Category archive for: Events

You may remember the utterly fantastic video flyer for Louis Den’s Beat Cypher in October. Well, they’re doing another one on Thursday 11th November at Rootys (MySpace, Facebook) and have done another video promoting it. Here tis:

And here’s the more traditional one:

Here’s news of an interesting and thought-provoking exhibition heading to the Vaad later this month. It’s an interactive experience, as all the best ones are, and well worth a visit….

The cream of the Custard’s crop is set to grace the Vaad Gallery later this month, thanks to Bryn Tranter and his gang. And with Christmas looming into view now with alarming rapidity, why not pop inside for a natter and a chance to invest in some vibrant, original art? Highly recommended.

One for chocoholics and bird-fanciers everywhere, a raven-tastic exhibition set to soar at the Vaad Gallery in December. Caw blimey!

We’ve an exciting new exhibition of local artist Farshad Sanaee’s work at the Vaad Gallery next week. Admission is free, so shelter from the storm and browse some new and vibrant art at the same time!

One to pop into your diaries, chaps. 3Bugs Fringe Theatre are set to tread the CF Theatre’s boards December 2nd and 3rd with their stunning adaptation of this saucy modern classic.

Bryn has produced a short film showcasing the art on display during the Lost In S.P.A.C.E. group show from artists based at the Custard Factory that ran in the Gallery at the end of October:

I managed to blag a photo pass for the All Tomorrows Parties: Release The Bats Halloween party held in Space2 on Saturday so here they are:

Capsule were responsible for bringing the event to Birmingham and have photos of audience members in fancy dress on their blog.

Laundry, “an association of multi-disciplinary artists”, are taking over the Custard Factory Gallery from November 6th to 9th under the banner Laundry Open Lab.

This girl has inner beauty by Helena Roos

The main draw is a show from Galleri 54 from Gothenburg.

Galleri 54 is a not-for profit, artist-run gallery in Gothenburg. The gallery is run by Group 54, formed in 1954, as a reaction to the Gothenburg art scene which was considered confined and conservative.

The gallery has existed since 1959, and is run by a board consisting of 8-12 artist working in Gothenburg. The board members are replaced on a regular basis. The gallery’s aim is to offer interesting and varied exhibitions showing local, national and international artists giving artists the opportunity to show their work and to formulate ideas without commercial pressure or influence.

Portable - G54@Custard Factory has artworks by nine individual artists who are actively working with the gallery and is a taster of what is currently happening in the Gothenburg arts scene. They’ll be exhibiting a wide variety of forms such as drawings, black and white painting on the wall, performance, sculpture, video, installation and collage. The artists are Ann-Sofi Roxhage, Anita Paakonen Ahl, Paula Wallmark Nilsson, Helena Roos, Sara Lännerström, Stina Pettersson, Jonathan Jarl, Theo Ågren and Björn Hellström.

The launch is on Thursday November 6th at 7.30 pm and the show continues on Friday, 2 pm - 8 pm, and Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon - 5 pm.

I could be dreaming by Paula Wallmark-Nilsson

Alongside this they’re running Laundry Open Lab sessions on Saturday and Sunday evenings:

Saturday November 8th @ 5.30 pm: Interactive Installations: Gary Stewart, Iniva (the Institute of International Visual Arts)

Sunday November 9th @ 5 pm: Art is my Business: Ania Bas

Sunday November 9th @ 6 pm: Off the map - art in Nodar, Beirut, Alexandria: Alicja Rogalska

Sunday November 9th @ 7 pm: Crossing Borders: Brendan Jackson

Full details of the talks can be found here.

Not much info online yet but I picked up a flyer declaring that the mighty Public Enemy are playing Space2 at the Custard Factory on December 3rd. Tickets will be on sale on November 3rd from The Ticket Sellers for £20 plus the usual booking fee. CF tenants Heducation appear to be behind this.