West Bromwich
Telling Tales - A West Bromwich Portraiture Project
Telling Tales is an inter-generational portraiture project that seeks to explore local issues surrounding age difference and stereotyping by highlighting interests which cut across generation gaps.
Multistory has worked with groups of younger and older people from the Yew Tree and Charlemont areas of West Bromwich to develop a series of portraits that investigate the notion of these stereotypes from both younger and older people’s perspectives.
Through a series of creative workshops, participants identified common interests and worked alongside artists from Multistory to create portraits depicting and celebrating their shared passions.
The portraits and audio recordings created by the participants are displayed in an ‘urban art trail’ - a series of posters exhibited on bus shelters and at listening posts placed in the four community spaces shown on the map below, throughout September and October 2007.
Click here to download a pdf version of the Telling Tales leaflet, which includes the above map.
TELLING TALES ARTWORK GALLERY
Click on an image to view a gallery of photographs showing the Telling Tales artwork produced in collaboration with local residents.
Thursday 13th September saw the launch of the Telling Tales project, where the listening posts were on display for the first time. The launch event was held at Yew Tree and Tamebridge Community Centre and featured performances from participants who took part in the Telling Tales project.
TELLING TALES LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY
Click on an image to view a gallery of photographs from the Telling Tales project launch held at Yew Tree and Tamebridge Community Centre.
A special thanks to all the participants who took part and contributed to the project.
The ‘Telling Tales’ project would not have been possible without the support of the following organisations:
West Bromwich Town Team
Yew Tree Healthy Living Centre
Yew Tree and Tamebridge Community Centre
Charlemont Community Centre
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Charlemont Methodist Church
Charlemont Farm Tenants and Residents Association
Charlemont Youth Club
Charlemont Social Club and Institute
Telling Tales has been developed and delivered by Multistory, a community arts organisation that engages communities, organisations and artists in Sandwell, the Black Country, the region and nationally through creative approaches to learning, health and regeneration. Telling Tales is funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and was commissioned by Sandwell Council’s Town Teams division.
