Join former BBC Arts and culture correspondent Satnam Rana and Birmingham based artist Robbie Dalal as they journey through the vibrant cultural landscape of the West Midlands. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the region's most compelling creative voices – the dreamers and doers shaping the future of the West Midlands creative powerhouse.
Fresh from Coventry's triumphant City of Culture and Birmingham's Commonwealth Games cultural spectacle, Creativity and Culture West Midlands asks the burning question: Can lightning strike twice? Can this dynamic region reclaim its heritage as the ‘Creative Workshop of the World?’
Intimate, revealing, and unapologetically local – hear the full, unfiltered stories of artists, performers, and cultural innovators carving out their place in the West Midlands' creative renaissance.
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Join former BBC Arts and culture correspondent Satnam Rana and Birmingham based artist Robbie Dalal as they journey through the vibrant cultural landscape of the West Midlands. Each episode pulls back the curtain on the region's most compelling creative voices – the dreamers and doers shaping the future of the West Midlands creative powerhouse.
Fresh from Coventry's triumphant City of Culture and Birmingham's Commonwealth Games cultural spectacle, Creativity and Culture West Midlands asks the burning question: Can lightning strike twice? Can this dynamic region reclaim its heritage as the ‘Creative Workshop of the World?’
Intimate, revealing, and unapologetically local – hear the full, unfiltered stories of artists, performers, and cultural innovators carving out their place in the West Midlands' creative renaissance.
Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop weekly.
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In this episode of Creativity and Culture West Midlands, Satnam and Robbie talk about innovation and meet two creatives disrupting traditional artistic practice to innovate.
Daya Bhatti @dayaillustrations is a Walsall based visual artist who explores south Asian identity through her practice. Combining traditional practices and textiles Daya adds new layers using AR and animation to tell stories that connect and resonate across generations. We also hear from Karen Newman founder of Birmingham Open Media. Karen began her career as an artist, moving into curation but became interested in the potential of digital tools and what they could offer artistic practice. @bomlab now support artists in disrupting creative practice training them to explore virtual production, augmented reality and spatialised sound. They also providing immersive arts training for adults and work with schools exploring gamified learning.
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