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PLATINUM is a development scheme for artists living in the West Midlands. It is organised by Fierce and funded by Arts Council England West Midlands.

If you are an artist and want to have some time and space to figure out how to develop your work, make useful and helpful connections that will forward your career and have fun in the process, then PLATINUM was made for you.

Like previous PLATINUM schemes we welcome artists from the wider diverse community to apply.

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Currently on the Creative Business Development course at Manchester Metropolitan University, my tutor CJ O'Neill has been arranging a bunch of creative people in the busniess to come in and give us talks on their practice. Today, John Owens, graphic designer, came in and spoke to us about websites, blogging and networking. It was really inspiring to hear him talk about the world of blogging, as i must admit its knew to me and i wasn't really sure what to expect from it. So i have decided to give… Continue

It is nearly Valentine’s Day.

10 years ago around this time I went into the city armed with a fistful of 100 love messages, printed in black text on white paper.

They were messages of love for strangers.
I put them under the windscreen wipers of people’s cars – and hoped that for someone somewhere they… Continue

As you probably know the English Defense League is going to make its presence felt in Hanley tomorrow.

NORSCAFF - North Staffordshire against racism and fascism is organising a counter demonstration, a unity vigil outside the cenotaph (Hanley town hall) at 3pm

Hope you can make it and stand against hate and discrimination in Stoke on Trent

Kate