'Meet the resident artists' in their studios, explore the currant Open Art Exhibition and visit our volunteer artists' market place. PLUS: Week 1 Saturday, 26th September: Screen printing demonstration by Helen Brettle Bear making demonstration by Sonia Beynon (Bearmore Bears) Movie screening of 'A Story of Cradley Heath' by producer Harry Bloomer FRSA Sunday, 27th September: All-day portrait session (limited places) Week 2 Saturday, 3rd October: Oil p

The Art Yard volunteers have a new exhibition space. Sandwell Council has provided the gallery with a new public art exhibition space within the Council House at Oldbury. For sometime MFAA group management (c/o The Art Yard) have been working together with Stacey Bagdi, the council's Cultural Development Manager (Museums, Libraries and Archives Service), to establish a public place inside the Council's HQ building to set up exhibitions of art created by local artists. The 1st

Resident artist Martyn Harris RBSA and Harold Bloomer RSA from The Art Yard, Cradley Heath took regular gallery visitor Gill Martin on a very special day out by train to the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle. The purpose of their visit was to see the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait awards exhibition 2025. Martyn's portrait of Gill entitled "Memories" is one of the portraits of show to the visiting public. At the gallery they were made warmly welcome by Clio Lieberman and h

Sunday afternoons at The Art Yard gallery, Cradley Heath, B64 5HX 7th June - Russian Dolls 5th July - Beach Days 16th August - Orangutan 6th September - Paint you pet 4th October - Mask, design, cut & paint

Visiting the gallery yesterday, Elijah aged 8 years selected his favourite work from the exhibition and said, "I like the giraffes best and the one with the green glasses is my favourite." Well done Eli we hope you visit again soon. Eli's favourite

From Royal Society of Portrait Painters Commissioners for resident artist and club Secretary, Martyn Harris ARBSA. (Mall Galleries Art Consultancy) RP has posted on Instagram, "There is something timeless about commissioning a portrait: a moment, a memory, a feeling captured in brushstrokes. Introducing one of the latest portraits commissioned through our commission services. Entirely done through photographs, this portrait was from a committed wife celebrating her husband’s

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Midland Film And Art group will again be holding their increasingly popular PoArtry evenings at The Art Yard gallery, Cradley Heath this year from February 10th. Volunteers Sandra Robinson and Stan Tucker together with club Treasurer, Harry Bloomer will again be organising these poetry and spoken word sessions and are asking those interested in taking part as a performer or listener to get in touch via the email : infoartyard@gmail.com Performers names are put into a hat and