ArtsFest

City Centre (various locations), Birmingham

ArtsFest - Reviews from across the web


Birmingham City Council presents ArtsFest, the city’s largest free arts festival In response to Mr Morris’s comments...As a proud Brummie, I thoroughly support this event and it’s ability to attract people to Birmingham from all over the country. The wonderful thing about this event is that it provides a great platform for up and coming Brummie talent, who would usua... artsfest.org.uk BBC - Birmingham - Entertainment - ArtsFest reviews Just thought I'd drop a note of how much I enjoyed the entertainment on sunday evening which consisted of a Great gospel choir followed by an excellent funky bluesy band called Central city groove. Really enjoyed their set and was really hoping they might of played longer than the half an hour spot ... bbc.co.uk BBC - Birmingham - Entertainment - ArtsFest 2006 rocks! As well as showing off a lot of new and upcoming talent and the focus on youth, there were the real gems that are so wonderful, you just have to sit back and enjoy them - such as the performance by the Royal Birmingham Bal... bbc.co.uk Review: Artsfest 07 \| by Tess Langley Victoria Square’s Kerrang! stage played host to yet more up and coming local talent; Brum band UXL brought their intriguing and beautiful melodies that escalated into full blown epic rock crescendos, illustrated by dramatic rapid arm movements and strange artistic convulsions from the lead sin... mybrum.co.uk News and Reviews Big Voice is the centre-piece of this year’s Birmingham ArtsFest celebrations and one of the highlights of the City’s Urban Fusion programme. Arranged by Jeffrey Skidmore, founder of Ex-Cathedra, the project is led by an artistic team from three of Birmingham’s internationally reno... urban-fusion.info Arts Fest Birmingham - Artsfest 2007 The annual arts festival returns for the 10th year, with an explosion of fireworks and fun for the entire family. The popular Blast event will open the festival with a powerful exhibition echoing the history of the area and its industrial heritage. World class performers from the Birmingham Symphony... cityinn.com ArtsFest \| Birmingham: It's Not Shit I have in my hand a piece of paper, it says what’s on at ArtsFest this year (14 - 16 Sept). No linky it’s not on the (curiously orange) website as yet. Big news is that the headliners of Friday night’s indie event are Ocean Colour Scene rather than the rumored Twang or Editors - or... birminghamitsnotshit.co.uk Birmingham City Council presents ArtsFest, the city’s largest free arts festival Thank you to all those artists, organisations, venues and volunteers who contributed their time, energy and talent to ArtsFest 2007.The festival was a huge success with an excess of 200,000 people attending and enjoying themselves. The tenth festival celebrations were truly amazing with thousands tu... artsfest.org.uk Birmingham Conservatoire » Calendar » Artsfest: Birmingham’s Big Weekend (1) Organised by Birmingham City Council, ArtsFest is the UK’s largest free arts festival. Showcasing the best of the West Midlands arts scene, there are over 25 hours of live performances, 400 performers plus stunning street art and theatre. Classical Fantasia (Sat 15) will bring the City of Birmingh... conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk Student Travel Information & Discounts - Events: ArtsFest (Birmingham, England) Aside from the main events, visitors can see art brought to life in the Art Village and there's the chance to try your hand at a variety of activities, from salsa to DJing, in the Do It! workshop tents. Then there's the special mini ArtsFest for the under fives, food and drink events, information st... istc.org BBC - Birmingham - Entertainment - ArtsFest 2006 ArtsFest is now in it's 9th year and features over 1,500 artists and 250 organisations from Birmingham and the West Midlands. In total there'll be around 400 performances to give you a taster of the Arts Scene in Birmingham, as well as arts markets, activities and the BBC Big Screen showing a multit... bbc.co.uk Birmingham Words - ArtsFest Nevertheless, if you live in Birmingham, then this ArtsFest might remind you why. If you live elsewhere, then you should get on a train and get yourself to Birmingham for the weekend of the 14th - 16th September and marvel at what the city has to offer. And if you write for the national press, damn ... birminghamwords.co.uk