We are very excited to announce our last date for “Stories of the Wind”

The magical storytelling performance that takes you to magical Mexico 🇲🇽

📆 Date: Sat 11th May

📍 Location: The Old Print Works

🕰️ Shows @ 10am, 12pm and 14:30pm

🎟️ Tickets: FREE @ …of-the-wind-may-2024.eventbrite.co.uk

Our Walking Tours are back for 2024

Vimal & Dharmesh are our two terrific tour guides to take you down the Stratford Road and talk about the history of this diverse and vibrant route

First walk is with Dharmesh on Sat 8 June
Book here: sampad.org.uk/event/walking-…

#birminghamtours

EXCITING NEWS 💫

We are delighted to welcome Zahra Meghji as our new Administrator – joining our Birmingham team, alongside Raidene Carter, Cerian Eiles, Christina Elliot and Paul Hewlett as new trustees of the China Plate board.

Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/ADTRBlog

📣 Calling artists, makers and crafters!

Our Art Track: Metro Art Programme has a commission opportunity to create a design concept for new public art clocks, timepieces and automaton.

⏰ Deadline - Thursday 14 April

More info 👉 bit.ly/ArtTrack-EOI

📢 Co-produced with Belgrade Theatre, we’re excited to announce that Please Do Not Touch by Casey Bailey, directed by Gail Babb will have its world premiere Belgrade Theatre 11 – 21 Sept! On sale for members from today, general tickets on sale 15 April: bit.ly/BTPDNT

Join us at our Immersive Arts Bootcamp Showcase on Wednesday 10th April from 6pm - 8pm at BOM! 🥳

Meet our talented Bootcampers who have just completed the 12-week Immersive Arts Bootcamp: Virtual Production and discover their final projects.

RSVP 👉🏼 forms.gle/qAQH7jVZoqad7G…

Calling all young poets! Are you looking for a creative opportunity? Apply for Worcestershire’s Young Poet Laureate competition. Get your entries in fast as there's only one week left to go!
To apply, visit severnarts.org.uk/ypl24
#youngpoet laureate #youngpoet #poetrycommunity

Interested in a career in the creative industries?
Join us at The Core Theatre on 30th April for our Creative Careers event!

Speak to professionals, find out about the range of roles and pathways and hear about the latest opportunities for your career!
🎟️ thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk/whats-on/all-s…

We have lots of events coming up over the next couple of weeks!

Join us for short film fund application walkthroughs, budgeting sessions, online mixers, weekly roundtables with our Talent Execs and more.

filmhubmidlands.org/upcoming-bfi-n…

Inspired by Flatpack Festival earlier thread, I thought it would be interesting to post a thread about The Crown’s @historicengland Grade II Listing by posting the full notification so you can read the reasons why it was listed. It’s not all Sabbath… 1/8

📣Stomping Ground Commission Callout 2025/26 is now open!

If you're passionate about creating thought-provoking pieces that explore social & environmental sustainability in unique ways, we want to hear from you!

Deadline: Mon 18 May, 11.59pm
More info: bit.ly/499U7ac

1) We are thrilled to have won the award for Accessible and Inclusive Tourism at this year’s West Midlands Tourism Awards Visit Birmingham & West Midlands✨

Here’s Debbie Kermode, MAC’s CEO & Artistic Director, on the importance of this recognition for our arts charity.

NOW JUST 4 DAYS TO GO until @leaf_creative_arts & friends lead the rhythm and fun at #CraftingConnections24 From 2pm have a go at Reggaerobics & Calypsocise, Bhangra & Bollywood dancing and the steel pans! Try something new. woollymammothstitch.works/crafting-conne… Funded by Selly Oak Constituency N’hood Network Scheme (NNS) 🕺🕺

🥳 We're delighted to welcome SIX new members to the West Midlands Combined Authority's Cultural Leadership Board.

✍️ Today we have welcomed Geraldine Collinge, Elizabeth Zeddie Lawal, Amy Dalton-Hardy, Kingston Myles, Nyasha Daley and Dr Vishalakshi Roy

wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/cul…

.Birmingham Royal Ballet are offering offering free one-hour informal workshops on Sunday 24 March. No experience of acting, singing or dancing is necessary! 30 Birmingham-based children from these workshops will be invited to take part in the final ballet. Book here - brb.org.uk/events/luna-ch…

Warwickshire Libraries Warwickshire County Council Arts Council England HeritageCultureWarks = Commission opportunity for a Creative Practitioner/organisation to engage with the Gypsy, Roma, & Traveller communities in Warwickshire.

Info: bit.ly/4caKXNt

ACE Midlands The Traveller Movement Travellers' Times

Lovely piece in ⁦The Guardian⁩ on our ⁦Historic England⁩ listing. It’s beginning to@sink in what we’ve achieved ⁦Karen Newman⁩ ⁦BOM Now we need to get it reopened⁩ Birmingham ‘birthplace of heavy metal’ the Crown secures listed status theguardian.com/culture/2024/m…

We had a great time marking 10 years of #ShakespeareWeek We've been working with pupils from Pennyhill Primary School & this morning they took part in a national flash mob to launch celebrations! 🎉

Here they are using dance to perform scenes from As You Like It The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust