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West Midlands queer arts festival appoints Rico Johnson-Sinclair in new managerial role
Staff Reporter
June 26, 2020
A West Midlands queer arts festival has announced the appointment of its first Festival Manager. Rico Johnson-Sinclair joins SHOUT, the Festival of Queer Arts and Culture, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary last year.…
Dyslexic artist launches sign language poetry video with young children to raise disability awareness
Staff Reporter
June 20, 2020
A video has been released for Learning Disability Week featuring young school children from across Birmingham sign performing a poem written by a dyslexic poet from the city. Joe Cook, 28, is…
Fresh ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest art appears in Digbeth following global protests
Rangzeb Hussain
June 13, 2020
New street art has been painted in Digbeth today which shows solidarity with police brutality victim George Floyd and the 'Black Lives Matter' campiagn. The large scale wall in Digbeth…
Brum artist creates powerful Statue of Liberty street mural as tribute to George Floyd
Rangzeb Hussain
June 6, 2020
A Birmingham guerilla artist has painted new street art in Digbeth inspired by recent tragic events in America following the brutal slaying of George Floyd at the hands of a…
Brum council says ‘sorry’ after admitting it whitewased George Floyd art by ‘mistake’
Rangzeb Hussain
June 3, 2020
Birmingham City Council has issued an apology after a street art tribute to George Floyd was removed hours after being painted in Kings Heath by a Birmingham artist. Mohammed Ali…
Birmingham artist shocked as George Floyd tribute taken down only a day after being painted
Rangzeb Hussain
June 2, 2020
A street art tribute to US police brutality victim George Floyd has been taken down hours after it was painted in Kings Heath. Birmingham-based artist Mohammed Ali said he was "saddened…
‘I can’t breathe’ street art painted in Birmingham in memory of George Floyd
Rangzeb Hussain
June 2, 2020
The tragic death of George Floyd, who kept pleading 'I can't breathe' as a US police officer brutally pressed a knee into his neck, has inspired new street art in…
Stunning new charity mural unveiled in Brum depicting the battle against COVID-19
Rangzeb Hussain
May 29, 2020
A dramatic new mural depicting Birmingham keyworkers battling against COVID-19 against the backdrop of the city's skyline has been painted for charity in Digbeth. Birmingham-based street artist Josh Billingham (aka…
Black Country sculptor creates tribute to NHS and care workers fighting coronavirus
Rangzeb Hussain
May 26, 2020
Sculptor Luke Perry from Stourbridge has created a beautiful steel mesh angel sculpture as a tribute to NHS and care staff who are bravely battling against the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Who’s performing at Lady Gaga’s ‘One World’ global telecast to benefit frontline workers?
Ben House
April 8, 2020
Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have seen that Lady Gaga has been all over the news this week. Usually, you'd expect her to have dropped a new…