The Event 2009
4-8 November

The Event is a contemporary arts festival to showcase the best in artist-led activity. In 2009 it was based in Eastside, Birmingham, bringing together artists, curators and artist-led projects, and visitors were encouraged to immerse themselves in challenging artworks indoors and out.

The Event 2009 was 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 took place over 5 days in November at a variety of venues including former industrial warehouses and recently opened artist-led gallery spaces.

The Event 2009 was 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, Grand Union and Mona Casey.

LAUNCH EVENT

The official Private View of The Event 2009 took 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 was sponsored by Barefoot Wine, Tiger Beer and Vitamin Water.

DOWNLOADS

You can download a brochure of events here: 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