Thu 14th Oct 1pm – What Should Black History Mean To Mixed-Race Britons In this talk Stephen Bush, the Political Editor of the New Statesman, will discuss what he feels Black History Month should mean to Mixed-Raced Britons. Stephen Bush is one of Britain’s leading political journalists, leading the Read more…
Monday 5th July 6pm Masters in Conversation: Cathy Wade Each of our talks is conducted by a current MA student from the University of Wolverhampton and delves into important questions around art practices and the nature of creativity in the 21st Century. In this online talk we are delighted to Read more…
Tue 15th June 2pm Fashion, Textiles and Intellectual Property: Patchwork, Quilts or Veils? – Dr Metka Potočnik Fashion can be utilitarian, or perhaps functional. It can be seen as art, or an expression of its cultural setting. Without doubt, fashion is both fast-changing, as it is eternal. The fashion industry is Read more…
Did you miss last week’s launch of the Festival of Britain @ 70 season? We now have Dr Jane Webb’s excellent ‘Revisiting ‘A Tonic to the Nation’ lecture available for you to watch in full 🙂 Find out more about the Festival of Britain @ 70 Season here.
ArtsFest Online have an exciting programme of online events happening this week. Tuesday 18th May, 4pm-5pm Lyric Writing Master Class with Xidus Pain No matter what genre of music you are into poetry and song writing connects and transcends. Xidus will answer questions and offer various techniques to combat writers Read more…
The Festival of Britain opened on 4th May 1951. It was intended to lift Britain out of some of its darkest days and present a bold, modern and exciting vision of better times ahead. Some of the nation’s finest creative minds worked on the Festival: artists, designers, architects, artisans, musicians Read more…
Nine women. Nine songs. Nine doors flung open to reveal the incredible resilience of mothers who faced and overcame tremendous adversity. Following their online premiere on Saturday 27th March, we are thrilled to announce that you can now watch the full Hush Now performances, filmed on location at the Black Read more…
Introducing a new photography project for the region in this presentation and project launch with artist Tom Hicks. Thursday 8th April , 6pm-7pm Yam Cams is a new photography project that aims to inspire people to photograph everyday life in the four Black Country boroughs: Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Read more…
University of Wolverhampton’s ArtsFest have a packed line up of online events in store to mark this LGBT+ History month. Friday 12th February, 4pm-5pm Some Other Me: Bisexual and pansexual representation in theatre The University of Wolverhampton presents an online talk with Arun Blair-Mangat, Callum Heinrich and Beth Hinton-Lever. Queer Read more…
Tuesday 2nd February, 5pm-6pm Edward Gorey: Creator of unsettling narratives and creepy characters Artsfest Online presents a talk with Dr Louise Fenton on author and illustrator Edward Gorey. Edward Gorey is an American author and illustrator whose work spans the twentieth century. His creepy illustrations and darkly humorous stories located Read more…