Highlights of 2017
It’s that time of year where we breathe out, sit back and reflect on the year gone by. Here are some of our best bits. 1) We started the year..
GARDENERS’ QUESTION TIME AT BLACK COUNTRY ALLOTMENTS EXHIBITION
It was a wonderful day yesterday at our very own Gardeners’ Question Time at Central Library, West Bromwich. Alys Fowler (British horticulturist and journalist) and Susie Parr (writer, researcher & amateur..
Our highlights of 2014
1. Meeting the Magnum photographers commissioned for Open for Business at the launch event. From left to right: David Hurn, Stuart Franklin, Jonas Bendiksen, Jo Quinton Tulloch, Mark Power and Peter..
Back to School…. by Julia Letts
For the past couple of years, it has been my job to collect and record stories from the wonderful people who live and work in the Black Country. But this..
Martin Parr at Paris Photo
Martin Parr travelled to Paris Photo in November and took along some copies of Black Country Women magazine. Held annually, this year’s art fair took place at the Grand Palais, in the 8th..
Why ‘hearing it’ is so important by Julia Letts
Over the past few weeks I have been listening back to the ‘Black Country Stories’ that I’ve recorded during the last six months. The stories are the personal memories and..
Podcast Features ‘Where We Dream’
Where We Dream is featured in a conversation on episode 3 of Chris Goode & Company’s Thompson’s Live podcast. Joining Chris for this recording at Stoke Newington International Airport were:..
Black Country Stories with Multistory
by Manjeet Gil What Is Black Country Stories? Earlier this year we (Black Country Cinema) were contacted by Sandwell based charity Multistory about the possibility of working on a project..
Black Country Stories Oral History
By Julia Letts, Project Interviewer Ever wondered what it’s like to work in a brewery? Yesterday I got the chance to interview Phil Parkinson at Marston’s in Wolverhampton, to record..
David Goldblatt in conversation
We are very excited that David Goldblatt will be in the UK on 21 September, to work with Multistory until 20 October, 2012. We are very proud and honoured that..