Bright Space recruiting youth bloggers for new arts and social media project
Bright Space is launching a new and exciting social media project entitled Platform(www.projectplatform.org.uk) for 16-19 years olds living in Birmingham. Platform will be a blog featuring articles, reviews, events listings and much more, written by young people for young people and will represent a unique perspective on arts activity in Birmingham. Bright Space is now looking to recruit 15 young people who are interested in reporting, reviewing and attending the many cultural events in and around the city. This includes theatre, dance, exhibitions, launches and gigs. Deadline for applications is Monday 19th July 2010.
Successful applicants will receive a £200 bursary and the opportunity to attend a week long intensive summer school, which will highlight the many techniques and skills they will need to become fully fledged Platformbloggers. During the week they will take part in workshops led by industry experts including; journalists, photographers, bloggers and film-makers. Subjects covered will include:
Journalism, writing, reviewing and interview techniques
Podcasting with audio and video
Photo blogging and social media tools
Events management, promotion and marketing
The Platform bloggers will then organise a live launch of the website to their peers, parents, friends and mentors. The group will meet regularly throughout the project with continued access to and mentoring from industry professionals who will support them in creating content, researching articles and building their on-line readership.
The core group will improve skills in; ICT, literacy, independent learning and critical thinking. The project will also support those wishing to pursue a career within the creative and cultural industries.
The aspiration for Platform is to amplify young people as unique, dynamic, cultural commentators that successfully communicate, inspire and engage other young people, while at the same time propose significant debate about their cultural offer. It is also hoped that Platform will become a vehicle that cultural organisations, venues and promoters connect with to ensure their programming reflects the breadth and individuality of young people in Birmingham.
How to apply:
Applicants need to write a 200 word article on a creative passion that they have
Include their name, address, date of birth and contact details
Send the completed article with all the necessary contact details to: Bright Space, Studio 222 The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA
Bright Space (www.brightspace.org.uk) is committed to developing and encouraging activity that helps young people find creative progression routes in and beyond the arts. Bright Space works actively to encourage sustainable cross-sector partnerships that broaden the horizons and opportunities available to young people.
The closing party to Capsule’s 10th birthday celebrations is on Saturday 19th December at Vivid on Heath Mill Lane in Digbeth. This party will see a gathering of some of Birmingham’s most exciting experimental live acts including the fabulous Modified Toy Orchestra plus someone called Stinky Wizzleteat and others – all paying tribute to the ten years of exciting, genre pushing music that Capsule have produced and provided a stage for. You can get more info here and tickets from here. See you down the front.
He is a fully paid up member of the new wave of experimental beat makers…alongside the likes of Flying Lotus and FlyamSam .
The self-professed Animal-style DJ, Gaslamp Killer — a reference to his hometown of San Diego and its beach-brah’s Gaslamp bar district — has been holding it down at the front counter of LA’s Turntable Lab. His real home, however, is behind the turntables, where his wild style takes DJing into the realm of freak fest psychedelia.
Gaslamp Killer DJ sets are something else… Bass that feels like someone is sitting inside your stomach rearranging your internal organs and drops so heavy you feel like you are falling down a well wearing a pair of Smeg fridges as earrings. His brutal mix of Dubstep, Hendrix, Futuristic Hip Hop, Leftfield Electronica and Dilla are delivered with a truly eccentric energy that one might describe as a kind of hybrid that would include Animal from Sesame Street, Einstein and Doc from Back to the Future all conducting the crowd in a truly passionate, energetic and intensely captivating way.
I cannot tell you how much you have to witness this…Tonight at The Hare & Hounds. Details here.
We all know that the first rule of fight club is don’t talk about fight club but nobody said a girl can’t blog about it. Birmingham’s answer to fight club uses pens and poscas rather than bare knuckles and fists, but is just as underground and sometimes just as moody.
Secret Wars has been a revelation – A cultural movement that is spreading across the globe! Started in March 06’ (By Monorex kingpin, Terry Guy in London UK) as a testing ground for artists to show the public what they can do. The idea quickly evolved into a knockout cup style contest that now attracts huge crowds of people anywhere it is held.
Seeds, Slobz and Keefy run and maintain the Birmingham rounds.
Secret Wars is the world’s premier live art battle, and in Birmingham…. things get very live.. Illustrator vs graf writer vs comic book writer vs street artist vs toy maker vs animator vs graphic designer etc etc etc …
This dissident group of artists meet regularly at The Rainbow to battle one and other, the rules are simple:
- 90 MINS ON THE CLOCK
- BLACK PAINT ONLY – ON WHITE WALLS!
- NO SKETCHES / NO PENCILS
- INVISIBLE MIDDLE LINE WITH AN ARTIST EITHER SIDE
JUDGED USING A 3 POINT SYSTEM – 2 GUEST JUDGES AND A CROWD VOTE (USING A DECIBEL READER)
GO BIG OR GO HOME!
Much like the 1984 comic Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars the key players from the scene, both evil and good get summoned to the planet “battleworld” in a distant galaxy (The Rainbow in our case) to duel to the death. I wouldn’t like to speculate on who the heroes and their opposing villains are in the Secret Wars Birmingham series but just like in the comics, world domination is getting to look quite attractive. The boys in charge have decided to put together a crack team of artists that can compete in battles throughout the UK and Europe.
Representing our city will be a squad of 5 artists, made up of previous winners Phill Blake and Newso with all round heavy weights in the field of graffiti illustration; Chu & Agent.
With four already in the crew the hunt is on to find the 5th member, this place will be given to the overall winner of the mini series that kicks off at The Rainbow on Sunday 4th October at 4pm, then on every Sunday through October and November. The official draw was pulled on the Secret Wars radio show on Rhubarb Radio and is as follows: AS-ONE / MIKEY BRAINS / POSH-ONE / ROO / SOL1R / SYLPH / TITLE / TX
For all the info on round one check the facebook page …Let the battle commence!
Fans of the fashion and music of the 1980s have a treat in store this Saturday when the original Egyptian Lover plays an exclusive set at FUSED at The Rainbow. FUSED has been running weekly nights at The Rainbow all summer and this Saturday marks the final in the season.
FUSED is an innovative party bringing together happy times & a great atmosphere whilst playing host to some of the WORLD’S MOST RESPECTED ARTISTS & DJ’S including the likes of…
EGYPTIAN LOVER, MOCK & TOOF, CHICKEN LIPS, IDJUT BOYS, TOBY TOBIAS & FRANK TOPE to name a few, along with a fantastic collective of FUSED residents from around the U.K.
The Egyptian Lover started out as a DJ with the premier Los Angeles dance promoter “Uncle Jam’s Army”. He also DJ’d at Club Radio with the likes of Chris “The Glove” Taylor and “Ice T”. Egyptian Lover started recording beats like the legendary “Breakin’ and Entering” soundtrack. In 1982 he recorded “Dial-a-Freak”, “Yes,Yes,Yes”, and several beats for Uncle Jam’s Army.
Having been on tour since 1983, the Egyptian Lover is the godfather of Electro. I think he may be the kind of artist who speaks about himself in the third person, but he is original 80’s cool – like mixtapes and Soda Streams. He champions anything old school, especially the warm sweet sound of original vinyl. This is a gig that is well worth putting your shoulder pads in for… Plus…
FREE TAXI WITHIN 4 MILE RADIUS for parties of 4 after 11.00pm, Call 0121 773 0999 for your FREE taxi.
Saturday 26th September // Fused presents Egyptian Lover // The Rainbow Pub & Courtyard 160 Digbeth High Street B12 0LD // £ 5 on the door
