The What? Centre, a longstanding Young Person’s Advice and Counselling Service, is proud to announce the upcoming launch of an innovative and impactful art exhibition ‘Take a Walk in Our Shoes.’

This is the first part of a larger creative project of by Dan Whitehouse which taps into Doris Lessing's belief that "Writing is a machine for exploring experience,” and aims to explore issues surrounding masculinity, self-care, and cultural migration, through the lens of Dan's personal journey.

Creative Communities PODCAST: In Wolverhampton with Simon Suphandgali

Creative Communities PODCAST: In Sandwell with Stourbridge-based artist Ruth Turnball and Robert Bruce, CEO of the Dorothy Parkes Centre in Smethwick.

Creative Communities special series - PART 04: SANDWELL

Creative Communities special series - PART 03: WOLVERHAMPTON

CBC Creative Advisor Laura chats to illustrator Roots who supported the Friends of Abbey Street Park to design and paint a mural to brighten up a wall and celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Creative Communities special series - PART 02: DUDLEY

Small Community Cultural Grants of £1k to £5k available to support brand new community cultural and creative activity in Walsall Borough.

Creative Communities special series - PART 01: WALSALL

CBC Creative Advisor Laura chats to David who shares how he collaborated with the team at the Creative Factory and how they set up a writing group.

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

Alongside our friends at Fused Magazine we are commissioning local Black Country (Dudley Borough, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton) creative writers, illustrators, photographers, and artists to contribute to the next editions of BOSTIN NEWS!

Thanks to support from CBC’s MORE TO EXPLORE strand Megan Wakefield is offering a free course from September 2024 where participants will be invited to use art, writing or other media to build up a unique creative journal.

CBC’s initiative to boost fundraising for arts and culture activities in the region is back for a 3rd year.

After a 12-month project focused on regenerating a forgotten area of Wolverhampton using multiple arts interventions including; light, sound, sculpture, murals, AR, and a community garden, Asylum Art Gallery are ready to unveil the final artist’s work in the Chapel Ash island underpass.

Head down to the Mela Arts Village to catch Autin Dance’s The Giant Wheel, an exciting high-energy performance, and walk about stilt acts and puppetry with Jack in the Box.

Calling on artists who are interested in collaborating with residents to make great creative experiences happen in Walsall.   

Do you have a love-hate relationship with data? Does collecting, storing and using it effectively seem like an impossible job? Join Vishalakshi Roy, Director of research led agency Earthen Lamp for a discussion about effective use of your data to ensure that everyone feels able to love their own data and make best use of it.

Making the most of… supporting volunteering opportunities for the D/deaf community. In 2022, CBC received funding from Arts Council England after a successful funding bid made through Culture Central to set up the Culture Volunteers WM project.