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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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