Creative Boom South West

Katy Hudson

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

20th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Katy Hudson is an Illustrator from Bristol who graduated from Bath Spa in 2008 and had some time off from Illustration working for a branding agency. She quit her job last year and set up as a freelan...

Bristol’s First Student-Led Arts Festival Celebrates Creativity

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

20th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ A team of eight Bristol University students have discovered a burgeoning opportunity for budding artists to showcase their talent through a student-run festival: Bristol Arts Week. The art initiative ...

A Dream-like Wonderland at the Festival of Creativity

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

16th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ From Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 April, the Paintworks Event Space on Bath Road will play host to Expressions, a unique Festival of Creativity. Hundreds of artists have made the imagined, inner world li...

Portrait of First British Woman to win Nobel Prize added to National Portrait Gallery Collection

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

14th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Two years after Somerset-based photographers Anita Corbin and John O’Grady of Corbin O’Grady Studio saw 11 of their portraits on display at the prestigious National Portrait Gallery; Anita and Joh...

City and Coast in Collage and Colour

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

10th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Art gallery Bath Contemporary will be staging a new exhibition of paintings by Mike Bernard RI, which opens on 10th March 2012. Featuring his latest compositions of bustling Italian towns and markets,...

Suffering for their art?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

8th Feb 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ A strong wind and cold rain didn’t put a damper on the launch of a new art exhibition and digital hub in Weston-super-Mare recently. Almost twenty artists from Somerset and Bristol braved the elemen...

Lisa Lort becomes Creative Producer for Bath Dance

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

27th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ ICIA (Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts) at the University of Bath, are pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Lort as the new Creative Producer for Bath Dance. Lisa, a Bath reside...

Award-winning BBC film maker and novelist comes to Dorset

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

25th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ TV film maker and historical author Stewart Binns, is coming to Lyme Regis in Dorset this February to share his knowledge on a three-day creative writing course as well as host a ‘Meet the Author’...

Rick Davy

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

18th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Ricky Davy is a photographer based in Cornwall. His style is real and vivid and clients include RNLI, National Trust, Red Bull and Plain Lazy. To see more of his work visit [his website](http://www.ri...

Plum boosts PR team with new social media consultant

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

17th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ South-west based growing PR and marketing agency Plum Communications & PR has boosted its range of services available to clients with the appointment of social media specialist Ben Veal as a consultan...

Xposed Club arrives at new venue

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

12th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Cheltenham’s popular Xposed Club returns for a new season on Friday 20 January to its brand new venue at the University of Gloucestershire’s Centre for Art and Photography (CAP). The line-up inclu...

ICIA New Season Announced: February to April 2012

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

10th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ ICIA, University of Bath, has announced its new spring season of music, theatre, dance, visual arts, talks, film, workshops and classes. For the Olympic year, ICIA selects the theme of ‘internationa...

Digital agency develops Marine Survey Technology

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

9th Jan 2012 ⁄ South West ⁄ Fast-growing digital agency Deep Blue Sky in Bath is using its skills to help a marine surveying company develop mobile phone applications for their customers. The company has recently launched Marine...

Moments in Time

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

20th Dec 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ An exhibition of paintings by Clive Jebbett, ‘Moments in Time’, will open at the Bath Contemporary gallery in February 2012. A strong sense of familiarity with Clive's paintings is shared through ...

South West Screen transfers all projects and activities into Creative England

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

19th Dec 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Bristol-based regional screen agency South West Screen has today announced the full transfer of all of its projects and activities into the new agency Creative England. Creative England opened in Octo...

Sodbury Jazz Festival 2012 launches

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000

19th Dec 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Following the success of this year's Jazz Festival at Chipping Sodbury, plans are well underway for a second Jazz Festival in 2012. The inaugural festival held earlier this year was a big hit with jaz...

Cheltenham Film Society thanked for student support

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

15th Dec 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ The Cheltenham Film Society’s (CFS) contribution to young film makers at the University of Gloucestershire has been recognised at an industry launch of the new Media School. Earlier this year, socie...

University Media School gets seal of approval from industry professionals

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000

12th Dec 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Media professionals from across the country attended the official industry launch of the new Media School at University of Gloucestershire last week. Senior media industry figures, production companie...

Bournemouth University in Queen's Honours List

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

28th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Bournemouth University (BU) has today been awarded The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. At a reception at St James’s Palace, London, BU was recognised for its contributi...

Shaun Ryder at Gloucester Guildhall

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

24th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Shaun William George Ryder is a Singer, an Author, a Father, an Actor, an ex-Heroin addict, a lyricist and a King of the Jungle. He also fronted two of the most important, generation-defining bands th...

Drew Turner

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

21st Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Drew Turner is a designer and illustrator based in Plymouth, UK. His illustrations focus on our evolution through time and space. They depict the psychological differences found between ourselves an...

Drawn In Bristol Pop-up

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

15th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Founded earlier this year, the Drawn in Bristol collective celebrates the work of locally-based illustrators by providing them with a platform to showcase their work. After a busy autumn launching the...

Scientists turn up the heat on Skunk Anansie drummer

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

11th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Mark Richardson, drummer with Brit Rock band, Skunk Anansie is the latest musician to be taking part in research with the Clem Burke Drumming Project based at the University of Gloucestershire in Glou...

Montpellier moves in on technology sector

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:00 +0000

10th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Montpellier PR has launched a specialist technology practice ‘Montpellier Technology’ at a time when brands and services are seeking to gain maximum return on their marketing investment....

Michael Arnold

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

9th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Mike Arnold is a young Illustrator from Gloucester who last year started his journey into freelance Illustration. But instead of going to university he opted to work his own route.

Speaking of his ...

Renegade Media expands as it opens for business in Bristol

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

9th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Award winning PR and digital agency, Renegade Media, has made Bristol its new home as it expands its PR and digital services. Renegade’s team will be based at the new office in Brunswick Square, whi...

Five Minutes With... Ben Templeton

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +0000

7th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Ben Templeton graduated from Bournemouth University in 2005 with first class honours in Interactive Media Production. His final year project, a rich media exploration of Amsterdam, was nominated for a...

Deep Blue Sky chosen to launch social media stock market

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

7th Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ A Bath-based digital agency has been chosen to launch an innovative web application powered by data from social networking websites. Deep Blue Sky has been working with twiDAQ to produce a virtual sto...

Gloucester Guildhall launches a series of school art exhibitions

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

2nd Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Gloucester Guildhall is delighted to announce that it will be working with schools and colleges throughout Gloucestershire as part of a new initiative which will see students’ artwork displayed in t...

The Vine takes over Ocean Bowl for its 3rd birthday celebrations

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000

2nd Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Creative businesses from across the county came together this month to celebrate Falmouth-based marketing and PR agency The Vine’s 3rd birthday. The team celebrated this milestone by hosting Soul-A-...

Pop-up Bristol

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

1st Nov 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ In the six week run-up to Christmas 2011, Made in Bristol has acquired three, previously empty, shop units within Cabot Circus shopping centre to showcase the works of a diverse range of local creativ...

Artist Simon Hopkinson celebrates Bristol’s forgotten corners

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

28th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ It sometimes takes an artist’s outlook to show you something different about the city you live in, revealing a curious, unconventional beauty in the spaces more often avoided. Over the past nine mon...

Innovative new way to promote film launched by South West Screen

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

28th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ An innovative way of engaging audiences with a new feature film is being pioneered by South West Screen and digital creative company Team Rubber. Interest in Eight Minutes Idle will be built online as...

Bath Prize Exhibition & Auction

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

26th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ The third annual Bath Prize painting competition has been declared the best ever, attracting over 390 original paintings inspired by the historic World Heritage city of Bath...

3D Animation Specialist Moves From Spare Room To Award Winning International Business

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

25th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Leaving an aerospace engineering job in Farnborough to set up an innovative 3D animation and post production company in Exeter has led to international success for a former Hertfordshire University st...

Bath Prize Art Competition & Auction, 21st-28th October

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:00:00 +0000

18th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ The third annual Bath Prize painting competition has been declared the best ever, attracting over 390 original paintings inspired by the historic World Heritage city of Bath.Bath has been one of the m...

The Lost Gardens of Heligan unveil new sculpture by Cornish artist James Eddy

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

14th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ In celebration of the Lost Gardens of Heligans’ 21st anniversary Cornish artist James Eddy was invited to interpret the essence of the gardens and estate in a year long-residency project. The brief...

L’ Alliance paintings by Michael G. Clark

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0000

12th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Bath Contemporary is showing work by renowned Scottish artist Michael G. Clark focusing on the relationship between the artist, France and Scotland and also his connection with Bath. His paintings are...

Band tipped by 'Whispering' Bob Harris, to play Stroud

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

7th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Stroud music lovers can find out why Bob Harris is so excited about this band when ahab, a young band tipped for the top by him, play The Lansdowne Hall, Stroud on Friday 14 October...

Two years, two offices for Sixth Story

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

5th Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Sixth Story celebrates its second year of trading by opening a new office location as it continues to grow and expand its client base, working with forward-thinking local, national and international b...

Cycling to work just got very cool

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

3rd Oct 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ We all know that the popularity of people cycling to work has increased over the years and our love affair with the bike looks set to continue. A love affair that has been beautifully documented...

Top UK digital conference brings global thought leaders together

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

30th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Industry leaders and creative business owners across the UK are set to attend Like Minds’ annual UK conference: ‘Innovation+Opportunity’ from Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 October in Exeter. This is...

Readers' Studios: Alison Jacobs

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +0000

26th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we are taking a peek at the stu...

Little Edie - A tale of fantasy, tragedy, love and loss

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

26th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Little Edie is a tale of fantasy, tragedy, love and loss, told by a cast of extraordinary puppets and taking place on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 November, 8pm at the University Theatre, Bath Spa Universi...

Leading the Giant

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

13th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ A selection of beguiling drawings and mythological sculptures from the figurative sculptor Beth Carter will be on display at the boo.lee gallery in Bath from 17 October - 10 November 2011...

Readers' Studios: Leaff Design

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:00:00 +0000

9th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Readers' Studios is a lot like Readers' Wives, except we're talking about photos of some of the most stimulating creative workspaces instead of... well, you know. Today we're taking a peek at the stud...

Five minutes with... Sara Barbas

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0000

5th Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ Sara Barbas is a Bristol-based Writer-Director with an international track record in the field of animation. Sara has been working in the animation industry since 1997 in different roles, having mainl...

Special screening of Georgina Starr's THEDA with Sigune von Osten

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

2nd Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ A special one-off screening of Georgina Starr’s THEDA with live accompaniment by the German soprano Sigune von Osten, takes place at the Pier Theatre, Bournemouth on Saturday 8 October at 8pm. Part ...

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2011

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

1st Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ This autumn The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival will welcome over 600 of the world’s greatest writers, poets, politicians, thinkers and stars to Cheltenham for an inspiring mix of debate and d...

Alexander Fraser at Edgar Modern

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0000

1st Sep 2011 ⁄ South West ⁄ The Edgar Modern gallery in Bath will play host to Scottish artist Alexander Fraser’s first exhibition in England, in over ten years, from 17th September to 8th October. Alexander Fraser was born in...