The New Art Gallery Walsall

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presents, collects and interprets historic and contemporary art in innovative and challenging ways that encourage the engagement and enjoyment of existing and future audiences.

At our SUNDAY ART CLUB sessions, there’s always something creative to keep your hands busy. What to expect this month: 🌞...
07/08/2026

At our SUNDAY ART CLUB sessions, there’s always something creative to keep your hands busy.

What to expect this month:
🌞 9 August – Floral Sun Catchers: make and take home a colourful summer sun catcher using PVA glue.
🧂16 August – Salt Dough Creations: roll, plait and make squashy shapes with traditional salt dough.
👤 23 August – Paper People: collage and colour a whole outfit for a paper doll.
🖤 30 August – Reverse Drawing: create bold still lifes using black paper and white drawing materials.

Our sessions are run between 11am-3pm and are completely free for ages 4 years old and above. Come along, meet artists and creatives, learn to paint, emboss, draw, craft, sculpt, collage and so much more!

Event / Ten.8 afterimage SymposiumFor our second and final panel of the symposium, we are delighted to announce Heather ...
07/08/2026

Event / Ten.8 afterimage Symposium

For our second and final panel of the symposium, we are delighted to announce Heather Agyepong, Joy Gregory, Ayesha Jones and Roshini Kempadoo as speakers, moderated by Pelumi Odubanjo.

Panel 2: Survival and self-representation: from the 1980s to today

2:15 – 3:30 PM

Bringing together artists and researchers across generations, this panel explores questions of self-representation and image-making from the 1980s to the present. Taking inspiration from Survival Magazine and wider photographic practices connected to Ten.8, the conversation considers how primarily Black women and diasporic communities have produced spaces for visibility, authorship, and collective expression across print, photography, and contemporary artistic practice.

- Heather Agyepong is a British-Ghanaian artist whose practice explores diasporic memory, mental health, invisibility, and the archive through photography, performance, and moving image.
- Joy Gregory is an award-winning artist specialising in photography, known for her exploration of identity politics and beauty culture.
- Ayesha Jones is a West Midlands-based artist, working predominantly with photography and film, and with an interest in art as a catalyst for growth, healing, and social impact.
- Roshini Kempadoo is a media artist, photographer and scholar. Her projects combine factual and fictional re-imaginings of contemporary experiences, histories and memories.
- Pelumi Odubanjo is a curator, writer, and researcher based between London and Glasgow.

The Ten.8 afterimage symposium brings together artists, curators, writers and researchers to reflect on the enduring legacy of the photography journal Ten.8 (1978 -1992) and address relevant questions around photography, representation, identity and cultural production. Throughout the day, we will consider how photographic and wider visual practices have shaped ways of seeing, remembering and representing communities across generations between the 1980s and today.

Book your tickets now to attend the symposium on Saturday 5 September (11am - 3:45pm) at The New Art Gallery Walsall via the link in our bio. Image credits in pinned comment.

🔊Free Exhibition: What Grows In Between Artists: Dan Booth, Abraham Babajide Cole, Hannah Rollason Exhibition open until...
06/08/2026

🔊Free Exhibition: What Grows In Between
Artists: Dan Booth, Abraham Babajide Cole, Hannah Rollason
Exhibition open until: 11 October 2026

Come along and explore a group exhibition of newly commissioned work made during the third iteration of Assembly, a development programme for local artists held in partnership with arts organisation Multistory.

🧑‍🎨Through painting, sculpture and installation, the artists explore connection and transformation as ways of navigating uncertain times.
Image credit: Dan Booth, Plaiting of the Hair, 2026, oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist.

Thanks to all who attended last month’s Walk and Draw session. During these sessions, learn to create speedy sketches of...
05/08/2026

Thanks to all who attended last month’s Walk and Draw session. During these sessions, learn to create speedy sketches of artworks in the Collections and temporary exhibitions, the Gallery’s architecture, the magnificent views from the Gallery’s windows, and the local area, including the wildlife along the canal, public sculptures and historical buildings along the high street.

Date: Saturday, 8 August 2026
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Price: Free
Booking is essential as places are limited. To book a place, visit reception, call 01922 654400 or email Rob Conway [email protected]

Our Young Masters’ workshops continue throughout August: 🖐️Thursday 6 August – Handy Plaster Casts: join artist, Benny ...
05/08/2026

Our Young Masters’ workshops continue throughout August:

🖐️Thursday 6 August – Handy Plaster Casts: join artist, Benny Semp and explore a range of techniques in plaster casting then make a beautifully detailed cast of your own hand.

👛 Thursday 20 August – Colourful Coin Pouch – work with Kate from Stitchety to create a practical felt pouch then personalise it using decorative stitches and colourful motifs. Pre-punched hole versions and plastic needles available for younger children.

⏰ Two sessions taking place at 11am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm.

£5 per child, per session. Advanced booking is essential. Ages 6+ years.

👶 Join us next week on Wednesday 12 August, for our monthly Baby & Me multi-sensory sessions – suitable for parents, car...
04/08/2026

👶 Join us next week on Wednesday 12 August, for our monthly Baby & Me multi-sensory sessions – suitable for parents, carers and their babies. Ages: 0-2 years old.

⏰ Two sessions taking place at 10.30am-12pm and 12.30pm-2pm.
🎟️ £4 per child, per session – advanced booking is essential.
To book call 📞 01922 654 400 or visit the gallery’s main reception.

Join artist Kate Tilley for this month’s Stitchety Workshop on Thursday 6 August 2026. This month, learn how to crochet ...
04/08/2026

Join artist Kate Tilley for this month’s Stitchety Workshop on Thursday 6 August 2026. This month, learn how to crochet your very own flowers.

10am-12pm. £5.00 per person / £4.50 for concessions.

Book your slots via the link in our bio.

A big thank you to everyone who joined our last Wednesday For All session, where we created Clay Hippos and Animal Headb...
03/08/2026

A big thank you to everyone who joined our last Wednesday For All session, where we created Clay Hippos and Animal Headbands inspired by our favourite animals! 🐯

Join us this August for more free Wednesdays For All creative sessions:

⚪ 5 August – Mosaic Medallions: cut and arrange colourful paper tiles to design your own beautiful mosaic medallion.

🐠 12 August – Fish Masks: use colourful scrap materials to create a fabulous fish-inspired headpiece.

📖 19 August – Holiday Zines: capture your summer holiday memories in a fun, colourful collaged zine.

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🎨 New exhibition now open: Mothers without HandsExplore a new exhibition curated by and developed by Birmingham-based a...
03/08/2026

🎨 New exhibition now open: Mothers without Hands
Explore a new exhibition curated by and developed by Birmingham-based artist , now showing in the Community Gallery at The New Art Gallery Walsall.

📍 Location: Community Gallery
📅 Open until: 15 November 2026
🎟️ Admission: Free

Developed through creative workshops and public processions with communities in Folkestone, Prague, Brno, Erdington and Walsall, the exhibition raises awareness of violence against women and girls while reflecting on survival, strength and healing. 💜

Inspired by the 1,200-year-old fairy tale The Girl Without Hands, Mothers without Hands explores themes of oppression, trauma and resilience through a deeply moving creative lens.

Come along and experience this thought-provoking exhibition for free. ✨

🎨 Looking for a creative way to spend this summer? Discover a child-friendly, packed programme of events and activities,...
31/07/2026

🎨 Looking for a creative way to spend this summer? Discover a child-friendly, packed programme of events and activities, from Sunday Art Club at The New Art Gallery Walsall to free exhibitions for all ages. ✨

Here’s what’s on for families and children in August - bring your youngster along and get creative together! 🖌️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Sunday Art Club
Sunday 2 August: Scrap Sketchbooks
Sunday 9 August: Floral Sun Catchers
Sunday 16 August: Saltdough Creations
Sunday 23 August: Paper People
Sunday 30 August: Reverse Drawing
Free, drop-in. 12-3pm on Sundays.

Stitchety Workshops with artist Kate Tilley 🧵
Learn techniques in sewing, knitting, crochet and embroidery in this new, informal, monthly workshop for adults. This session’s theme is ‘Crochet flowers’.
Date: Thursday, 6 August 2026
Time: 10am-12pm
Price: £5/£4.50

Walk and Draw 🎨
Thanks to all who attended last month’s Walk and Draw session. During these sessions, learn to create speedy sketches of artworks in the Collections and temporary exhibitions, the Gallery’s architecture, the magnificent views from the Gallery’s windows, and the local area, including the wildlife along the canal, public sculptures and historical buildings along the high street.
Date: Saturday, 8 August 2026
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Price: Free

Baby & Me 👶
Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies, aged 0-2.
Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Time: 10.30am-12pm & 12.30-2pm
Price: £4 per child

Summer Activities
Butterflies, Bugs & Moths 🦋
Get creative making a colourful bug using simple paper craft. All ages welcome.
Date: Tuesday, 21 July – Sunday, 30 August 2026
Time: 10am – 4pm
Free drop-in, no booking required.

Booking is essential as places are limited. To book a place, visit our reception, call 01922 654400 or email Rob Conway: [email protected]

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Gallery Square
Walsall
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Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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