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Bex Phillips

@bexjphillips

Senior Producer @opusartsevents doing all things festivals + outdoor arts. BSL learner. obsessed with lights. Trustee @womenandtheatre

 Birmingham, England
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Joined March 2009
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Beyond excited to finally share this. Bringing light to the streets & people of Brum is all I’ve been thinking of for the past few years ✨ I can’t wait to see spaces come alive with dazzling light installations, interactive art, and so much more
Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (@OpusArtsEvents) profile pictureOutdoor Places Unusual Spaces@OpusArtsEvents19 Nov 2024
Light is coming…! ✨ The inaugural Birmingham Light Festival illuminates the city centre next Feb. We're so excited to be Producing the festival, working alongside City Curator @alex_ne Sign up to the mailing list below to hear more! #Birmingham birminghamlightfestival.co.u…
Birmingham Light Festival – See the city in a different light

Birmingham Light Festival – See the city in a different light

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As Creative Director, I’m looking to chat to anyone in the city is interested in working with light in the future, or is currently working with light in their practice whom I’m yet to have the pleasure of meeting. The dm’s are open 👋
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My favourite season - light season ✨ 💡 Brilliant visit to River of Light (always a fave) earlier in the month @CultureLPool 🔥 a visit to @walktheplank’s fire garden in Sandwell ✨ @lutnorth conference to chat all things light @OurYear2024 & visit Light Up Wakefield
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Our Senior Producer @bexjphillips is at the @lutnorth @MyWakefield conference today! If you’re attending too, come say hi - we’d love to meet you 👋 ✨ #lightup #lutn
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News!⭐️ We're sad to say our brill Event & Ops Manager Charlie is moving on to pastures new! If you've been at one of our events in the past 3yrs, no doubt Charlie was working hard behind the scenes to make the magic happen Join us for goodbye drinks tomorrow, Bacchus 6:30pm
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Last month I visited some of the 25 (!) #Paris2024 fanzones, a few fave things- 🔹Parc de la Villette housing 15 festival sites hosted by participating countries 🔹visual identity applied beautifully across all user touch points, city wide 🔹pop up cycle hubs, manned & FULL😍
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A bit of LIGHT and colour looks good on you, #Birmingham ✨
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I'm so, so proud of this project - a very beautiful collaboration with @OpusArtsEvents and the @Nat_Mem_Arb working with Jo Tyler @Soniche on the audio piece. It will be at the Arboretum for the rest of August... #LookUp
Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (@OpusArtsEvents) profile pictureOutdoor Places Unusual Spaces@OpusArtsEvents2 Aug 2024
Look Up! at @nat_mem_arb OPUS have been thrilled to support @Nat_Mem_Arb and @thegobbledegook to develop the much loved & highly acclaimed Cloudscapes into a durational piece for a residency at the NMA. Runs until 31 Aug thenma.org.uk/what's-on/even…
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Back to work today after a gorgeous time cycling rural Portugal 🚴🏻 Stunning forest, coastal + countryside routes which took us far off the beaten track. A few very testing days which incl steep climbs + neverending windy straight paths (maybe worse than hills?!) ☀️ 🍷 🇵🇹
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Did you visit Light is Coming? 🪩 We would love to hear what you thought of it! 👉 Link to a quick survey: forms.gle/Y5wxY2R2FgLNjHCv8 📸 @Vemsteroo #birmingham #lovebirmingham #ukspf
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It was a vibe - wonderful seeing everybody dancing and having fun at #silentdisco #snowhill #lovebirmingham ✨ 🪩 #lightiscoming sparkle 💖 #ourbeatingheart 🪩 ✨ spreading the love and joy! @alex_ne @bexjphillips @OpusArtsEvents @ColmoreBID #brum #birmingham
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Our Beating Heart 💗 What a great first night it’s been! #LoveBirmingham
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Beautiful first night of Light is Coming ✨ the space felt completely transformed by light. I spoke to one person who commented on how lovely it was to see people - and specifically children - dancing and playing in a space usually just used by passing commuters. 📸 @Vemsteroo
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See you tonight, #birmingham 🩷
Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (@OpusArtsEvents) profile pictureOutdoor Places Unusual Spaces@OpusArtsEvents21 Mar 2024
✨🪩 Light is coming… TODAY! ✨🪩 Come down to Snow Hill Square 6.30-10.30 pm today-Sat to experience Our Beating Heart, a dazzling mirrorball installation showing #Brum some love 💕 with a very special Silent Disco on Sat! colmorebusinessdistrict.com/… #lovebirmingham #ukspf
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I think anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about working with light, & specifically about making a city centre light festival happen. I’m so excited that we @OpusArtsEvents are working with @ColmoreBID & @alex_ne to bring this beautiful installation to #Birmingham ✨
Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (@OpusArtsEvents) profile pictureOutdoor Places Unusual Spaces@OpusArtsEvents12 Mar 2024
✨Light is coming✨ After working with light in a more intentional way over the past year, we are beyond excited to bring a brilliant installation to #Birmingham, in partnership with @ColmoreBID and City Curator @alex_ne! colmorebusinessdistrict.com/… 1/3
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Last month I had the pleasure of travelling to Gent for #lichtfestival @visitgent ✨ a mammoth 7.2k route around the city - with 30+ artworks. Some truly magical pieces, but the low fi ones were a surprise hit - including old school OHPs lining a street. The nostalgia!
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One thing which stood out was the route itself - it took tens of thousands of us to areas outside the main centre and activated industrial areas and warehouses. Mapping the unusual waterfront feature - the iconic cranes - gave the programme such a distinct feel.
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Women & Theatre are devastated about the proposed Birmingham City Council cuts to Arts and Culture. We believe that art and culture play a vital role in Birmingham’s civic life. These cuts will have a significant impact on local people’s chances and wellbeing. Due to the holistic style of the way we work we've collaborated with many council services and we are therefore fearful of the impact this will have on areas such as family support, youth services and care for the elderly and disabled communities. The communities we work with, and value as artists in their own right, will be deeply affected by these cuts. We also note that this comes after many years of underinvestment. As a company we will continue to work with our communities, third sector partners and arts organisations to find ways to keep access to the arts open during this challenging time. Whilst on this occasion Women & Theatre are not directly affected by these cuts

ALT Women & Theatre are devastated about the proposed Birmingham City Council cuts to Arts and Culture. We believe that art and culture play a vital role in Birmingham’s civic life. These cuts will have a significant impact on local people’s chances and wellbeing. Due to the holistic style of the way we work we've collaborated with many council services and we are therefore fearful of the impact this will have on areas such as family support, youth services and care for the elderly and disabled communities. The communities we work with, and value as artists in their own right, will be deeply affected by these cuts. We also note that this comes after many years of underinvestment. As a company we will continue to work with our communities, third sector partners and arts organisations to find ways to keep access to the arts open during this challenging time. Whilst on this occasion Women & Theatre are not directly affected by these cuts

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As Cultural Producers, working with and supporting local artists and organisations, we have witnessed the power of culture in positively transforming people's relationship to their city and to each other... #CultureMatters (2/4) [Photo Katja Ogrin]
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