Join former BBC Arts and culture correspondent Satnam Rana and Birmingham based artist Robbie Dalal as they journey through the vibrant cultural landscape of the West Midlands. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the region's most compelling creative voices – the dreamers and doers shaping the future of the West Midlands creative powerhouse.
Fresh from Coventry's triumphant City of Culture and Birmingham's Commonwealth Games cultural spectacle, Creativity and Culture West Midlands asks the burning question: Can lightning strike twice? Can this dynamic region reclaim its heritage as the ‘Creative Workshop of the World?’
Intimate, revealing, and unapologetically local – hear the full, unfiltered stories of artists, performers, and cultural innovators carving out their place in the West Midlands' creative renaissance.
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In this full interview Sandwell's own Lumi HD discusses her life as a singer songwriter and performing artist in the West Midlands. Lumi discovered her voice in her teenage years by chance at church,…
In this full interview we hear from Fran Richards a freelance Creative Practitioner and Director who works closely with the Arena and Grand Theatres in Wolverhampton running their joint youth theatre…
In this final episode of the series Satnam and Robbie consider the future of creativity and culture in the West Midlands. They ask where next and consider what they've learnt from listening to those …
In this full interview we hear from Wolverhampton's very own Bag Lord who talks about his role and function as an artist in the city he loves. He discusses some of the barriers people face when think…
Today's episode of Creativity and Culture West Midlands is all about place. Satnam and Robbie discuss place and placemaking, as we head over to the Black Country to meet two people who live, work and…
In this full interview Samantha Prescott talks about her love of vintage fashion and migration stories and how her work pays tribute to two of the most influential women in her life, her Grandmother …
In this full interview Daya Bhatti talks about her practice and how at the heart of it, she explores her identity as a British Asian woman from Walsall. She talks about being inspired by traditional …
In this episode of Creativity and Culture West Midlands, Satnam and Robbie talk about innovation and meet two creatives disrupting traditional artistic practice to innovate.
Daya Bhatti @dayaillustrat…
In this full interview Karen Newman talks about her journey from artist to Founder and CEO of one of the West Midlands leading immersive arts organisations, Birmingham Open Media. Karen describes her…
In this episode of Creativity and Culture West Midlands, Satnam Rana and Robbie Dalal discuss sustainability and what it means for creatives and their work.
We hear from two women working sustainably…
In this full interview Janet Vaughan talks about her journey from a freelance Theatre Designer to becoming Co-Artistic Director and Designer of Talking Birds in Coventry. She She describes how comple…
In this full interview Janet Douglas talks about her practice and how it began with a desire to provide alternative provision for young people struggling in mainstream education. She discusses her pa…
In this full interview Corey Campbell talks about his artistic practice, his love for the city of Coventry and his transition from working as a freelance theatre practitioner to an employee when he b…
In this full interview Jess Piette talks about her work at Multistory including the BCN programme and other support the organisation offers to artists and creatives working in Sandwell. She discusses…
In episode two of Creativity and Culture West Midlands, Satnam Rana and Robbie Dalal discuss what support is available for creatives living and working in the West Midlands and hear from Jess Piette …
In this first episode of Creativity and Culture West Midlands, Satnam Rana and Robbie Dalal discuss the landscape for creatives living and working in the West Midlands and hear from Kerri Williams (D…
In this full interview Kerri Williams @theheritagecrafter talks about her life as a decorative artist specialising in the endangered craft 'Roses and Castles'.
You can find Kerri @theheritagecrafter a…
In this full interview Amrit Singh @MrASingh talks about his art and his relationship with social media which took him from graphic design to 3D sculptures and learning to describe what he does
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