You are invited to the launch of OUR COMMONWEALTH - a photography and film project celebrating some of the extraordinary people of Sandwell.
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Imaginative sculptural birdhouses tell stories of migration to Birmingham and the Black Country.
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U Island CIC and West Midlands based arts organisation Juneau Projects, have been working with families and individuals originally from Russia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and the UK to create imaginative sculptural birdhouses that tell their stories of migration to the Black Country and their sense of home.
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During lockdown many of us have suffered from not seeing our families so Barbara and Marta came up with the Love Letters to Family + Friends project that would use creative postcards and collaging to connect with a message of love to those we miss the most.
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Lucky residents in Smethwick have been invited to take part in a new F WORDS project by Barbara Gibson and Marta Kochanek. Love Letters offers seniors, the separated and isolated families the opportunity to create their own postcards using materials, including the images above and below, from a pack of materials to send a note to their loved ones.
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During 2020 CBC’s Creative Advisor for Sandwell, Richard, worked with Bally from the Sandwell Asian Mental Health Group to put together a calendar of positivity. With a tough year getting used to lockdowns and social distancing the members of the group worked in new ways online and via the phone to design and produce these positive messages to take us through the year ahead.
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Free online Minecraft and Music production courses for young people in Sandwell.
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This month Birmingham-based theatre maker Graeme Rose will be releasing a seven-part series of true-crime podcasts that investigate the story of his Great Uncle’s unsolved murder in Quinton.
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Fancy something a bit different... Grab a 15 minute free performance on the telephone by poet ADRIAN EARLE, Storyteller PETER CHAND or by singer SAM FRANKIE FOX during the first three weeks of September 2020.
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Poster Positivity is designed to increase unity and wellbeing in Sandwell by sharing images of hope and happiness around the community. The project is run by Foka Wolf, a satirical artist who uses posters in his work to tackle serious issues with humour.
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Milcote Assembled is a project focusing on making connections on one road in Bearwood. This road is Milcote Road. The project aims to get people to connect with one another through a series of small ‘operations’ over the course of a few weeks. This will be done through anonymous communications.
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MotherShip is an arts organisation that connects communities through culture and creativity. Championing women, particularly mothers and those who are newly arrived.
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A group of young people from Sandwell have come together to produce a series of short videos and recipe cards to help inspire and support families on low incomes to create healthy meals.
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The independent cafe, fashion and grocery store, hairdresser and beauty salon, tailor, market stall, and takeaway are regular sights in Black Country towns and this September they are being celebrated and used as inspiration for a new set of performances.
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Writer Sophie Haydock has written a piece for Arts Council England’s website on what she found after a road trip around the country’s watering holes.
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Our biggest Arts Village to date took over a section of Victoria Park at last weekend’s Ola Sandwell & Birmingham Mela and we had a great time in Smethwick.
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For the fourth year Creative Black Country is partnering with the annual Ola Sandwell & Birmingham Mela in association with Lidl, to bring its biggest Art Village to date to the event, which returns to Victoria Park, Smethwick this weekend (20-21st July).
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The Ola Sandwell & Birmingham Mela returns on the 20-21st July and CBC is delighted to be the creative partner for the fourth year in a row.
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Saturday 25th May saw the launch of the Black Country leg of Girl Gaze at the British Muslim School in West Bromwich as part of the new BLAST! Photo Festival by Multistory.
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MotherShip seek to connect communities through culture and creativity, particularly working with newly arrived mothers and their children.
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