wednesbury
Another ancient Black Country town, Wednesbury appears in the Domesday Book and was one of five sites fortified by Æthelflæd, known as the Lady of Mercia. She was the de-facto ruler of the region, defending her own territories and even minting her own currency, something unheard of for a woman at the time. Today a church stands on the site where her defences were built.
The Museum and Art Gallery is housed in a glorious red brick building and hosted the first public exhibition of Stuckism, while being the permanent home of a large collection of locally produced Ruskin pottery.
Exhibitions
EVENTS
WORKSHOP: NIALL MCDIARMID
FRI 28 JUNE
10.30AM - 4.30PM
BOOKING ESSENTIAL / £20PP
WEDNESBURY LIBRARY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9EH
An amazing opportunity to discover Niall McDiarmid’s secret to approaching and photographing people in the street, after which he will challenge participants to make their own portraits.
ARTIST TALK & LAUNCH PARTY: FIVE DECADES OF SELF PORTRAIT
THU 20 JUNE
1PM - 3PM
FREE EVENT / BOOKING ESSENTIAL
WEDNESBURY MUSEUM & ART GALLERY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DF
Jaskirt Boora, Brian Homer and Niall McDiarmid talk about their approach to photographic portraiture chaired by Dr Euripides Altintzoglou.
WORKSHOP: BRENDAN BARRY
SAT 29 JUNE
10AM - 3PM
FREE EVENT / NO BOOKING
WEDNESBURY MARKET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7HB
A photography workshop led by artist Brendan Barry in his Caravan Camera, where you can experience a range of photographic analogue processes from start to finish.
ERE WE BIN
FRI 28 JUNE
7.15PM - 9PM
FREE EVENT / NO BOOKING
WEDNESBURY LIBRARY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9EH
Brendan Hawthorne presents Ere We Bin, top notch spoken word, poetry and acoustic moosic. Be transported to places only a live show can take you!
GUIDED WALK: THE GREAT BARNFIELD RAMBLES
SAT 29 JUNE
12PM - 4PM
FREE EVENT / BOOKING ESSENTIAL
MEET AT WEDNESBURY LIBRARY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9EH
A guided walk of the haunts of artist and local legend, Fred Barnfield, culminating in live music at Brunswick Park’s bandstand played by students from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, with cake and cold refreshments.