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Peaky Blinders festival takes over Digbeth for a weekend of Peaky delights
Rangzeb Hussain
September 16, 2019
Digbeth became a Peaky Blinders capitol as a major festival took place across several streets and venues last weekend. The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival took over a number of buildings,…
Retail stores in West Brom are being taken over by actors for live interactive storytelling
Student Reporter
September 16, 2019
A free mini theatre festival is set to take place in West Bromwich this weekend, with performances being held in actively running businesses. Actors and music artists are taking their talent…
New Legacy Centre for Black excellence launches in Birmingham on site of The Drum
Denise James
September 10, 2019
A new social enterprise aiming to inspire and celebrate black achievement has opened its doors in Newtown, at the home of the former Drum arts centre in Birmingham. The Legacy Centre of Excellence centre opened…
The Peaky Blinders fan art that’s been turned into a national poster campaign
Staff Reporter
August 24, 2019
To celebrate the return of the fifth series of Peaky Blinders, the BBC asked fans to create pieces of art inspired by the legendary Shelby family. Over a thousand submissions were…
High Vis Street Arts And Culture Festival Returns This September 7th
Olly MacNamee
August 20, 2019
Birmingham’s street arts and culture festival, High Vis Fest, returns for a second year this September 7th. And, once again the intentions by the organisers - of which, I admit…
60ft Peaky Blinders mural unveiled in Digbeth ahead of new series launch
Staff Reporter
August 19, 2019
A Midlands artist has had his Peaky Blinders fan art turned into a 60ft mural on display in Digbeth in Birmingham. Local lad James Mundy from Stoke-On-Trent submitted his portrait of…
Where once there were many, now there is only one: Not Another Comic Con is on in Birmingham
Olly MacNamee
August 1, 2019
It wasn't that long ago that Birmingham could well have been accused of having too many comic cons across the year. Sandwiched between the two big MCM Comic Con shows…
Accessing Art: Mohammed ‘Aerosol’ Ali opens up his studio to school students
Olly MacNamee
July 28, 2019
International street artist Mohammed ‘Aerosol’ Ali has always followed his own path through his art not only embracing the street art culture of graffiti, but also remaining faithful to his own…
Lowkey, Lady Sanity and Foka Wolf to perform at the Festival of Audacity after-party
Vimal Korpal
July 15, 2019
Rapper Lowkey will be headlining a huge afterparty of hip-hop and art activism to mark the end of Free Radical's Festival of Audacity this weekend, taking place at The Mill…
Andy Street plans visionary film studios with Steven Knight for West Midlands region
Fahima Khatun
July 8, 2019
Mayor Andy Street has announced a new board to help create unity within the West Midlands media industry, and wants to join forces with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring a big…