The BP Portrait Award 2011 is on at Wolverhampton Art Gallery until the end of the month.
The one above is Little Sister by Tim Okamura.
Home of Metal are opening its doors in Wolverhampton this weekend to welcome metal fans to dig through their collections of memorabilia, t-shirts, and posters to contribute to the Home of Metal archive.
As the flyer rightly says, it’s free to pop along on Thursday 17th, Friday 18th and Saturday 19th June between 10am and 6pm.
In other Midlands metal news, Ozzy Osbourne is playing an intimate show at Town Hall on 26th June. But I wouldn’t get your hopes up of catching it Sabbath fans, it’s already showing up as sold out.
- The New Art Gallery Walsall – Mitra Memarzia: The Unwanted Gift Shop
“Mitra Memarzia will transform the Artists’ Studio at the gallery into a gift shop where unwanted items will be celebrated and given a new lease of life”. 18 Jan – 18 April 2010, although you can leave gifts at reception in advance if you like - The Through the Viewfinder photography of Pete Ashton
The online hub of Pete’s TTV Photography is up and running. He’s an Artist now, dontchaknow - Digbeth is Good » Ben Waddington’s beer mat art at The Spotted Dog
“an advent calendar made up of painted beer mats depicting signs and scenes personally significant to Ben. It’s on display until the twelfth day of Christmas, 6th January 2010″ - Wolverhampton declared to be a better city than Detroit, Los Angeles, Seoul and Accra
In a frankly tossy survey by Lonely Planet that I shouldn’t really wasting a link on, except it’s an opportunity to say that Art Gallery, Light House and quality of gigs at the Civic are all pretty darn good. So there.
Light House in Wolverhampton are offering a video production workshop just for women which will be delivered by Film & TV Director Nerina Villa on Wednesday 11th March from 10am – 4pm.
The 1 day workshop will be a ‘hands-on’ introduction to video production techniques, exploring camera operation, lighting and sound. The workshop is designed for all skills levels; beginners, enthusiasts or those with more experience who may be in need of a refresher.
Cost: £35 + VAT (10% discount for earlybird bookings taken before Fri 27 Feb).
For more information or to book contact: Kelly Jeffs on t: 01902 716055 e: kelly@light-house.co.uk
