October Newsletter

Great offer to see Othello

September Newsletter

Trip to Artsfest September 13th

Introducing Sally

Introducing Sally
Hello! I’d like to introduce myself – Sally Rew – to all the members and friends of Active Arts. I have been appointed on a short-term contract as Development Officer for Active Arts since late in 2008, to support the organisation in setting itself up efficiently and legally, to do some fundraising and to [...]

Through the Eyes of a Child

Friday 11th July sees the culmination of the ‘Through the Eyes of the Child’ community poetry project and competition with an event at Pegasus Primary School, Turnhouse Road, Castle Vale. The evening, which begins at 7pm, will include poetry readings and performances by professional and community poets, music, artwork, and a theatre performance by Big Brum Youth [...]

All that Jazz

For all of the music fans out there who would like to experience something just a little bit different, tomorrow (Friday 4th July) sees the launch of the 24th Birmingham International Jazz Festival in the city centre. The 10 day festival is jam packed with live performances from musicians and bands from USA, Spain, France, [...]

Sunshine, strategy and support

After a busy last month, I’m finally getting round to updating the blog. Thanks to those who have been waiting patiently for our next post; I’m happy to say that we’re now starting to get a steady stream of hits per day, which shows the level of interest in arts activity in North-East Birmingham.
So, what have we been [...]

Update: 30th May

Having had a chat with some of Birmingham’s top blogger types last week about developing this site,  I’ve decided to add a blog within a blog dimension, so that you’ll be kept up to date with the day to day goings on here at Active Arts. Hopefully this will provide an interesting insight into the workings of a [...]

We’re Spectacular

Join us this bank holiday (26th May) at the Lord Mayor’s Spectacular in Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston. As in previous years, the Castle Vale community will be represented at the event, with local performers getting the opportunity to showcase their talent on the main stage. Many of the Active Arts committee will also be there, so if you [...]