Terra Firma Stories’ is a collaboration between Black Arts Forum, The Lapworth Museum of Geology, King Edward VI High School for Girls and Birmingham Home Educating Families. Working together the participants explored the Lapworth collections and respond by producing artworks that are an interpretation and intervention to parts of that collection.
Read MoreThere's only a few days to go before this months screening at the Red Seeds Film Festival. We are showcasing 'Welcome II The Terrordome' Directed by Ngozi Onwurah the first Black woman to direct a feature film. November will be an opportunity to see Burning an Illusion by the late Menelik Shabazz. Red Seeds is hosted by the Black Arts Forum at its base Grosvenor Road Studios in Handsworth Birmingham.
Read MoreYoung writer Nubia Shayaam-Smith blesses us with a reading from her latest anthology, Silent Screams. She also gives us a bit more insight into her experience as a writer and what her intentions are as an advocate for Black History.
Read MoreYoung Birmingham writer Nubia uses her anthology of poems entitled Silent Screams, to address mental health and wellbeing in the young Black community.
Listen to what she had to say during a conversation with one of our directors.
Read MoreIn times of change and uncertainty, we need to close our eyes and think of various words to nature the colours of freedom and dialogue to create new bridges of respect and understanding through representation of visuals for the colours of the mind.
Read MoreThese are certainly unprecedented times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and social distancing we have all had to adjust to over the past few weeks.
Read More“Remind yourself that this moment will never come again, enjoy and just be yourself.” We were blessed with some words from artist Millicent Chapanda this month for our Artist Spotlight. Read more here.
Read MoreInterview - ‘BAF Artist Spotlight’ – Tonia Daley-Campbell Actor/Presenter, writer, director, creative practitioner, Producer and Foster mother.
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