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REVIEW: A personal journey by Dusty O is vibrant, fun and fearless art exhibition
Olly MacNamee
November 30, 2018
A new art exhibition at a relatively new location has been launched tonight at The Custard Factory, and I must admit, I was impressed. Impressed by the space, the artist -…
Foka Wolf: The bastard child of Viz has his own expo in Brum
Olly MacNamee
November 19, 2018
This past weekend saw the elusive street artist and agent provocateur, Foka Wolf, take over a small part of The Custard Factory with his own brand of satirical paste-ups, courtesy of…
VIDEO: Suffragette mosaic revealed at New Street station in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
Timelapse footage has captured the moment a giant mosaic portrait of suffragette Hilda Burkitt was put together at Birmingham New Street station. Made up from more than 3,700 individual photos,…
Striking new book reveals raw portraits of ‘Invisible Britain’
Paul Stringer
October 31, 2018
A brand new book of powerful portrait photography is set for release in November, documenting real stories of people "left behind" by media narratives and isolated by the affects of…
Poppy Appeal launched in Birmingham with a ‘Thank You’ to First World War Generation
Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
Birmingham has featured in The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal launch today with an installation at the city's main library. The 'red thread' art at the Library of Birmingham is one…
The first-ever rave was held at Birmingham Council House, and this is what went down
Staff Reporter
September 30, 2018
The first-ever late night rave was held at the Birmingham City Council House's prestigious banqueting suite last night, as part of the Festival of Audacity. Intent of being creatively audacious…
20 awesome photos from Brum’s inaugural Festival of Audacity
Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
The Festival of Audacity, a free three-day extravaganza from Free Radical, has seen a myriad of creatives and artists occupy unusual spaces across Birmingham these last few days. Described by organisers…
30 super sick photos from the SBTV x The Custard Factory pop-up in Brum
Staff Reporter
September 5, 2018
Urban music channel SBTV was in Birmingham's Custard Factory in Digbeth today, for an all-day interactive music and multimedia pop-up experience. Billed as an "SBTV takeover", the popular entertainment platform was fully engaged and…
Why a huge PS4 Spider-Man graffiti mural has appeared in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
September 5, 2018
A massive piece of graphic novel art has appeared in Digbeth this week, in the guise of comic book hero Spider-Man. With final touches being added to the over 12-foot high…
SBTV in Birmingham for September pop-up takeover experience
Staff Reporter
September 1, 2018
Urban music channel SBTV is heading to Birmingham's Custard Factory in Digbeth this week, for an all-day music and street art pop-up experience. Billed as an "SBTV takeover", the popular…