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Artist and one of last years Platinum Alumni Sima Gonsai is now Artist in Residence at The New Art Gallery Walsall!
“This spring, Birmingham-based film maker and ‘cyclist explorer’ Sima Gonsai will be exploring all corners of the Walsall borough on her bike. By following the routes and directions suggested by local residents, Sima will create an alternative map of the town based on personal stories, collective memories and local folklore.
Sima will be using the Artists’ Studio at The New Art Gallery Walsall as a base to recharge, fix any punctures and write up all the stories gathered.”
Last year Cycle Dialogues was part of the Fierce! Festival programme and you can see Sima talk about Cycle Dialogues on FierceTV. Sima follows in fellow Platinum artists Feng-Ru Lee or Milee the Sheep who took up residency last August.
Sima will be Artist in Residence until 10th May 2009 and will be holding Open Studio Event on Thursday 30th April, 2- 4pm – ALL Welcome!
25th April 2009
Vivid – 140 Heathmill Lane, Birmingham
BBC Blast, The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company in partnership with Punch Records, are running a free lyric writing and performance workshop with MOBO-award winning hip-hop artist Akala.
The workshop is aimed at (but not limited to!) young people aged 13-19 years old in both schools and youth clubs who are considered ‘hard to reach’ and who may not ordinarily be interested in Shakespeare and his work. We’ll be demonstrating how modern hip-hop shares many similarities with the themes, language and rhythm used by The Bard.
This is a chance to build young people’s self-confidence and unlock their creative and artistic abilities by having them write and perform their own rap lyrics based on a theme from one of Shakespeare’s plays, giving them a platform to showcase their creative ideas and works, and with guidance from leading industry professionals.
If you’d like more details and/or would like to register for a place, email blastsupport@bbc.co.uk
Are you a free-lance creative in need of inspiring office space?
We have a desk space for rent at the Fierce Earth office – for a bargain £200 a month (plus VAT) we can offer you:
A dedicated desk space with pedestal cabinet (with filing cabinet if required) – no hot desking here!
1 x computer with access to internet (subject to confidentiality agreement)
PLUS Free wi-fi access for a lap top
Complimentary tea and coffee
Heat, light and utilities
Meeting room facilities (by arrangement)
Phone land line available (by arrangement and for an extra fee)
Excellent City Centre location – with pay car park nearby
Opportunity to work in a creative environment and pick our brains for free
Fantastic networking opportunities and great views of the City!
Desk available NOW: 6 month licence agreement with 1 months’ notice either way. First month payable in advance.
If you are interested please contact Helga at helga@fierceearth.com or call 0121 244 8080 to come and see the space.
Reverend Billy and his Gospel Choir of Life after Shopping are coming to Birmingham on 29th May at Ikon Gallery as part of his ‘The UK Shopocalypse Tour’ .
The show will be part of Fierce! Festival’s year round programme for 2009 and sees Fierce! partnering with our friends at the Ikon Gallery.
Reverend Billy will arrive from the US with his Choir of Life after Shopping on to appear in Birmingham, his only Midlands gig, on Friday 29th May for an early evening performance outside the Ikon Gallery in Brindley Place at 5.30pm, so if you feel that we’re suffering from shopping overload, if you’re concerned about a world rife with global advertising, multi-national control, global warming, packaging and supermarket domination in a profit driven and dirty world, then bring your placards and come on down, because help is at hand!
Reverend Billy is an infamous New York-based performance artist and activist who is banned from every Starbucks in the US. Here is some of Rev Billy in action from YouTube.
Whilst in Birmingham for ‘The UK Shopocalypse’ Reverend Billy will be looking to engage with local groups who empathise with his beliefs of:
• Supporting and advocating sustainable consumption
• Encouraging and establishing strong local economies
• Defending free speech, peaceful assembly and public space
If you would like to help inform Reverend Billy’s trip to Birmingham call 0121 244 8080.
Our friends at The Other Way Works present Black Tonic,sponsored by the Radisson SAS Hotel Birmingham in April 2009:
“An evocative thriller” The Guardian
Black Tonic is an interactive performance staged in the bedrooms and corridors of the Radisson SAS Hotel Birmingham.
You are invited to unravel an original detective story, where even love can be bought for the price of a cocktail. Be our guest: check-in at the Hotel reception two by two and journey along the corridors and into the bedrooms to piece together the clues and uncover what makes the hotel tick.
Dates and Times:
Thursday 2nd – Sunday 5th April 2009
Thursday 9th – Sunday 12th April 2009 (Easter Weekend)
2pm*, 3pm*, 7pm, 8pm & 9pm. *Saturdays only.
Very limited audience (4 places per hour). Booking in pairs recommended.
£15 / £10 Suitable for 18+
To Book
0844 888 3883 / www.visitbirmingham.com / Or in person at the Tourism Centre & Ticket Shop, The Rotunda, 150 New Street, Birmingham B2 4PA
Devised by the Company | Text by Clare Duffy | Directed by Katie Day
One of the Metapod family is going from project to project, strength to strength…
Karen Osborne from Kaos Arts has worked with over 230 students from Broadway School in Aston to create a warm welcome in Aston Hall!
Here is the image from the bbc site:
The story has been featured on the BBC website and it’s not the first time:
Birmingham artist helps local community
Karen found participating in Metapod’s Be Effective course particularly influential in planning her business:
“All the speakers were inspiring, but I found the marketing and planning sessions the most useful.
The entire programme helped me feel more confident about my business. The course helped me define the services and products which I offer and informed my marketing literature and strategy”
On Monday 2nd March at 18.50 at Birmingham Library Theatre:
The Clore Leadership Programme offers up a wealth of training and experience, but it also offers up the opportunity to meet a group of creative, like-minded individuals and the creative leaders of the future…one of whom is Amanda Boyle.
Amanda is a director of Film, Television, Music Videos and commercials, she previously worked for Working Title Films before focusing on directing, see her work and CV for yourself at amandaboylefilms.com
As you may know Helga is currently the NESTA Clore fellow for 2008/9 and our very own Mark Ball was a Clore fellow 2006/7. Therefore we were delighted to find out that 2009/10 will see the first West Midlands fellowship supported by Advantage West Midlands.
The Clore Leadership Programme provides each fellow with an individual programme of learning, research, training, mentoring and secondment to enhance the leadership skills.
Stef at Bore Place: Helga Henry taken from Stef's Clore Flickr Stream
This is what Helga had to say about the AWM funding:
‘The fantastic news that AWM are funding a Clore Fellowship for someone to develop their career as a cultural leader in the West Midlands is symbolic of the important contributions that individuals from the creative and cultural industries make.
As one of this year’s fellows, I feel particularly privileged to have access to the network, mentoring and training available. I feel my experience with Clore has made my leadership of Creative Republic more productive, allowing the organisation to thrive and represent its signatories from the cultural and creative industries more effectively.’
To find out more about applications visit the Clore Leadership website and if you think you are a contender contact us if you’d like any support.
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