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Creativity and Culture West MidlandsLumi HD - BONUS CONTENTIn 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, when she was informed they needed an Alto for the Church Choir and was sent home to practice. Despite being shy and running away after finishing her early solos, Lumi persevered and developed a love of music as she was encouraged to keep going. After studying popular music at the Wolverhampton University Lumi travelled playing a variety of gigs and recalls a jazz festival she...2025-05-0927 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsFran Richards - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 programme. Fran talks about her journey in to theatre and how it began from a very early age when she watched her Grandparents VHS videos of popular musicals over and over again and performed to old ladies on the bus. She opens up about the disappointment she felt when she didn't get into a national drama school, but also how this inspired her to make...2025-05-0942 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsFuturesIn 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 working across the sectors and again we head to the Black Country and speak to two women who believe that investing and encouraging our creatives and keeping them connected to local communities and grass roots initiatives with a focus on delivering creative education is the way forward. Fran Richards is a freelance Creative Practitioner and Director who works closely with the Arena...2025-05-0940 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsBag Lord - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 thinking of themselves as creative and his love/hate relationship with social media. He also talks about the benefits of art and creativity on mental health and how if marketed properly it can not only become part of the city's identity, but attract tourism to its cultural gems.Finally he talks about how he and other protesters set up a...2025-05-0232 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsSamantha Prescott - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 and her late Mother. Samantha discusses the importance of honouring migration stories in West Midlands history and how she has involved her whole family in the showcase events she hosts, over the years. More recently Samantha has become part of the Advisory Board for the Black Country Living Museum's 'Forging Ahead' agenda as they aim to broaden the stories told through the museum to cover 300...2025-05-0220 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsPlaceToday'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 love telling the stories of the places they live.Samatha Prescott, Creative Director and Founder of Fashion Talent and Black History CIC is based in Dudley and uses vintage fashion, music and re-enactment events to bring black history and Caribbean migration stories to life. As part of the Forging Ahead Advisory panel for @bclivingmuseum @fashiotalenthistory has helped the Museum explore new...2025-05-0235 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsKaren Newman - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 days as an art student and the boundaries that were put in place during her course to differentiate between disciplines.With a passion to blur the boundaries of creative practice Karen found a new path supporting artists to explore immersive technologies. After setting up BOM, she began working with schools and adults to design and build inclusive training courses so a new generation of...2025-04-2529 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsDaya Bhatti - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 south asian crafts and her most recent projects, the first of which is a hand painted sari that uses augmented reality to tell stories of past, present and future and the other a traditional Indian hand cart which is now part of the permanent collection at Manchester Museum.You can find her @dayaillustrations across all social media platforms and hear more...2025-04-2514 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsInnovationIn 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 @dayaillustrations is a Walsall based visual artist who explores south Asian identity through her practice. Combining traditional practices and textiles Daya adds new layers using AR and animation to tell stories that connect and resonate across generations. We also hear from Karen Newman founder of Birmingham Open Media. Karen began her career as an artist, moving into curation but became interested in the potential of digital tools and what...2025-04-2534 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsJanet Vaughan - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 completing a course with Julie's Bicycle was transformative galvanising all aspects of her work and encouraging her to work within the organisation to provide artist residencies through the Nest. Janet defines regenerative creative practice and discusses how it has become a priority for her work at Talking Birds.You can find her @birdmail across all social media platforms and hear more about her work through talkingbirds...2025-04-1840 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsJanet Douglas - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 partnerships with Ikea, Lush and Palmers and how they supported her work with young people donating ex display and surplus stock. She outlines her path into e-textiles and how her Chapters of our Lives exhibition paid tribute to some of those she felt have previously been left out of histories of BirminghamYou can find her @feedmycreative and @greenwoodpresents across all social media platforms and...2025-04-1844 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsSustainabilityIn 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 on an individual basis and larger scale in an organisational context. Janet Douglas from @feedmycreative and @greenwoodpresents is a Birmingham based freelancer whose sustainable approach has brought partnerships with brands such as Ikea and Lush. We also hear from @birdmail's Janet Vaughan based in Coventry who breaks down the organisation's approach to sustainability and defines regenerative creative practice. .Visit our website at...2025-04-1836 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsCorey Campbell - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 became Creative Director of the Belgrade Theatre. He outlines the reasons for setting up his own theatre company Strictly Arts, those who inspired him, and the journey of transitioning to become Creative Director of the BelgradeYou can find him @corey_ma_campbell across all social media platforms and more about his work @thebelgradetheatre. Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.com2025-04-1133 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsJess Piette - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 her views on the current landscape for creatives working in Sandwell and the wider region and what makes the West Midlands unique. You can find Jess @jesspiette and more information about her work @multistory across all social media platforms.Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and...2025-04-1115 minCreativity and Culture West MidlandsMoneyIn 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 from Multistory an organisation that supports artists and creatives in Sandwell. We also hear from Corey Campbell who moved from working as a freelance Creative theatre practitioner to become Creative Director of the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry.Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and leave a review!2025-04-1131 min
Creativity and Culture West MidlandsMrASingh - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 doesYou can find Amrit @MrASingh across all social media platforms Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0430 min
Creativity and Culture West MidlandsThe Heritage Crafter - BONUS CONTENTIn 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 across all social media platforms Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0432 min
Creativity and Culture West MidlandsCreativesIn 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 (Dudley) and Amrit Singh (Solihull) about their work.Visit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0429 min
Creativity and Culture West MidlandsCreativity and Culture WM | TrailerA brand new podcast series coming soon Creativity and Culture West MidlandsVisit our website at www.creativityandculturewm.comFollow us on instagram: @creativityandculturewm - tik tok:@creativityandculturewmSubscribe and leave a review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-0203 min
ART FICTIONSSlow Dancing and Fluid Encounters (FLORENCE PEAKE)Guest artist FLORENCE PEAKE joins ELIZABETH FULLERTON to discuss her multi-faceted, performance-led art practice via 'Stone Butch Blues' 1993 by Leslie Feinberg. It tells the story of life as a butch lesbian in 1970s, working class America and is particularly unique due to the writer gaining full rights to the text, making it fully accessible online and for free.
Florence and Elizabeth talk about hysterical clay, collapsing paintings, mark-making without sight, rigid heteronormative conventions, the patriarchy's rule which brings a perpetual fear of violence, butch lesbians in the 70s, drag queens, sex workers and femmes, extractions of earthly...2023-03-0950 min