Arts - Page 2
£100K worth of community art commissions launched across North Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 02:41 pm
Community organisations in North Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create interactive art installations and projects to engage and empower local residents, to the tune of…
New photographic exhibition celebrates Birmingham’s commonwealth heritage
Rangzeb Hussain
October 21, 2020 | 05:21 pm
An exciting new photographic exhibition, which will take place during the Commonwealth Games 2022, will be previewed this Black History Month during a panel discussion celebrating Birmingham's diversity through rarely seen photographs…
Birmingham street artist joins forces with social enterprise cafe to support young people
Rangzeb Hussain
October 21, 2020 | 05:05 pm
A Midlands-based social enterprise cafe has teamed up with satire artist Foka Wolf to call on Birmingham corporations to support its young people. The region's infamous satirical visual artist has joined forces with Evolve…
Street art painted in Digbeth to launch Birmingham-based show The Rap Game UK
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020 | 02:00 pm
A 7ft graffiti mural has been sprayed in Digbeth to launch the second series of BBC Three show The Rap Game UK. The BBC has released a video showing Birmingham-based…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Tarik Ross-Cameron
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020 | 10:30 am
Spoken word artist Tarik Ross-Cameron has developed his craft over the years and now delivers creative workshops and programmes to other young individuals. A performance poet, writer and facilitator, Tarik is…
Artists wanted in North Birmingham for creative community projects
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2020 | 12:30 pm
Community organisations in north-east Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create art installations to engage and empower local residents. Gallery37 North - an initiative working on…
Birmingham duo awarded city’s Poet Laureate roles during launch of literature festival
Rangzeb Hussain
October 2, 2020 | 09:18 am
Two very talented and exciting wordsmiths from Birmingham were named the city's new Poets Laureate yesterday, chosen to represent the city through written and performance poetry. The Brummie duo were selected for…
Simmer Down to host online gig celebrating BME contribution during coronavirus pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
September 18, 2020 | 04:30 pm
A special online musical event has been planned by the team behind the Simmer Down Festival, as a tribute to BME communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed 'Simmer Lock-down Lounge',…
Writing competition launched for women from Birmingham, Bangladesh and Pakistan
Staff Reporter
September 10, 2020 | 07:36 am
An international writing competition for women and girls from diverse communities in Birmingham, Bangladesh and Pakistan has been launched. My City, My Home is part of Transforming Narratives, a ground-breaking three-year…
Birmingham Heritage Week makes a welcome return for 2020 but with lockdown changes
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020 | 10:00 am
Birmingham Heritage Week returns for 2020 to celebrate the city and its fascinating history, people and places for eleven glorious days. Taking place from Thursday 10th - Sunday 20th September, this…