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July 2019
From Rationing to Reformation: A 1940s Study Day
A day of talks and demonstrations exploring how the Second World War and ensuing social upheaval changed society. Subjects covered include Make do and Mend, exploring how women used innovative methods to keep fashionable during wartime, the National Savings Movement, the arrival of the NHS in the Black Country, Canals…
Find out more »August 2019
Introduction to Canal Art: Castles
Julie Tonkin, one of the UK's leading canal artists will teach you the traditions of folk canal art. Undertake practice artwork before painting a design on a piece of canal ware to take home. On this half day course you will learn the techniques to paint a traditional castles design.…
Find out more »September 2019
Glass Painting
On this course you will learn the basics of traditional glass painting in enamels using tracing, stippling and sgraffito. Once fired, your pictures will be permanent and like the painted glass in churches, will still be beautiful in a thousand years! This is a fun class ideal for beginners wanting…
Find out more »Canals and their Architecture
A study day exploring the distinctive and fascinating buildings and structures of our man-made waterways. Talks will include Conserving the Waterways Heritage, Birmingham Roundhouse & Other Canal related Buildings, Sir Thomas Telford. There will also be a guided tour around the canal arm and boat dock. Full programme available here.…
Find out more »October 2019
Cyanotype Workshop (Victorian photographic technique)
Explore and experiment with the Victorian photographic technique of cyanotype. Have a go at printing your own cyanotypes on a range of coloured paper and fabrics and learn all about this fascinating method of early chemical photographic development. Designs will be provided however if you wish to use your own…
Find out more »Introduction to Candle Making: Bees Wax Candles
A seasonal focused workshop to introduce a range of waxes and techniques, including traditional Bees Wax, paraffin wax and modern natural waxes such as soya wax. Create an autumnal themed candle, a novelty shaped bees wax candle and a traditional pillar candle. Mixing scent into wax will also be included…
Find out more »November 2019
Chemistry@Work
6 – 8 November 2019 This is an annual FREE* event supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry. It offers school students the opportunity to appreciate the place of chemistry in everyday life and the world of work, with particular emphasis on what is happening in our local area. A…
Find out more »Black Country Studies Research Network Launch
The Black Country stands at a pivotal moment in its history. The increasing momentum of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the creation of devolved government through the West Midlands Combined Authority and potentially divisive social, economic and political issues arising, all play a role in this. Amidst this constantly shifting landscape,…
Find out more »February 2020
Black Country Studies Research Network II: Black Country Landscapes
Image: Multistorey, Wolverhampton by Tom Hicks - Black Country Type The Black Country landscape has always been, and remains, diverse. From the bucolic idyll of the Leasowes to the once-smoking chimneys’ of Chances; the fossil-rich limestone of the Wren’s Nest to the tainted earth where the Blue Billies once smouldered;…
Find out more »March 2020
BCSC Study Day: Black Country on Stage and Screen
Lights! Camera! Action! A day of expert talks exploring the performing and cinematic arts in the Black Country. Our speakers will take you on a behind the scenes tour of the Black Country’s global contribution to music, theatre, comedy, poetry and film. What makes the region’s sense of humour unique?…
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