Tucked behind bamboo blinds at The Ruskin Glass Centre in Amblecote, The Limpetarium is a hidden Dudley gem, a contemporary cabinet of curiosities devoted to limpets that quietly reframes these humble sea-snails as poetic symbols of the town’s deep and unexpected connection to the sea.

Wolverhampton-based artist and illustrator Kanj Nicholas brings her nature-inspired, multidisciplinary practice to children’s publishing with Imagine If We Could Fly, a vibrant debut book that blends delicate watercolour and heartfelt storytelling to encourage young readers, and the adults around them, to create freely and without fear.

Wolverhampton-based multidisciplinary artist Victoria Murrain is embracing a long-delayed creative path, using ceramics and painting to chart a powerful story of reinvention, self-belief and the freedom to begin again at any age.

Working under the name Bag Lord, Wolverhampton-based artist and activist Ewan Johnston channels instinctive, politically charged poster art into the city’s streets, using humour and confrontation to question power, respond to local and national issues and imagine what else might be possible.

After arriving in Wolverhampton as a refugee from Ukraine in 2022, Natasha Stoianovska transformed grief and displacement into a powerful multidisciplinary practice, using painting, poetry, and storytelling to explore trauma, resilience, and the connective force of art across borders.

We’re thrilled to share that Creative Black Country has secured extension funding from Arts Council England, ensuring our continued impact through 2026!