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(Previously run by Pete Ashton until he stepped down in April)

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Independent and street art in Birmingham - any suggestions?

I’ve just had an email from a journalist writing an article on art in Birmingham.  She says:
While I will be looking at galleries such as RBSA and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery I would also like to look at something less conventional such as street art and something with a more independent edge
The first few […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted November 3, 2008 in Others | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (17)

Halloween in Birmingham

Halloween might not be my bag but at least it’s an excuse to put some interesting events on.
Aside from the Ikon Eastside closing party there are a fair number of Halloween-themed things going on.  These are they (all happening on Friday 31 October, except the last two):

The National Trust are putting on events in the […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted October 10, 2008 in Others | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Volunteers at The Edge

Bad news from Friction Arts - with the builders due to arrive in a fortnight to start work on the refurb of The Edge Lee, their operations coordinator, has trapped a nerve in his back.  With prep work to do that’s a bit of a disaster so they’re asking for a hand:
We need some volunteers […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted September 24, 2008 in Others | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Outer Sight at The Edge

The Metro’s West Midlands Life blog (fresh from giving Artsfest a rather unnecessary shoeing) have reminded me of the Outer Sight film nights at The Edge that I mentioned a while back and completely forgot to follow up on.
The next one is apparently on Saturday and:
the very vague theme is ‘French Fancies & Freaky Kids […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted August 29, 2008 in Festivals, Film | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Coming up at The Edge

Having promised to mention this before, I nearly forgot.  This summer:
Friction Arts will be collaborating with their US partners, Touchable Stories on a unique, living history […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted July 19, 2008 in Events | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

News from The Edge

Some good news from the Edge has dropped into my inbox.  Having secured a ten-year lease for their premises they’ve now secured funding for a big refurb:
The wonderful SITA trust have blessed us with the resources to install a new heating system, disabled loos, insulation and a new kitchen!  This will be stage one of […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted July 9, 2008 in Funding | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Strange Ways’ Cheapside Show

Strange Ways is a Birmingham-based artists’ collective and from 1 to 12 July they’ll be putting on their first major event - an art project at The Edge in response to the Cheapside area in Digbeth:
Demolition of the industrial landscape and its replacement with modern residential apartment blocks has begun. An ever-decreasing number of […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted June 8, 2008 in Art | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Super Thursday

The number of good things happening this evening is nuts:

Fierce’s Platinum Programme is at The Edge, some of it you can drop into, some you have to book.
Behind Closed Doors are holding the launch of The Secret Garden - an installation round the back of the Custard Factory from 6pm to 8pm.
Fierce, again, are having […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted May 29, 2008 in Misc | Tagged , , | Comments (8)

Saturday sesh at The Edge

The Edge, “Birmingham’s first dedicated live and time-based arts venue”, wants to put the joy back into making art:
Saturday Sesh is not networking, it’s not a series of seminars, it’s just a place for artists to meet, to share ideas and resources and to make things happen.
All of which is highly laudable, so more power […]

By Chris Unitt | Posted April 29, 2008 in Art, Events | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)
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