Creative Black Country Launch

[caption id="attachment_4332" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Creative Black Country launch took place at Queens Square Shopping Centre & Sandwell Arts Cafe. West Bromwich on 22 January, 2015.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4331" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Craft workshop with Infamous Community Arts. Sandwell Arts Café, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4333" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Craft workshop with Infamous Community Arts. Sandwell Arts Café, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4334" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Windows Collective performing their Window Dressing Show. Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4336" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Windows Collective performing their Window Dressing Show. Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4337" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Derek Rowley. Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4338" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Live performance from Crashmat Collective. Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4339" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Live performance from Crashmat Collective. Queens Square Shopping Centre, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4340" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Performance from The People's Orchestra. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4341" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Guest speaker, Stella Duffy, founder & co-director of Fun Palaces. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4344" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Saffi Price from WVSC introduces CBC Programme Director, Sajida Carr. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4345" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Peter Knott, Midland's Area Director at the Arts Council, giving a speech. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4343" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Mendi Singh Trio. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_4346" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Striking performance by ACE Dance & Music. Sandwell Arts Cafe, Central Sixth, West Bromwich.[/caption] Photo credit: Multistory.