Join us for this online talk with artists Leanne O’Connor and Ewan Johnston About this event Black Country Studies Centre and ArtsFest Online are delighted to present an online discussion with artists Leanne O’Connor and Ewan Johnston. Leanne and Ewan will be chatting to Dr Jenny Gilbert about their involvement Read more…
This is the launch event for The Dereliction, a new book by Liz Berry and Tom Hicks. The Dereliction is a love letter to the Black Country. Liz Berry’s poems have been praised for their use of the vernacular, the twang of West Midlands dialect. Her poems are matched with Tom Hicks’s Read more…
Introducing the Nostalgia Series Nostalgia is a contentious issue. Whilst for some it is a harmless, helpful, rose-tinted view of the past, it has also been viewed critically, as a form of regressive, reactionary and sentimental escapism. Yet there is a steadily increasing body of work that reassesses nostalgia in 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…
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…
A participatory element of the Hush Now project offers Black Country residents the opportunity to take part in online Creative Writing and Song Writing workshops with Hush Now writer Sara-Jane Arbury and composer Olivia Preye. Each session is free and will be delivered via Zoom – bookers will be emailed Read more…
A Celebration of Creativity, Culture and Community This year’s Black History Month event at BCLM is a virtual event to celebrate the contribution of Black people living and working in the Black Country. Join BCLM for an evening of performances including song, dance, music, and spoken word that will showcase Read more…
ArtsFest have a exciting line-up of online events taking place next week (week commencing 13th July). From glass making to witchcraft – expect creativity and, of course, a bit of the unexpected! Tuesday 14th July 3pm-4pm: Dr Max Stewart in Conversation with Renowned Glass Artist Allister Malcolm Join Dr Max Read more…