‘Take a Walk in Our Shoes’ Exhibition to Shed Light on LGBTQ+ Experiences in Dudley Borough

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.’

Dudley, More to ExploreKerry O'CoySeptember 30, 2024More to Explore, Dudley

More to Explore invitation to 45 Books: Creative Writing Workshops for Men

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.

Dudley, More to ExploreKerry O'CoySeptember 30, 2024More to Explore, Dudley, Brierley Hill

Creative Communities PODCAST: In Dudley with Roots and the Friends of Abbey Street Park

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, DudleyKerry O'CoySeptember 11, 2024Creative Communities, DUDLEY

Creative Communities special series - PART 02: DUDLEY

Creative Communities, DudleyKerry O'CoySeptember 11, 2024Dudley, Creative Communities

PODCAST: Gavin and the Sound Aloud project

Hear more about the ideas and concept for ‘Sound Aloud’ by artist Gavin Rogers who worked alongside women and LGBTQIA+ people living in and around Dudley to find their voices together and discover the possibilities of Netherton Tunnel.

Dudley, Dudley CreatesKerry O'CoyMay 15, 2023Dudley Creates, Sound Aloud, Dudley

PODCAST: Steve and the Portrait of a Place project

Steve shares what it was like to be part of a group making poetry and an animation having never tried it before with Dudley Creates commissioned project Portrait of a Place.

Dudley, Dudley CreatesKerry O'CoyMay 15, 2023Dudley Creates, Portrait of a Place, Poetry, Animation

PODCAST: Jennifer and the Sound Aloud Project

Jennifer tells us about her experience of taking part in our Dudley Creates commissioned project ‘Sound Aloud’ a project by artist Gavin Rogers.

Dudley, Dudley CreatesKerry O'CoyMay 15, 2023Dudley Creates, Sound Aloud

Could you be a Cultural Collaborator?

At Creative Black Country, alongside our friends at CoLab Dudley, we have been working with colleagues across the creative and cultural sectors; members of the local creative and artistic community and locally-based practitioners, as well as the local authority to develop a new Cultural Strategy for the borough that will help more people take part in creative activity.

Dudley, Dudley Creates, Summer of CreativityKerry O'CoyNovember 3, 2022Dudley, Dudley Creates

Summer of Creativity - Netherton Creative Map Video

Poet Lee Mackenzie and Filmmaker Lauren Hatchard facilitated a workshop at St Peter's Church in Netherton in August 2022, the aim of the workshop was to capture memories of the green spaces and waterways in the area and put a 'pin in the map' of the location they associate with.

Dudley Creates - Sound Aloud

As part of Dudley Creates artist Gavin Rogers worked alongside women and LGBTQIA+ people living in and around Dudley to finding their voices together and discover the possibilities of Netherton Tunnel - a 3 km Victorian tunnel that passes along the canal and under Dudley.

Dudley, Dudley Creates, Summer of CreativityKerry O'CoyOctober 19, 2022Dudley, Sound Aloud, Netherton, Dudley Creates

Dudley Creates - On the High Street

During the Summer in Halesowen shoppers, residents, workers and passers-by were invited into an empty shop unit in the Cornbow Centre to participant in a pop-up studio where David Rowan and Joseph Potts, assisted by Kelly Hadley, had photography and filming equipment ready to capture people’s portraits and hear about people’s thoughts and memories of the town.

Summer of Creativity - Walk and Draw

There was a beautiful celebratory procession of the Walk and Draw group’s colourful puppets at Priory Park in Dudley during September as part of our Summer of Creativity commissions.

Dudley, Dudley Creates, Summer of CreativityKerry O'CoyOctober 18, 2022Dudley, Dudley Creates, Summer of Creativity

This is Our Home - read and listen now

Over the Summer Katie Holtom has been working with community groups across Dudley to share their stories of the Borough. Through a series of workshops the groups have co-created a zine to showcase a collection of stories and poetry, written by local people, based on the areas they live and the memories they have.

GET INVOLVED - A Bottle of Dudley 's Legacy

If you are aged between 13 and 21 you are invited to help produce a public art installation comprising of 60 bottles (to represent the 60th anniversary) removed from the local canal which, once cleaned and sealed, will contain a personal statement about what locals love or want to protect in Dudley.

INVITATION Netherton Time Capsule Walk - 16th July, 10am - 1pm

We would love you to join us for a FREE workshop which invites you to capture how Netherton is today. The workshop will involve a 4-mile stroll around the green spaces and canal paths of Netherton; it aims to engage you with the surroundings in a new creative way through asking you prompts and fun mini-exercises. Bring a note-pad & pen, a camera, sound recorder or any other way of documenting the places as we walk. No arty experience necessary.

Dudley, Summer of CreativityKerry O'CoyJuly 7, 2022Netherton

Radio Public launch and exhibition

On Saturday 9 July, Dudley High Street will burst to life with opportunities for unusual encounters and dipping into some hands on doing and making. They are all part of the Radio Public Festival, a free, one day celebration and exploration featuring sound, installations, walks, talks, performances, workshops and transmissions. You are warmly invited.

Summer of Creativity, Dudley, Dudley CreatesKerry O'CoyJuly 7, 2022Radio Public, Dudley, CoLab

Halesowen High Street Residency - assistant position opportunity

Artists David Rowan and Joseph Potts will be starting a ‘Dudley Creates’ residency at the Cornbow Centre in Halesowen in April and are looking for an Assistant Artist to help with the project.

Dudley Creates, DudleyKerry O'CoyMarch 30, 2022Dudley Creates

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.

Dudley Creates, DudleyKerry O'CoyMarch 21, 2022Dudley, Dudley Creates, Commissions, Opportunities

Invitation to the 2022 creative project planning evening, 8th December 5pm-8pm

We’d like to invite you to an evening of creative project planning for Dudley in 2022 where we are bringing together creatives, organisations and people who are interested in creating a culture programme across the borough next year - and we’d love your input.

Dudley Creates, DudleyKerry O'CoyNovember 24, 2021Dudley, Dudley Creates, Colab

Join poetry and animation workshops this December and January

Dudley Creates presents 'Portrait of a Place' poetry workshop with Nafeesa Hamid (on 7th December + 11th January) + animation workshops in January.

Dudley, Dudley CreatesKerry O'CoyNovember 24, 2021Poetry, Animation, Dudley, Dudley Creates