http://artsresidencies.org Arts Residencies in Birmingham Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:16:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Come along to Edible Erdingtons Potato Day festival Saturday 26th February 11am-3pm Erdington High Street, outside the Swan pub, near the fountain Free, all welcome Over the last 12 months Eleanor Hoad and a group of volunteers have been growing vegetables on Erdington High street. Come and see the vegetable plots and join in ... http://artsresidencies.org/potato-day/ Apple Day Sunday 24th October 11am-3pm Court Lane Allotments, Erdington, Birmingham Free fun for all the family at this years Apple Day. Drawing on centuries of tradition surrounding the humble apple, ‘Apple Day’ will include: * Live apple pressing, see and taste local apples turned into delicious juice with ... http://artsresidencies.org/apple-day-2010/ On Sunday the 5th December there was an extraordinary amount of tree planting in Erdington ward: first at Kingstanding Leisure Centre coinciding with a tree planting world record attempt; then in Erdington Town town Centre, as the winners of a fruit tree naming competition dug in their saplings in seasonal ... http://artsresidencies.org/tree-planting-in-erdington/ Dr Mohsen Keiany in partnership with Women’s Federation for World Peace, conducted a day workshop for children of refugee families. The art workshop was assisted by another artist – and former Head Teacher – Marjorie Saunders. Around 30 children from a number of different countries, and ranging in age from ... http://artsresidencies.org/art-workshop-for-refugee-children-2/ [gallery=7] I went along to the performance of Hags and Heroines at Rookery School in Handsworth, took some photos, and really enjoyed the performance. There was, as mentioned below, a great atmosphere in the hall, and it was a great way to spend a Friday evening. [gallery=8] http://artsresidencies.org/hags-and-heroines/ Art workshops for Birmingham Central Mosque The series of art workshops were successfully delivered for Birmingham Central Mosque in partnership with Birmingham City Council, Nechells Green Community Centre, Sufi Trust Foundation, and Moshen Keiany Artist in residency on following dates: Sunday ... http://artsresidencies.org/art-workshops-for-birmingham-central-mosque/ I very much enjoyed Eleanor's apple day at Kingstanding Leisure Centre. The juice was really tasty, and well matched the crisp autumn air and sunshine. There was a really interesting and interested mix of people there, and I came home with a massive organic allotment grown beetroot, a big bag ... http://artsresidencies.org/apple-day-photographs/ This is a picture from the Jesus Festival which happens each September in Maloula, Syria. Also to test the tweeting. [singlepic id=53 w=320 h=240 float=centre] click to enlarge... http://artsresidencies.org/picture-from-syria/ The first three BuggyCam sessions were designed to introduce the idea of cameras and photography to the children. The next 6 sessions leading up to Christmas is focusing on them taking the led to tell us what they would like to take photographs off. We want it to be open ... http://artsresidencies.org/buggycam-week-3/ I thought I would give a short up-date about what Reel Access has been up to recently and it's been really quite hectic. We have been working with The Pump Youth Club every Monday night creating animations, small films and pop videos. We are five sessions in and its going ... http://artsresidencies.org/residency-up-date/