01. News 05

   Dec 06: NEW ART BIRMINGHAM - CUTTING EDGE FESTIVAL
   New Art Birmingham is an ambitious programme of visual art running from 8-10 December 2005 in the Jewellery Quarter. Its focus on two
   exhibitions (The Artist with Two Brains, curated by Chris Hammond, and Globalocal, curated by Kenny Schachter) and an art market.
 
   The NAB festival displays works by some of the most contemporary and cutting edge artists in the world today. Visitors will be surrounded by the    best of emerging creative talent, along with established international artists. Birmingham artists include Simon and Tom Bloor, Faye Claridge and
   Jane Anderson and international artists include Jake & Dinos Chapman, Keith Tyson, Paulmart & Vito Acconci.
   www.urban-fusion.info/nab

   Oct 05: CURRENTSTATE EXHIBIT AT IDEASFACTORY CREATIVE FESTIVAL
   The IDEAS FACTORY Creative Festival 2005 runs from 17th – 29th October 2005. Over 20 free talks, workshops, screenings exhibitions and    master classes. Speakers include Nitin Sawhney, Apple, onedotzero, Codemasters and Barfly.
   Throughout the festival you can check out exciting emerging fine artists, photographers, illustrators and graphic designers from across the region.    Curated by Graduart, sponsored by Business Link and supported by Fused magazine, this is the place to spot new talent that promises to
   dominate the visual landscape over the coming years.
   http://westmidlands.ideasfactory.com
   www.grad-u-art.co.uk

   Sept 05: BIRMINGHAM TALENT CHOSEN TO EXHIBIT AT V&A
  Four exciting visual artists from the West Midlands were chosen by Channel 4 to exhibit at the IDEASFACTORY Creative Industries Party on    September 19th at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The artists were Simon Peplow, Keith Burns, Jane Anderson and Lawrence Roper.
   The exhibition celebrates the UK 's vibrant creative scene and represents the hottest young creative talent in the Midlands.

   Aug 05: LOVE LUCK AND LOLLIPOPS - 4th AUG, CUSTARD FACTORY 
   “A showcase of Birmingham 's new generation of contemporary creatives” Birmingham is changing, culturally evolving from within, no longer the
   grey mechanised industrial heart of the midlands but a new, fresher, street savvy Metropolis. This metamorphosis is providing fertile ground for a    new wave of confident, successful visual pioneers.
   Through the Creative Alliance's After Hours Program, a group of these international freelance subversives have joined forces to show the rest of the    UK what Birmingham is made of, bringing their eclectic styles and influences together for a week of exciting and inspiring exhibitions, dispelling    some of the myths of our tired old city along the way.
   Currentstate - (AKA Jane Anderson) presents a fusion of her illustrative, photography & graphics work, that's influenced by youth culture, travelling    & Birmingham life.