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SUMMARY:Wildlife Woodwork Workshops (Smethwick Imaginarium Project)
DESCRIPTION:There’s still time to be part of our creative wildlife sculpture project!\n\n\n\nJoin artists Ben Sadler and Phil Duckworth (Juneau Projects) to create fun wooden wildlife and nature sculptures using simple carving and laser-cutting techniques. No experience needed and all materials are provided.\n\n\n\n Your artwork will become part of a special public art installation featured during the Smethwick Imaginarium this September.\n\n\n\n\n\n Workshop Dates\n 1.30pm – 3.30pm\n\n\n• Tuesday 9 June\n• Tuesday 16 June\n• Tuesday 23 June\n• Tuesday 30 June\n• Tuesday 7 July\n• Tuesday 14 July\n\n\n\n Participants should attend all six sessions where possible.\n\n\n\n FREE to attend\n\n\n\n Then join us for the Smethwick Imaginarium Walk and see the finished sculptures in their new home!\n\n\n\nBook the walk now to avoid disappointment:
URL:http://nsdt.org.uk/event/wildlife-woodwork-workshops-smethwick-imaginarium-project/2026-07-14/
LOCATION:Brasshouse Community Centre
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SUMMARY:Smethwick Imaginarium - Reflections On Water
DESCRIPTION:With Cathy Wade and Anneka French.\n\n\n\nJoin Cathy Wade and Anneka French for a reflective session on artistic practice and the creative potential of the waterways in and around Smethwick. We’ll be looking back at learning from across the week and thinking about the future of the waterways. \nSmethwick Imaginarium is a place-based arts programme celebrating the cultural diversity\, canal heritage and community spirit of Smethwick. Six artists working across photography\, performance\, poetry\, graphic design\, sculpture and curation are collaborating with local residents and community organisations to co-create work that explores the role of the Galton Valley Canal in our community. The programme launched in February 2026 with free creative workshops at Smethwick Library and canal activities in partnership with Brasshouse Community Centre. Throughout summer and autumn\, artists will share their work at public moments along the canal and in local venues\, culminating in a celebratory festival.
URL:http://nsdt.org.uk/event/smethwick-imaginarium-reflections-on-water/
LOCATION:Brasshouse Community Centre
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
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SUMMARY:Smethwick Imaginarium - Artist Talk With Andrew Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Jackson is a British-Canadian artist working across photography\, moving image\, sound and text. \n\n\n\n\nBased in Montréal\, his work explores memory\, migration\, Black presence\, family and the histories carried by place. Born in Dudley and having previously lived in Smethwick for two decades\, Andrew brings a personal connection to the area and to wider Midlands histories of migration\, community and belonging that continue to shape his practice. \nSmethwick Imaginarium is a place-based arts programme celebrating the cultural diversity\, canal heritage and community spirit of Smethwick. Six artists working across photography\, performance\, poetry\, graphic design\, sculpture and curation are collaborating with local residents and community organisations to co-create work that explores the role of the Galton Valley Canal in our community. The programme launched in February 2026 with free creative workshops at Smethwick Library and canal activities in partnership with Brasshouse Community Centre. Throughout summer and autumn\, artists will share their work at public moments along the canal and in local venues\, culminating in a celebratory festival.
URL:http://nsdt.org.uk/event/smethwick-imaginarium-artist-talk-with-andrew-jackson/
LOCATION:Brasshouse Community Centre
CATEGORIES:Arts
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SUMMARY:Smethwick Imaginarium - Collaging The Canal
DESCRIPTION:With Ezra Jackson. \n\n\n\n\nJoin artist Ezra Jackson for a relaxed collage and drawing workshop exploring the insects and other wildlife you’ll find alongside the canals in Smethwick. We’ll use a range of materials to explore this special habitat\, looking at specimens to inspire creativity. This session follows on from the Community Canal Clean\, 10.30-11.30am. \nEzra Jackson (he/him) is an artist and a second-year student at Birmingham City University studying Fine Art. He is exploring his interest in nature and local wildlife conservation using a range of materials and recycling litter found along canals into artwork. \nSmethwick Imaginarium is a place-based arts programme celebrating the cultural diversity\, canal heritage and community spirit of Smethwick. Six artists working across photography\, performance\, poetry\, graphic design\, sculpture and curation are collaborating with local residents and community organisations to co-create work that explores the role of the Galton Valley Canal in our community. The programme launched in February 2026 with free creative workshops at Smethwick Library and canal activities in partnership with Brasshouse Community Centre. Throughout summer and autumn\, artists will share their work at public moments along the canal and in local venues\, culminating in a celebratory festival.
URL:http://nsdt.org.uk/event/smethwick-imaginarium-collaging-the-canal/
LOCATION:Brasshouse Community Centre
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