Hands up anyone who’s managed to stick to their new year’s resolutions? If you’re anything like the team at 4Talent, your good intentions will have collapsed the second a cigarette/pint/packet of pork scratchings (delete as applicable) crossed your path. We did make one resolution we’re sticking to, though: to make 4Talent West Midlands an even better source of stories, info and opportunities.

As a first step, we’ve decided to expand our borders, to make sure we’re not missing out on the best material from the numerous excellent centres of creative industry surrounding the region. From now on, you can call us 4Talent Central England, and look forward to the inclusion of talent from places like Nottingham, Leicester, Derby, Gloucester, Oxford, Cambridge and Norwich.

If you’re a West Midlands creative, don’t worry – we’ll still be dedicated to covering Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the rest of the region as we always have done, and, better yet, will be in a position to raise your profile over a wider area. This change is all about forging greater links and better networks for the talented folk who read and contribute to the site, so please do get in touch with all your creative news and events – that’s what we’re here for.

For general press, ideas for articles and any site feedback, write to commissioning editor Catherine Bray at catherine@4talentmagazine.com, and if you’ve got an event or opportunity you’d like to see listed on the site, let Helen Byrne know at helen@4talentmagazine.com.

 

As we settle into 2008 we can announce that TEN4 is expanding to become 4Talent Magazine.  The page count will double to 200 pages and we are going bi-annual, the next issue due out in May.  Check back for updates as we plan for the biggest and best issue yet.

We have some fab new prizes – for your chance to win Final Cut Pro software & intensive training course, Peepshow DVDs and tickets to see New Young Pony Club in Liverpool click HERE

Check out the UK’s hottest creatives – profiles online now.

We have teamed up with the British Independent Film Awards to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to the after show party. 

Share the limelight with your favourite independent film stars on Wednesday 28 November from 10.30 – 2 at the Roundhouse, London, NW1.

You and a guest will have access to one of the glitziest parties in town plus free drinks to boot.

Last year’s winners included Best Director, Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland), Best Film, This is England, Best Actress, Helen Mirren among many others.

See http://www.bifa.org.uk/ for this year’s nominations. 

To enter email win@ten4magazine.com by 21^st November.  Please remember to include your name and contact details.

The search for the UK’s most exciting young creative talent is over. After an overwhelming 700 applications from all corners of the UK, the 4Talent team, alongside an esteemed panel of judges have made their final decisions – here’s a sneak preview of the 4Talent Award winners: 

Anastasia Taylor-Lind 26, London – Documentary Photographer www.anastasiataylorlind.com 

Chris Keenan, 28, Birmingham – Photographer www.primeobjective.co.uk

Gareth Gwynn, 23, Wales – Radio Presenter 

Hannah Marshall, 25, Colchester – Fashion Designer www.hannahmarshall.com  

James Delow & Ben Fromet, 25, London – Comedy Screenwriters 

Karl Singporewala – 24, Crawley – Architect  

Katy Davis – 24, Bath.  Animator www.gobblynne.com  

Luke Wright 25, Colchester – Performance Poet www.lukewright.co.uk  

Mark Bowness, 28, Liverpool.  New Media.  www.tribewanted.com  

Miles Johnson, 22, Edinburgh.  Journalist.  www.miles-johnson.com  

Nathan Hughes-Berry, 21, Birmingham – Comedian  

Petra Stefankova, 27, London – Illustrator www.yetanotherface.com  

PolarBear 28, Birmingham – Performance Poet www.myspace.com/polarbearspoken  

The Pete Box 25, Nottingham – Beatboxer www.myspace.com/thepetebox 

Price James, 29, London – Music Video Producer www.myspace.com/pricejames

Straitjacket Comedy, 25, Sunderland – Sketch Show Producers www.straitjacketcomedy.com

Vanessa Caswill, 25, London.  Filmmaker www.vanessacaswill.com 

Verbal Vigilante (Jode Steele and David Wainwright), 26 & 25, Preston – www.verbalvigilantemusic.com  

Vicki Psarias, 26, London.  Filmmaker.  www.vpsarias.co.uk  

WiZe, 21, Huddersfield – MC / Producer http://www.myspace.com/wize7  

The judging panel included Lauren Heinz, editor of Ei8ht Magazine, Garrick Webster, editor of Computer Arts, James Pallister from Architects’ Journal, Catherine Nieto from Grazia, as well as our partners at 4Laughs, 4Radio and 4Music. Short biogs of the winners will be available soon, with full profiles in Issue 8 of TEN4, hitting the shelves late November.

Concrete to Canvas: More Skateboarders’ Art is released today. 

Concrete to Canvas: Skateboarders’ Art was the first book to bring together a wide variety of artwork produced solely by artists who are skateboarders. Concrete 2 Canvas: More Skateboarders’ Art brings you even more artwork by skateboarders, featuring work by all new artists. The purpose of the books are to provide a window into what is essentially a subculture within a subculture, and to show the huge talent and diversity in genres and style, that makes it impossible to pigeon hole the artists or artwork. The books include examples of fine art, illustration, graphic design, street art, paintings, doodles and installation.The artwork itself does not necessarily directly relate to skateboarding in any way, as the object of the book is to showcase the work of artists who happen to be skateboarders, whatever form that artwork may take. 

Published by Jo Waterhouse, a winner of the 2006 Creative Class, the book is available in all good bookstores or direct from Laurence King.  

Congratulations Jo! 

www.concretetocanvas.co.uk 

www.laurenceking.co.uk