Artists

Bernadette McGill, Andrew Stanford, Gilly Campbell and Padraig Regan, standing in a library

Artists receive grants to create projects showcasing work for new audiences

Permindar Kaur in her studio

Major new Permindar Kaur exhibition to open at Wolverhampton gallery

Ed Sheeran

Artists touring with Ed Sheeran quit over rapper’s removal amid Palestine row

A few of the creatives from August event

New Stourbridge arts event gives local performers a platform

Cake and Bake International 2026

Cake event set to return with life-sized sculpture of Will and Kate

Art Volunteers Needed

Mural project launched to bring Walsall community together

Decades in the Making

Young artists’ work goes on display as part of city arts trail

Jodi Dancers, Musician Kupid and the Gatis Community lantern parade 2025

Fringe Arts Wolverhampton returns with call for artists and performers

Abraham Babajide Cole at the opening of What Grows in Between in The New Art Gallery Walsall

Identity, memory and transformation take centre stage in Walsall

Sam Smith

Sam Smith and BBC search for new artists to open singer’s residency shows

Danny O’Donoghue

The Script frontman backs Sinn Féin’s artificial intelligence motion

'Embellished mind' by Rebecca Dyer

West Midlands first kawaii culture exhibition heads to Wolverhampton

Fatboy Slim brought a litany of hits and a tremendous show to Forest Live

51 brilliant photos of Forest Live at Cannock Chase

Harry Kane with his wax figure at Madame Tussauds

Harry Kane waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds London ahead of World Cup

The Way Youth Zone is a major centrepiece of the trail

Major youth-led visual arts trail bringing open-air gallery

Richard March at RPM Studios in Bearwood

Plus Richard March of PWEI opens new analogue recording studio in Bearwood

Dan Morris: Dior nappies and life as the James T. Kirk of journalism
Dior nappies, AI art and my life as the James T. Kirk of journalism...
Daniel Morris

Incognito online art sale

Famous artists go ‘incognito’ as unique charity fundraiser marks 10 years

Rural Touring is all about bringing cultural experiences to village halls off the beaten track

Wolverhampton date for arts network Rural Touring Forum

Former ELO cellist Mel Gale, centre, hands over his silver instrument, flanked by former bandmates Mik Kaminski and Bev Bevan

ELO's famous silver cello is donated to Birmingham music college

A dreadlock from Bob Marley's hair

Bob Marley dreadlock taken by fan may fetch £25k at auction

Chappell Roan leaves Wasserman talent agency after release of Epstein files

Stourbridge artist Helen goes solo with first exhibition in her home town

Scarlett Johansson accuses tech companies of ‘theft’ to train AI

Eurovision Song Contest live tour to begin in London

Becky Hill is one of the big names performing at Cannock Chase Forest for Forest Live

Cannock Chase Forest Live: Full line-up announced including huge artists like Be...

Plus Huge Christmas tree made of 100,000 balloons being built in Sutton Coldfield - h...

Study finds celebrity status could lead to a shorter life
Living in the spotlight comes with the glitz and glamour of showbiz but it could shorten a celebrity’s life, a new study suggests.
Ella Pickover

Works for sale for 100 euro in Irish art’s ‘best kept secret’

New Stourport-on-Severn festival is already making noise - 7 months before it st...

Dancers and HR staff from abroad in line for key worker visas

Artists invited to breathe life into Sycamore Gap tree

Artists receive grants to create projects showcasing work for new audiences

Artists from across the UK unite for exhibition at Footprint Gallery

Paloma Faith, Lola Young and The Cure urge Starmer to block Rosebank development

Bastille and Damon Albarn among artists announced for Brian Eno’s Palestine gig

Miley Cyrus says lack of ‘infrastructure’ has left her with no ‘desire’ to tour

Royal tour paintings from Charles’s personal collection go on display

The search is on for Dudley’s next budding artist

Wolverhampton Fringe Festival organisers: Emma Purshouse and Steve Pottinger from Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists are ready to bring a weekend of art to the city

Artists, poets, comedians and performers invited to be part of landmark event in...

Raise your voice: 2Funky Arts seeks new Midlands talent for Black History Month ...

V.I.P returns to Wolverhampton

Celebration of Midlands artists to return to Herbert Art Gallery

Watch: Artists in Walsall learn to paint like a master

Liam Payne death: Police seize items during raid on Buenos Aires hotel

Meet the Kinver artist who has rediscovered her love of painting

White Stripes’ Jack White sues Trump for ‘flagrant misuse’ of Seven Nation Army

International Festival to open with immersive event for thousands of people

Plus Walsall Pride festival set to bring fun, music and unity this summer

Artists struggling to make a living in Northern Ireland, research suggests

How you can get involved in a popular arts trail this weekend

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Artists create alternative Eurovision in response to Israel’s participation

Artists facing ‘cost-of-touring crisis’, warn MPs in call for more support

Young people get ready to celebrate Staffordshire Day

RTE’s Late Late Show told musicians not to wear pro-Palestinian symbols

Paintings, poems and excitement in Walsall thanks to popular exhibition

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