Stay up your own end’ was an online platform for creating and sharing new pieces of creative writing about different areas of the Black Country, with the chance to be a paid feature act in an online showcase event.
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Cross-sector partnership between Wolverhampton City Council, The University of Wolverhampton and Creative Black Country receives €13,000 funding for new Youth Lab project.
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We need your ideas to help reimagine our high streets for the future. If you are aged under 25 years and live in Wolverhampton then please complete this short survey.
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During the COVID-19 epidemic, those who are identified at risk of severe illness were sent an official government NHS letter which states that the safest course of action is; ‘To stay at home at all times and avoid all face-face contact for at least twelve weeks from today.’ Fragments is an artistic response to this letter.
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Early in 2019 we advertised a new temporary role for an Assistant Producer for Funny Things Festival. The role was built into the project from the learning of the first event alongside an understanding that you can’t be in the same place at the same time. There was a great response to the role and after a round of interviews, it was Paige that shined for the panel. Here Paige tells us about the experience…
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Gatis Community Space received an award to bring glass fusing to the Whitmore Reans Community in preparation for the 2019 Autumn Lantern Parade.
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Take A Bow is an amateur dramatic group for adults with learning disabilities that work to create and deliver semi-professional theatrical shows in Wolverhampton.
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What a brilliant time we had at Funny Things this year.
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Returning next month for a week-long celebration of rib-tickling stand-up, theatre, workshops, street performance, film and family events, Funny Things, produced by Creative Black Country is back from the 26th October to the 2nd November.
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We’re looking for people to share their stories and memorabilia of seeing comedians in an effort to find out just what is so unique about Black Country humour.
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‘Magnifying Mushrooms’ is a new creative project exploring the importance of and beauty of fungi.
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One strand of CBC’s activity consists of giving funding to local creatives to support activities that build audiences, and promote creative and artistic excellence across the Black Country.
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With April Fools Day on a Monday this year we couldn’t resist putting the call out to have a rib-tickling start to the week so we want you to help us out by dressing up and sending us your silliest picture that we can pop on social media to share.
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Within the safety and familiarity of West Park Primary school, the group are offering mums weekly drama sessions to help build confidence.
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Gatis Community Space provides a safe hub for the local community to gather, connect and grow. Exploring the history of the site and the area, they will create digital and recycled artwork with the community, to share in their loverthereans lantern parade.
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Fine artist Sue Brisco has been awarded two Open Access Awards; the first was a SEED award for a project call ‘The Seeing Small Microscope and Art Project’ which she produced in collaboration Wildside Activity Centre.
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In 2018 Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists, (three poets: Dave Pitt, Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger) applied for an Open Access Award to put on several workshops.
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With the 15th January classed as Britain’s most miserable day of the year, according to annual weather stats, and ‘Blue Monday’ (the 21st Jan) close by, employees and visitors to the Black Country Chamber of Commerce will get the chance to add some much needed warming cheer to their week as the Chamber hosts the Funny Things Joke Box.
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