Whilst on the brilliant blog Cltr.Alt.Shift we came across a great little video directed by Rowan Pybus, artwork by FAITH47 and music by Fletcher all about South Africa.
FAITH47 was one of the key artists we worked with during BASS 2008.
See the blog article and watch the video by clicking here.
For those of you who haven’t yet managed to see the fantastic Swifty Pop Up Shop at The Custard Factory in Birmingham there is some great news.
The exhibition has been extended until the end of February. The exhibition is open Monday – Saturday from 10am – 6pm at the Sauce Gallery on Gibb Street, Custard Factory.
A key part of BASS has always been its unique commissions. Here artists, organisations and promoters are individually commissioned to produce an event or new piece of work specifically for the festival.
Commissions for BASS 2010 are now being accepted. Click here to read all the details and to download the application form and guidance notes.
Punch in partnership with The REP and Soul City Arts are thrilled to announce a new project coming to Birmingham in January 2010 called Writing on the Wall. This new piece of work will see the meeting of minds between a street artist and spoken word artists.
Mohammed Ali is a renowned graffitti artist will work with a group of internaional poets to present this exciting new piece turning the city walls into a story portrayed through spray cans and words. Poets include Amir Sulaiman from the USA and Dreadlock Alien (former Birmingham poet laureate).
Punch are part of a consortium of organisations called Black Routes who are working together with a committment to touring the best of African & Caribbean music to audiences across the UK.
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