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We're incredibly proud to announce that Desi Pubs, one of our landmark Creative Black Country projects, is featured on the BBC's beloved travel series Great British Railway Journeys, airing today on BBC Two.
Amy Campbell is a force for creativity, community, and play. As the founder of The Parakeet Studio, she has dedicated her career to empowering children and families through joyful, hands-on artistic experiences. Her work sits at the intersection of art, education, and social justice…
More to Explore - Walls of Light: Transforming Black Country Streets with Vibrant Murals
Creative Communities PODCAST: In Sandwell with Stourbridge-based artist Ruth Turnball and Robert Bruce, CEO of the Dorothy Parkes Centre in Smethwick.
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.
You are invited to the launch of OUR COMMONWEALTH - a photography and film project celebrating some of the extraordinary people of Sandwell.
Imaginative sculptural birdhouses tell stories of migration to Birmingham and the Black Country.
U Island CIC and West Midlands based arts organisation Juneau Projects, have been working with families and individuals originally from Russia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania and the UK to create imaginative sculptural birdhouses that tell their stories of migration to the Black Country and their sense of home.
During lockdown many of us have suffered from not seeing our families so Barbara and Marta came up with the Love Letters to Family + Friends project that would use creative postcards and collaging to connect with a message of love to those we miss the most.