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…
Whether it is for a last minute gift or you are looking for something to enjoy yourself, here are our picks of the best Black Country reads this festive season (links take you to external vendors). Bella Something a little strange and stirring from R.M Francis. Bella tells the tale Read more…
Thank you for your support and interest during what has been a strange and unsettling year for so many of us. The BCSC is looking ahead to 2021 and all the exciting plans we have in store – we hope that there will be the chance to see you all Read more…
Free tickets now available from the Arena Theatre The University of Wolverhampton’s A’STEAMed Christmas Lecture is back for 2020 – and virtual! This year they are proud to present The Infinite Christmas Box. Coming to a screen near you on Thursday 10th December, 7.00 pm. Entry is FREE! Book: https://bit.ly/37JfgMe PLEASE Read more…
Wednesday 25th November, 7pm-8pm We are Invisible, We are Visible As part of UK Disability History Month, the University of Wolverhampton is pleased to present a talk with Mike Layward Artistic Director of DASH (Disability Arts in Shropshire). In this talk Mike will discuss the last 50 years of Disability Read more…
Brought to you by the University of Wolverhampton and Black Country Living Museum, Black Country Gothic explores the region as a Gothic setting. Expect spectacular tales of horror, the true and often tragic events that shape many of the region’s notorious ghost stories and the curious folklore and superstitions that Read more…
October is Black History Month (BHM) – an annual celebration and commemoration of the history, culture, diversity, contributions and achievements of Black people in the UK. Here is a round-up of the BHM events taking place at the University of Wolverhampton: Please note that this list will updated throughout the Read more…
Thursday 17th September, 17:00-18:30 Join members of the Centre for Print History and Culture to launch a special edition of the journal Midland History, (Taylor & Francis Online ) which is dedicated to printing history and culture of the Midlands. The Midlands was Britain’s most historically important printing region outside London. Through Read more…
Here’s the first part of our quick round up of the exciting ArtsFest Online events taking place in August… Wednesday 5th August 11:30am-12:30pm Artist Residency at HMP Grendon (Part Two) – talk by Dean Kelland and James Latunji-Cockbill In the second part of this discussion about Dean’s artistic residency at Read more…
More exciting events are lined up for ArtsFest online next week (week commencing Monday 27th July). Monday 27th July 4pm-5pm Finding our Funny Roots Project – A Presentation Students from the University’s School of Humanities have been working alongside the Finding our Funny Roots project which was run by Creative Read more…