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9 Words Podcasts: Identity
In this podcast we talk to Artist, Producer and Creator of Jambo Cinema Dawinder Bansal.
Photo Gallery: A Euphoric Happening by Flexus Dance Collective
Photo Gallery: A Euphoric Happening aimed to capture euphoric moments through dance, music and visual media embracing themes of healing and togetherness in a double bill event of Euphoria and Visions at Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton City Centre.
Photo Gallery and Video: Frozen Archive for MOON/ish.exe by Sahjan Kooner
Photo gallery and Video: Sahjan Kooner’s work for Offsite9 explored the relationships between migration, technology and lineage through a new video installation titled Frozen Archive for MOON/ish.exe.
Photo Gallery: Black Lives Matter by Sukhjeven Chumber
Artist Sukhjeven Chumber displayed a series of photographs at Light House which were taken at a Black Lives Matter protest at West Park, Wolverhampton during the first Covid-19 Lockdown in 2020.
Photo Gallery and Video: Communion bu Thomas Jack Brown
Photo and Video for Communion by Thomas Jack Brown. Hosted within the chapel of St. Peter’s Church in the city centre, Communion contains archival footage and images of some of Wolverhampton’s citizens collapsed together to show the city’s history in a non-linear way.
Plant Fete by Charlotte Dunn for Offsite9 - Video and photos
It was a beautiful turnout for the Plant Fete earlier this month. Charlotte Dunn’s project for #Offsite9 included a community plant swap where she hoped to inspire a love of nature and togetherness in Wolverhampton.
Offsite9 - Tegen Kimbley: Wolverhampton Outdoor Market
Tegen Kimbley was part of a group project curated by Hannah Taylor which saw 4 photographers take very different approaches to exploring how we navigate the reparative histories of our region when we document culture.
PLANT FETE - starts this week in Wolverhampton as part of OFFSITE9
Charlotte Dunn’s community plant swap event hopes to inspire a love of nature and togetherness in Wolverhampton this April.
It's Dark Without It's Light Within - launch photo gallery
'It’s Dark Without, It’s Light Within' by Siân Macfarlane is now open: Fridays and Saturdays 12-4pm until the 10th April at Asylum Gallery, 21 Clifton St, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0TZ.
Offsite 9 VIDEO - Boundary Way present RESET
The sun was shining for Boundary Way’s RESET event which took place at the garden allotments. A mix of art, creativity, workshops and (of course) some gardening were all on display during the afternoon.
Offsite9 VIDEO - Sue Brisco
Watch a short video with Sue Brisco about her project Kindness is Free - Let’s Pass it On.
Offsite9 VIDEO - Daniella Turbin
Find out more about Daniella Turbin’s project S09198 in this short interview.
Riccardo De Bruce - launch event for #Offsite9
City of Wolverhampton Mayor, Councillor Greg Brackenridge, opened the latest exhibition launch for Offsite9 on Friday 11th March at the Light House for artist Riccardo De Bruce’s ‘Stephen Architect of Hope’ project.
Offsite 9 - Perspectives Exhibition by Fae Kilburn launches this Saturday 12th March at Asylum Artist Quarter
A new exhibition by Midlands-based artist Fae Kilburn, who specialises in printmaking, is launching this weekend in Wolverhampton City Centre to help raise awareness, challenge preconceived ideas and highlight the stigma faced by many.
Offsite 9: Kindness if Free - let's pass it on
Nicholas and Brisco will exhibit two separate but interconnected bodies of work in an exhibition at Newhampton Arts Centre. Their project examines the theme of kindness through visual artworks, workshops and poetry.
Offsite9: Sukhjeven Chumber
Artist Sukhjeven Chumber is displaying a series of photographs at Light House which were taken at a Black Lives Matter protest at West Park, Wolverhampton during the first Covid-19 Lockdown in 2020.
Offsite9: Ni Singh: Origin Unknown
Origin Unknown brings together a wide array of musical styles and eclectic global influences via a diverse programme of assembled artists. The project, developed by Ni Singh’s League of International Misfits (L.I.M), also includes a series of short films and visual materials on display throughout.
Offsite9: Jambo Cinema - Dawinder Bansal
Jambo cinema interrogates the complex, nostalgic, humorous and sometimes painful processes of remembrance. Dawinder Bansal recreates her father's shop in this iteration of Jambo cinema, which sold electrical supplies and also rented Bollywood VHS tapes to establish their newly immigrated South Asian family.
OFFSITE 9 - 9 WORDS Podcasts By Bobby Tiwana
9 Words are a season of podcasts commissioned by Creative Black Country for Offsite 9 to complement BAS9.
Offsite9: Sahjan Kooner: Frozen Archive for MOON/ish.exe
Sahjan Kooner’s work for Offsite9 explores the relationships between migration, technology and lineage through a new video installation titled Frozen Archive for MOON/ish.exe