I'm not sure you are supposed to review events where you are co-host, but what the hell!
Dan messaged me a few weeks back to ask if I would help out Ling with the latest Picture This event as he was going to be away visiting Yelp headquarters in San Francisco. He explained that it was due to be in Digbeth and centred around the amazing street art in the area, which is one of my favourite things, so I was more than happy to get involved.
We gathered at The Mockingbird Cinema who kindly gave everyone a free hot drink - it was a pretty grotty day, so this was very much appreciated. I had prepared a leaflet giving an overview of some of the key pieces of art to look out for in the area and we set off on our little street art adventure. Thankfully it stopped raining for the duration of our walk and, amazingly, there weren't that many cars parked in the way of the art! I think most people were quite surprised by just how much art there is in the area and how varied it is, from massive colourful walls to tiny stencils and paste-ups.
We concluded the get together at The Old Crown who had kindly reserved a table for us and provided us with complimentary hot drinks and sandwiches. I've done a separate review for this on the Old Crown page.
I hope everyone enjoyed themselves, I certainly did, and now has a better appreciation for how much amazing street art we have in our lovely city. read more