu covering The Smiths, Beirut, Bon Iver, Rihanna, Coco Rosie and a whole bunch of others
- Thinktank museum given funding for Made In Birmingham gallery
“Birmingham’s Thinktank science museum has been awarded £900,000 Lottery funding to bring some of its artefacts out of cold storage”
- Michelin Guide recognises West Midlands restaurants
“Birmingham’s trio of Purnell’s, Simpsons and Turners all retained their one-star rating in the guide, as did La Bécasse and Mr Underhill’s in south Shropshire”
- stitches and hos October 09
The ‘little knitting hootenanny’ is back at the Hare & Hounds on Tues 27 October. Wool and needles provided, everyone’s welcome and they insist you don’t even have to be any good
- Snowman Colouring Competition winners
Congratulations to the winners of The Rep’s competition
- 7 Inch Cinema » Living and listings
The film folks’ latest round-up of good stuff happening around Birmingham/the West Mids in the next few weeks
- Birmingham Library tender reignites free pitching debate | News | Design Week
“Birmingham City Council is the latest public-sector client to come under fire for asking for unpaid creative work in a tender”
- Fused Magazine – SXSW MUSIC MISSION DELEGATES WANTED
“Fused Magazine along with UKTI are organising a mission to SXSW Music 2010. The visit is being organised by UK Trade & Investment and FUSED”
- Birmingham Post – News – 60th anniversary of Cluedo, a worldwide hit invented in Birmingham
“Anthony Pratt, a clerk from Kings Heath, Birmingham, devised the game which was originally called Murder and designed for eight players”
- claire hartley
“Hello. I’m Claire Hartley, a graphic designer and illustrator”. Claire has a new portfolio
- National Restaurant Awards 2009
Birmingham did well in the NRA’s top 100 UK restaurants. Congrats to Simpsons (24), Purnell’s (34) and Turners (85)
- West Midlands Open 2010: Artists wanted
“Artists can submit up to three original works, made since January 2007, in the form of 2D (any medium), 3D (sculpture or construction, but not furniture or crafts), or time-based and digital work. First Prize is £1,000, Second Prize £500 and Third Prize £250″
- Peter Watkins Photography – americana
Peter Watkins has been taking photos around the West Midlands that evoke the idea of Americana (via http://brokenbottleboy.tumblr.com/)
