The Event 2009
4-8 November

The Event is a contemporary arts festival in Eastside, Birmingham to showcase the best in artist-led activity. Bringing together artists, curators and artist-led projects, visitors are encouraged to immerse themselves in challenging artworks indoors and out.

The Event will be delivered by some of the city’s key artist-led groups to explore a range of contemporary arts activity including visual arts, performance, live art, film, video, web-based, installation, intervention and sound, all demonstrating the diversity of the thriving arts community in the city.

Using the creative district of Eastside as its backdrop The Event will take place over 5 days in November at a variety of venues including former industrial warehouses and recently opened artist-led gallery spaces.

The Event is the second such project co-ordinated by Birmingham Contemporary Art Forum [BCAF]. BCAF formed in June 2006 to raise the profile and continued activity of the city’s artist-led scene. BCAF is currently run by a committee formed by representatives from the following artist-led organisations and independent curators: a.a.s., Crowd 6, Eastside Projects, [insertspace], Mona Casey and Springhill Institute.

LAUNCH EVENT

The official Private View of The Event takes place on Friday 6th November
6-9pm at the following venues:

Grand Union, Unit 19, Fazeley Industrial Estate, 166 Fazeley St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RS

Mona Casey Projects, 119 Floodgate Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5

Crowd6, The Lombard Method, 68a Lombard Street, Digbeth, B12 0QR

From 8pm – late: Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham, B9 4AR.

The launch is sponsored by Barefoot Wine, Tiger Beer and Vitamin Water.

DOWNLOADS

Please download a brochure of events: The Event Brochure

The Event Map: Map

If you visited any of the venues we would be very grateful if you could take the time and fill out a questionnaire: Audience Questionnaire