We are Wednesbury
There’s lots of changes happening in, and around, Market Place that are part of the Wednesbury High Street Heritage Action Zone. Between now and January 2024, Multistory will deliver ‘We are..
Women in Art History cyanotypes / catch up
Hi everyone, I’m Scarlett Ford. I’m currently a Level 5 Fine Art student at the University of Wolverhampton and one of the Multistory Blast! Creative Network (BCN) bursary recipients. So..
Dreaming the Black Country: Creative Writing
On 21 July, we hosted a phsychogeographical writing workshop with local writer Kerry Hadley-Pryce as part of our Blast! Creative Network Programme. We invited members of the BCN to undertake..
Launch of Seeing in Isolation
‘Seeing in Isolation’ is an exciting new project by community arts organisation Multistory and photographer Karren Visser that shares digital stories made with, and told by, visually impaired Sandwell residents. The..
Adapting socially engaged practice during lockdown
This text was produced in conversation with the artist Sophie Huckfield, who was invited to write an article for Social Works exploring shifts in socially engaged practice during the pandemic…
Creating a Feminist Survival Guide
Since early 2020, artist Ali Baskerville has been collaborating with Multistory to meet, and work, with womxn and non-binary people in Sandwell to create a feminist ‘survival guide’. The project..
Creative Workshops for Wednesbury Residents!
Between now and the end of March 2021, Multistory is excited to announce that we are working on High Street Stories, a digital community engaged arts programme (that is part of the Wednesbury High Street Heritage Action Zone funded by Sandwell Council and Historic England) that will be developed with, and for, local residents and artists. The programme will explore the past, present and future of the town through words, song and art. A series of free, artist-led workshops will invite local community groups and members to reflect on their relationship to the Wednesbury High Street, outlining its importance as a social and cultural space.
We’re recruiting!
We’re excited to announce that we are recruiting a freelance Creative Producer and 12 Community Engagement Artists. They will work with Multistory to develop a digital, community engaged arts programme..
Seeing in Isolation: adapting a socially engaged photography project in lockdown
Click below for an audio recorded version of this blog. “In a very short space of time, blind and partially sighted Sandwell Visually Impaired members overcame the hurdles of..
Mapping Grass-roots Organising in Sandwell During the Pandemic
by Josh Allen As the extent, depth and potential duration of the Covid-19 crisis came into focus, ad-hoc, seemingly spontaneous groups of neighbours came together to cut through..