Four venues in Cradley Heath: Holly Bush Arts Venue, The Art Yard, Cradley Heath Library and Haden Hill Park with art, craft, photography, exhibitions, film, spoken word, music, dance, magic and comedy.

For more information on our free programme click on featured events below or phone 07952 563725

Our festival is supported and made possible by Sandwell Council, Multistory's Blast! festival, Dunns Imaging and Jessops at Merry Hill

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Click on featured events to register interest, get more information and help us plan.

• Faces and Places Photography Workshop: Inspired by the photos of Magnum photographer, Martin Parr. Discussion and practical activity. Sat 11 May, 11am - 1pm, at The Art Yard.
• Faces and Places Exhibition: by Magnum photographer Martin Parr and local artists, inspired by people and places in Sandwell. 20 May - 29 June, at The Art Yard.
• Smart Shorts: Your three minute film made on a mobile. Prizes for the best. Deadline 27 May 5pm. Screening Sat 8 June, 4-6pm, at The Holly Bush Arts Pub.
• Painting in the Park: open to artists in all art forms as part of MFAA Cradley Heath Green Landscapes project . Free tutorials available during the event. Sat 8 June,10.30am-5pm at Haden Hill Park.
• Felt Sculpting: with Natalie Brookes at The Art Yard. Sat 8 June 10.30am-3pm
• Reading Aloud: Sat 8 June, 12-1.30pm, Cradley Heath Library

• Knit in Public Day: join the Natty Knitters at Haden Hill House and Sophie Homer at The Holly Bush Arts Pub.
• Creative Writing Workshop: A friendly, relaxed session of imagination and exploration. Sat 8 June, 2-3.30pm, at the Holly Bush Arts Pub.
• Ballet for kids and their adults: Expressive workshop with Elisha Willis former Prima Ballerina with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Sat 8 June, 1-2pm at Elim Pentecostal Church
• Ballet for adults: Expressive workshop with Elisha Willis former Prima Ballerina with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Sat 8 June, 4-5pm at Elim Pentecostal Church
• Cradley Heath Arts Festival at the Holly Bush Arts Pub, 
8 June, 11am - 4pm:

1. Drop in workshops: Pottery, Painting, Stop motion animation, Solar powered photography, Embroidery on Photographs, Event photography. Sat 8 June 12am-4pm at The Holly Bush Arts Pub, Comedy Caravan and Oss Box
2. Live performance and exhibition: Music, poetry reading, story telling, theatre, comedy, magic. Special Guest, Vicky Roden, with her travelling side show of relics from Sandwell’s Civic collection. Art Auction (donations welcome) and Raffle. Sat 8 June, 4-11pm at the Holly Bush Arts Pub and Comedy Caravan

Please spread the word about this local arts initiative!

Cradley Heath Creative is a group of artists and performers whose aim is to help people discover the arts that are practiced around Cradley Heath and surrounding areas, and at the same time realise their own creative interests. We meet regularly at the Holly Bush Arts Pub.

Look out for our new programme, Oss Box Unbridled, which takes our Oss Box - a horse trailer converted into a mobile arts venue - out and about. Oss Box Unbridled is supported by Arts Council England.