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).

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.

Dave Pitt of Poets, Prattlers, and Pandemonialists meets Rosalind Argo of Creative Black Country to talk about the start of our new National Heritage Lottery Funded project Finding Our Funny Roots.

With phase 2 of our Creative People and Places project well underway we’ve been busy with some great projects over the last 18 months. Here’s a few headline highlights from our work…

Disorder Live Art acts as an ‘open, itinerant network based on collaborative research whose primary goal is to develop a sustainable model for producing and presenting live art and performance’.

Visual artists are being asked to take part in Wolverhampton’s ultimate art & photography challenge as Paint the Day returns for 2019.

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.

To accompany the forthcoming UK leg of the Girl Gaze exhibition at Blast Photo Festival in West Bromwich we have updated the catalogue which will be available at the exhibition.

‘Magnifying Mushrooms’ is a new creative project exploring the importance of and beauty of fungi.

Suki Chumber is an Artist from Wolverhampton who has been awarded an Open Access Award to create an photographic exhibition showcasing owners and their private car registrations.

Laura Dicken is a photographer who works mainly in social documentary, and a Creative Producer. She mostly works with those who do not engage with, or are least likely to be involved with the arts for example, the homeless. She is also an Arts Advisor for Creative Black Country.

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.

Great Art and Culture For Everyone - how to apply for Arts Council Project grants and Creative Black Country's Open Access Awards workshops at the Black Country Business Festival this May.

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.

MotherShip seek to connect communities through culture and creativity, particularly working with newly arrived mothers and their children.

Within the safety and familiarity of West Park Primary school, the group are offering mums weekly drama sessions to help build confidence.

We are Bearwood are a voluntary organisation that runs events and activities, often arts based, that aim to improve community well-being and connections in the area of Bearwood and Smethwick in Sandwell.

Ruth Durrant is a ceramic artist/community artist who is inspired by nature and celtic knotwork. She also enjoys local history and has decided to combine both interests in to one project.

Creative Black Country’s 100 Masters project has been shortlisted for a ‘Digital & Film Award’ by the New National Creative Learning Awards.

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.