Created in Birmingham

The winter salon show from the resident artists at The Works, Jubilee Trades Centre opens on 14 December from 6-9pm, with drinks, nibbles and an opportunity to meet the artists. The exhibition will continue to be open from 15 – 19 December.

They’ll have a range of artwork on sale, including paintings, drawings and photography at prices to suit every pocket. For more info on the artists, take a look at The Works Artist Collective.

The gallery is in The Jubilee Trades Centre, 130 Pershore Street, and will be open 12-4pm daily. Weekend visits are by appointment, which can be arranged by calling 07930325358.

• Facebook | The Birmingham Zine Social Club
  “A group for artists and writers who self-publish books, comics and zines, in and around Birmingham, UK” They’re having a get-together at the Victoria on 15 May
• An Endless Supply | Those who can, do / An Endless Supply 14
  “Issue 14 will be co-produced by An Endless Supply, Sean O’Keeffe and Ruth Claxton and published to coincide with the annual end of year student shows in June/July 2010. Content will be limited to submissions from practitioners currently employed within HE or FE Art and Design education in the West Midlands.”
• Birmingham City Council Arts Project Grants
  A few pots of cash up for grabs around the £550-5,000 mark. “Project funding is a one-off contribution to a programme of art work or works taking place in Birmingham”
• International Development Grant
  There’s a bit of cash available for developing international work
• Join the Supersonic Festival Team
  Capsule have got three internship opportunities: production, design & marketing. Deadline for applics is 21 May
• Under Construction « More Canals than Venice
  “Under Construction is an exhibition of work from fine art students studying Foundation Art and Design at Birmingham Metropolitan College taking place from Wednesday 12 May to Friday 14 May at The Works gallery”
• 2Weeks 2Make It Brum 2010
  One for filmmakers wanting to film bands, or bands wanting to be filmed – “The deadline to register for this year’s 2Weeks 2Make It competition will be Sunday 16th May”
• BBC – Modern Masters – Art Walks : Birmingham – Aston University to Brindleyplace
  With audio, a printable map and all sorts

• Kino Concrète: Two Thousand Maniacs! « More Canals than Venice
  Basement Bar (top of New St in the city centre) have a free film night. Noted.
• INTERVIEW: A Conversation with Dave Juste
  Scene Not Heard have a natter with Dave Juste from Subculture
• Midlands Media Awards launched
  This is aimed mainly at journos. Deadline for entries is 16 April.
• The Major Arcana « More Canals than Venice
  “The project included over 35 models, a team of make-up artists and prop/costume creation by BCU students”. Coming soon to the Works Gallery. Soon as in 12-16 April
• thisisfeed: jon burgerman at FEED
  “Jon Burgerman will be giving a FEED seminar on May19th”
• James Langdon shortlisted for Grafik Design Awards « We Are Eastside | Birmingham
  “James Langdon, designer of the We Are Eastside identity has been shortlisted for the Grafik Design Awards 2010″. Congrats, James!
• This Is Tomorrow
  This Is Tomorrow do club nights, have consistently good posters (by Lewes Herriot) and have a new website with mixes and such thereupon
• Ikon Eastside announces 2010 programme « We Are Eastside
  “Ikon Eastside has announced its programme of exhibitions for 2010, opening on Thursday 27th May with an installation from German sound artist Florian Hecker”
• Rediscovering Birmingham’s movie meccas | Film | guardian.co.uk
  “The Flatpack film festival’s Odeon bus tour unspooled the story of the rise and fall of Oscar Deutsch’s 1930s art deco picture palaces”
• Scene Not Heard Birmingham – Bands, Promoters and Local Music Portal: Scene Not Heard presents…THE SATURDAY MATINÉES
  This is an Interesting Idea. Having had a look at the problems with getting folks to go to gigs, these have decided to put bands on at Island Bar on Saturday afternoons

• Festive Film Showcase by Screen WM – Mon 8th Dec @ Radisson Birmingham
  “On Monday, Screen WM are generously putting on a (FREE) day long series of screenings and events, leading up to the featured screening of ‘The Children’ with a masterclass and Q&A session from its director Tom Shankland”
• Brumcast 113 ‘One Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette’
  More Brummie music goodness from Little Chris
• Summer Party Videos | Boxer Design
  Worth a look
• Artfall – The Works Winter Salon
  The Works Gallery in Digbeth have a fine art exhibition on from 9-14 December
• West Midland RSS nightmares named and shamed – Birmingham Post
  A list of West Mids orgs that haven’t grasped something as head-smackingly basic as making news available via RSS. For a sec I thought of doing a similar list for Birmingham’s creative types but actually I can’t think of enough ‘RSS Rotters’ to name. Which is good (but if your news isn’t available via RSS yet then sort it before Joanna Geary comes after you! If you’re not sure then email createdinbrum@gmail.com and I’ll help)
• David Leach
  David is “a lancastrian with a ukulele (nothing new there you might think) but i also have been known to play with, a DD-5 drum machine, a casiotone MT-46, and a glockenspiel”. I don’t tend to mention musicians here much (too many to mention) but he gets in because he knits all his merchandise. For his sake I hope he doesn’t get too big. He’s playing Bohemian Jukebox on Tues 9 Dec at the Hare & Hounds

To be honest the flyer contains most of the information I can find about this one.

From what I can find, Birmingham Visual Arts Coalition have described themselves as “innovators in contemporary art”. D’log reported about a call for submissions back in Feb and seems to have received a lot more info at the time

Initially working towards common deadlines for exhibitions B-VAC would hope to establish itself as an organisation that produced original and varied work through its member artists, but ultimately aiming to create their own sustainable artists’ hub and community within the region

For those that can’t see the pic, the first B-VAC exhibition takes place this weekend (4pm Friday 6 June to 4pm Sunday 8 June) at The Works Gallery, 3rd Floor, Jubilee Works, 130 Pershore Road, Digbeth B5 6ND.

Any more info about B-VAC – a website, Facebook group, anything – would be gratefully received in the comments.

Flyer is from hellocatfood’s Flickr – his work will be at the exhibition.

**Update** website, Twitter and Facebook event details are in the comments.