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The New Art Gallery Walsall hosted the ‘Faces of Walsall’ Art Exhibition on the 19th and 20th November 2022. We were so pleased to be supported again by the Deputy Mayor and…

On Friday 4th November 2022 we had our ‘Faces of Walsall’ Art Exhibition Launch/ Private Viewing & Celebration Evening Event. We were so delighted to have the Deputy Mayor and Deputy Mayoress (Councillor Chris…

As we completed our Art of Mind project workshops today we looked back at the wonderful time we have had together working and growing as a creative group. We have learned so…

This week for World Mental Health Day we exchanged stories and discussed what positive traits we see ourselves having. Our young people also talked about when they’re not feeling okay and what…

As we are drawing to completion of our 12-week Art of Mind Project we are very blessed to have had this time with our young artists. Sharing stories of home and cultural norms…

This week our young artists have started painting their final portraits on canvas! After weeks of experimenting with various creative techniques and processes, and developing design ideas for their final portraits our…

Today our young artists explored the theme of what ‘culture’ means through creative mind-mapping and discussing what celebrations, traditions and rituals are associated with our cultures. We completed our block print plates…

This week our young artists explored the theme of what ‘Identity’ means through creative mind-mapping and discussing how their cultures and faiths/ beliefs form their identity. We developed our design ideas by…

Today our young artists explored the theme of what ‘Home’ means through mind-mapping and discussions on what home symbolises to each person with what feelings, emotions, colours, smells, patterns, languages, food and…

Today our young artists were challenged to work out of their comfort zones by trying a series of timed blind, continuous & non-prominent hand drawing tasks. We had fun letting go of…