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development day deliberations at Edgbaston

Some fifty Arts Society delegates comprising chairmen, WM Area committee and society members from all but three of the region’s societies attended the second of a series of special development days organised by our WM Area Training and Development Officer, Jen Collins.

fifty treasures of the west midlands - Latest!

Further to Carol Austin's update on the Fifty Treasures of the West Midlands project at the WM Area meeting on Tuesday 18 February, please note that the deadline for submissions via society project representatives

Arden's Heritage Volunteers Help with fabulous Costume Display

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is currently hosting a stunnung exhibition Dressed to the Nines which displays a range of fabulous clothing worn for special occasions and explores some of the changes which have occurred during the period 1850 to the present.

Local School Young Arts Success for Shrewsbury

After receiving their Marsh Award in 2019 TAS Shrewsbury Young Arts sub-committee decided to donate £500 to the town’s Priory School, which had presented a well-structured and comprehensive application for their Year 8 and 9 students to attend printing workshops with local artist James Millichamp

Welcome to Coventry!

The newest society in the West Midlands Area, The Arts Society Coventry (TASC), has it inaugural meeting and lecture on Tuesday March 24^th, 6.30 pm at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, CV1 5QP. Joining the 16 other societies in the West Midlands area, TASC has an exciting programme

accelerating the modern world, at the V&A

The V&A Museum is currently staging an exhibition Accelerating the Modern World based on the impact of the car on our lives. Over its short 130-year history, the car has become one of the most loved, contested and influential inno

wanted - fifty treasures of the west midlands!

Now is the time to start thinking about producing an A5-size book, such as those produced by the NE and SW* Areas, containing images of 50 artistic treasures to be found in our own, West Midlands Area. All 17 societies will be asked, via their

Wrekin help preserve a unique architectural feature

The Arts Society Wrekin have given a financial boost to a local National Trust property raising money to conserve a unique architectural feature. Sunnycroft, the NT's Edwardian villa in Wellington, needs to completely refurbish its

Century Congratulations for North Staffs member

Congratulations were in order for one of North Staffordshire's long-serving members who celebrated his 100th birthday on 8 October.

much ado at the west midlands area autumn meeting

Sixteen societies, including nascent Coventry, were represented at the latest meeting of chairmen and committee members from the West Midlands Area at the Edgbaston Golf Club on 15 October.

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