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Offsite9 VIDEO - Daniella Turbin
Find out more about Daniella Turbin’s project S09198 in this short interview.
Reset at Boundary Way photo gallery - Offsite9
The sun was shining for Boundary Way’s RESET event which took place on Saturday at the garden allotments. A mix of art, creativity, workshops and (of course) some gardening were all on display during the afternoon.
DUDLEY Creates Commissions - now open
Creative Black Country (CBC), alongside our partner Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and support from CoLab Dudley, are offering small commissions of £750 - £4000 for projects that develop creative activity with and by local communities across the Dudley borough.
Out of Darkness Cometh Light - Event images
Out of Darkness Cometh Light is a Visual Vernacular (VV) show that took place on Saturday 12th March. VV is a relatively new theatrical performance style that combines elements of mime, facial and bodily expression.
Kindness is Free - launch event for #Offsite9
Kanj Nicholas and Sue Brisco are now exhibiting their two separate but interconnected bodies of work at Newhampton Arts Centre. Their project examines the theme of kindness through visual artworks, workshops and poetry and they invited people to join their launch and see the results.
Fae Kilburn - launch event for #Offsite9
On Saturday evening of the 12th March Fae Kilburn’s exhibition ‘Perspectives’ launched at Asylum Artist Quarter. Perspectives has been produced by Fae (in collaboration with DASH) to help raise awareness, challenge preconceived ideas and highlight the stigma faced by many.
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.
RESET - An artistic exploration at Boundary Way, Saturday 19th March 12-5pm
Boundary Way Project will be presenting an immersive experience which will include a chance to explore the community garden at Boundary Way Allotments and find out more about how artists and writers have been inspired by this setting.
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: Wolveren Watchmen by Jaz Morrison
Featuring the stories of four Wolverhampton-based workers and residents (NEOne the Wonderer, Sahjan Kooner, Leanne O'Connor, Mickey Angel), 'Wolveren Watchmen' emphasises that it is the people who make a city what it is - driving culture, creativity, and community - not the institutions.
Yam Cams Exhibition launch
Wolverhampton School of Art is pleased to announce the launch of a new exhibition: Yam Cams: Picturing the Black Country on Saturday 26 February 2022, 11:00 – 13:00.
Offsite9 Publication is LIVE
From the 22nd January you will be able to pick up a copy of the OFFSite9 publication from venues across Wolverhampton and read about all of the artists who are taking part.
Offsite9: Plant Fete - Charlotte Dunn
Charlotte Dunn is recreating a ‘floral fete’ within Wolverhampton’s West Park, inspired by traditional fete stands and plant selling events of the 19th Century. Her work Plant Fete will host a plant swap, recreating the community fetes that once helped the development of the park.
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
Offsite9: Out of darkness cometh light
Out of Darkness Cometh Light is a Visual Vernacular (VV) show that follows the Offsite9 themes of healing, care and reparative history. VV is a new theatrical performance that combines elements of mime, facial and bodily expression. Ish’s VV World (Ishtiaq Hussain), a well-known artist within the Deaf community.