Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a crisis that affects millions of lives in the UK and globally. Wolverhampton’s 1in3 project funded by Arts Council England through the National Lottery Project Grant has passionately taken a stand against this epidemic. Published Oct 29 Through art, poetry, and public engagement, we have brought the hidden stories of […]
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The Good Shepherd is delighted to have been awarded Arts Council England funding for this year`s Recovery Month exhibitions and events at the Newhampton Arts Centre in Wolverhampton. Partnering with SUIT, Recovery Near You, Recovery 360 and the University of Wolverhampton a series of multi-discipline workshops was launched on 13th September and ran until 26th […]
On Friday 27th September, 6 – 9pm at Wolverhampton Art Gallery a special guest attended in support of the local community. Each month there is an event called “Friday Lates” in the Georgian Room where the Wolverhampton Art Gallery is “taken over” by a community group. This month, to celebrate Recovery Month, it was the […]
The wonderful art exhibition put on by the Good Shepherd and involving many different partner charities and agencies came to a fantastic end with the ‘Friday Lates’ takeover of Wolverhampton Art Gallery. After two weeks of the ‘Recovery is for Everyone’ exhibition at the Newhampton Arts Centre, which followed nine months of workshops funded by […]
Two charities, supported by Arts Council England, have collaborated to tackle homesless, addiction and mental health in Wolverhampton. The Good Shepherd, whose mission is ending homelessness, supporting recovery and creating pathways out of poverty, collaborated with SUIT – Service User Involvement Team – which tackles addiction. They were supported by Recovery Near You, Wolverhampton 360 […]
Ian Henery (pictured), former Walsall Poet Laureate 2020 – 2021, was invited to read Autumn themed poetry to the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Ken Wood and the Lady Mayoress of Birmingham, Barbara Wood, last weekend for the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival in Birmingham. “The poems were from my first collection” explained Ian and published […]
A local poet, who has performed regularly over the years with poetry collective Poets Against Racism at Wolverhampton Literature Festival, is to join them for a brilliant night not to be forgot on 12th June at Nottingham Poetry Festival. Combining with AccessAbility Arts, Poets Against Racism are flying the flag for accessible art, poetry and […]
A local playwright whose play, Georgina and the Dragon, is being performed at Birmingham Black Box Theatre on 13th July, is appearing at Nottingham Poetry Festival to defend the arts. Ian Henery will join Poets Against Racism and AccessAbility Arts to fly the flag for accessible art, poetry and culture. Ian Henery wrote the play […]
A former Walsall Poet Laureate has been invited to join other Poet Laureates as the nation commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, known as D-Day, on Thursday 6th June. D-Day, which took place on 6th June 1944, was a pivotal moment in World War II. Ian Henery, who was Mayor of Walsall`s Poet […]
A unique collaboration is being staged between Walsall Society of Artists and Walsall poets at The Crossing at St Paul`s in Darwall Street. A program of free events will be launched on 21st September and will run until 28th October including spoken word events, workshops, exhibitions, soundscapes, live music and art demonstrations at The […]