‘A Foot, A Mouth, A Hundred Billion Stars’ The Lapworth Geology Museum for Flatpack Festival 2023 ©Katja Ogrin

Stuart Whipps

The Formation of the Universe


Saturday 4 July, 11.30—12.30pm


Join Stuart for a closing performance presentation combining analogue and digital projections with objects made over the course of his residency that connect stories, places and materials in the Black Country.

 

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Franklyn Rodgers, Monolith 1, 1992. Courtesy the artist. 

Ten.8 afterimage


Until 13 September 2026


Floor 3

 

Ten.8 afterimage explores the legacy and enduring impact of Ten.8 (1979–1992), a photography journal that emerged from the Midlands’ radical cultural and political landscape.

 

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Ten 8_Critical Decade_After(Left) Heather Agyepong, Survival ’26, 2026, commissioned by The New Art Gallery Walsall and International Curators Forum. (Right) Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Body Weapons, 1992, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Permanent Collection. Ten.8 afterimage exhibition installation shot, The New Art Gallery Walsall in partnership with International Curators Forum (ICF), 2026. Photo: David Rowan.

BSL Tour of Ten.8 afterimage with Olivier Jamin


Saturday 4 July, 2pm


Free – Accessible to D/deaf and hearing audiences.

 

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Image credit: Billy Dosanjh

Billy Dosanjh

Paths You Walk


Until 12 July 2026


Community Gallery, Ground Floor

 

Billy Dosanjh’s artistic practice uncovers silenced histories of migration, displacement, and industrial exploitation and is rooted in his upbringing and the de-industrialised landscapes of the Black Country.

 

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The Garman Ryan Collection

Permanent Collection


This prestigious collection was donated to the people of Walsall in 1973 by Kathleen Garman. Kathleen had grown up in Wednesbury, lived her adult life in London, but wanted to give something back to her home county, believing it was important for culture to exist outside of the capital.

 

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Andrew Tift, Portrait of Kitty (Transition), 2006, acrylic on board. Permanent Collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall.

Face Value

Contemporary Portraits from the Collections


Until 23 May 2027


Inspired by the strong focus on portraits in the Garman Ryan Collection, this temporary exhibition brings together a selection of artworks from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection.

 

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Sunday Art Club


12-3pm, Ages 4+

Free, drop-in

 

Our weekly art club for children and young people. Meet artists and creatives and learn to paint, print, sculpt, craft and more!

 

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