Black Art Collection

Recent Acquisitions and Schools Workshops

To find out more and to book a place please contact the learning team on tel: 01902 552033/038 or email artsheritagelearning@wolverhampton.gov.uk

16th September - 19th November 2017

This exhibition includes newly acquired art works by three highly acclaimed black artists: Black Female Hairstyles, a series of colourful collages by Sonia Boyce which explore the politics of black hair and black identity;

Silver Self Portrait by US artist Glenn Ligon, made from coal dust; and Go West Young Man by Keith Piper, whose work was first shown at the Gallery in the early 1980s when he was a member of the Black Arts Movement

The exhibition is supported by primary and secondary schools workshops throughout the month of October. Workshops include a tour and talk around the exhibition, followed by a practical arts activity, Or schools can book a free, self-led visit, as entry to the exhibition is free.

These artworks were acquired with support from Heritage Lotter Fund’s Collecting Cultures, the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Friends of Wolverhampton Arts and Museums.