Created in Birmingham

• Urban Buildings • Redevelopment, Redesign, Rediscovery
  A site covering the construction works going on in Birmingham (and further) also looking at old/derilict buildings
• Galleries Night – On the Art Bus
  Art, bus, art, bus, art, bus, etc. With bonus wine and mince pies. This is tonight and features the Barber Institute, Mac, Ikon, Eastside Projects and RBSA galleries
• P110HD’s Channel – YouTube
  “Specialising in urban media. Based in Birmingham”
• Birmingham Loves Photographers
  BLP have a shiny new website
• Connecting Innovation
  A report by Steve Harding which addresses these themes of cross innovation and that kind of thing in the context of Birmingham. One for the policy heads.

• Gamer Camp
  Free iPhone games from Gamer Camp: Nano Trainees. Fill thy boots
• You will never look at them in the same way again: A Return To Blogging
  Lots of stuff from John Garghan
• Sound Engineering Courses at Hare & Hounds
  “For anyone who is interested in sound engineering, we are now running live sound courses in the main room of the Hare & Hounds”
• How a musician and a Sikh TV channel dominated coverage of the Birmingham riots | Online Journalism Blog
  Paul Bradshaw looks at the coverage of the Birmingham riots.
• Birmingham’s IMAX cinema to close and reopen as independent
  “Birmingham’s IMAX cinema is to close down and reopen under a new name as an independent venue offering new state-of-the-art digital technology”
• Knowledge++ (some advice for graduates) | 383 Project
  “This post is aimed towards graduates that are looking to pursue a career as a web developer, with a few pointers to help you along your way.”
• RBSA Raffle 2011 – Win original artworks by RBSA artists!
  “Tickets cost just £1 each and will help to support the 2011 programme of exhibitions, demonstrations, adult and family friendly workshops and our school activities”
• My kind of town: Birmingham
  “Who better than an underground club promoter to sniff out the best shopping, food, bars and parties in Birmingham?”
• Photobook Month comes to Birmingham
  “Respected photographer Steve Gerrard will head up The Birmingham leg at his studio in the Custard Factory on September 14, from 7pm.”
• Young Rogues Auditions
  “the Young Rogues are a group of young people from a variety of backgrounds, who perform on stage and in film and TV. Ages 8-18 years.”
• Opportunity to write for Best Believe
  Amy’s looking for contributors to help turn Best Believe into a group blog on art/style/culture/creativity and all that good stuff. Give her a shout if you’re interested
• Joan shows love and affection for local singer-songwriters
  “Joan Armatrading is offering local musicians the opportunity of a life-time to perform as the opening act for her Symphony Hall gig on October 26 2012″ Cool. Click for entry info
• Second Light Producers Labs at First Light
  “First Light and The Producers’ Forum, who provide tailored training for Film Producers at all levels, have teamed up to offer this free 4-day course.” For 16-25 year olds at the mac in Sept

The RBSA Open all media exhibition is due to open 24 November, running for a month in Gallery 1 and 2 until 24 December.

Open exhibitions take place twice a year at RBSA, showcasing a variety of work to cater for all tastes and interests, and they are currently accepting submissions for the upcoming open all media exhibition, which accepts all forms of art, excluding photography.

To enter your work, visit the website for more information and download the application pack containing the entry form which is to be returned by 21 November.

On Wednesday 26 November a free bus will travel between three of the city’s galleries – the Ikon (which will feature Harminder Singh Judge‘s new exhibition), the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and the RBSA Gallery. There’ll be free guided tours of the exhibitions.

Here’s the bus timetable:

On the evening the Ikon Shop will be open until 9pm offering mulled wine, warm mince pies and 10% off in their shop. Mmm, warm mince pies.

The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists‘ current exhibition is called Imaginative Portraits.  Running until 30 August, it features

A wide range of portraiture by RBSA Members as well as other artists from around the country

The winners of the recently launched Biennial Portrait Award will be shown as part of it.

The RBSA’s gallery is just off St Pauls Square – here’s a map to help you (if you fancy going, like).  For more info check the RBSA site or indeed this mention from Audiences Central.

Also on at the RBSA is ‘Reclaim’ – an exhibition of contemporary fine craft by designer/makers who use recycled materials in their craft-making. That’s on until 8 August.

The pic is by RBSA member Emily Porter-Salmon and is called ‘Sisterhood’ (Lesley Chan 2).