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.
A group exhibition of newly commissioned work made during the second iteration of Assembly, a development programme for local artists held in partnership with arts organisation Multistory.
A series of works by artist Hannah Maybank. The Gallery’s Garman Ryan Collection has had a pivotal influence on her development as an artist.
As part of this year’s MakerFest Fringe Festival, we present Creative Upstarts – a showcase of emerging local creatives from the Creative Upstart (CUSP) programme.