Further Resources

An essay by Mike Fenton. a collector of local history items and regular user of Sandwell Archives; in this fascinating article he explains his motivation and passion, describing some of his favourite items.

Plenty of ideas for activities to try out with your group, whether young people or adults, inspired by working with archives and photography. We encourage you to take the opportunity to explore some of the amazing materials to be found in your local archives and collections, helping both students, individuals and groups from the wider community. Several artists worked with materials from the Jubilee Arts Archive; their examples shared in this document offer some practical suggestions for activity. Download and try them for yourselves.

Richard Franks of We Can Create, was responsible for archive exhibition production and installation at Haden Hill House Museum in Cradley in 2023 Here is his documentation.

Barnstable conference report by Steve Trow, 1980, describing the work of Jubilee as a mobile resource.

Bespoke book produced for exhibition at Haden Hill House, Cradley, in 2023 as part of events celebrating the launch of the new digital archive.

Unpublished article by artist David Patten, which offers a ‘long view’ of ‘public art’ that covered the period 1940-2010, also noting the space between public art and community arts.

Documentation of arts work undertaken with the archive in 2014-15.

A local photographer who specialised in covering the music scene, was one of a group of individuals who volunteered to cover the Midlands Campaign for Jobs in September 1983.

Graham Peet worked for Telford Community Arts in the 1970s and at beginning of the 1990s with Jubilee Arts.

Dr Middleton was the Sandwell Director of Heath, Britain’s longest-serving public health director. Dr John was a strong support of arts and health projects.

Rounds Green Reminscence Group in Langley participated in the curatorial workshops and produced a small pop up exhibition for Rounds Green Library on Lion Farm estate. This small souvenir newspaper was also produced.

Black Country Echoes was a festival celebrating local post-war manufacturing history. It was held between September and December 2104, across the four boroughs of Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley. The Jubilee archive project held three pop up events as part of this. Brendan Jackson also contribute this essay to the catalogue published alongside the festival.

Article from Express & Star, covering one of the archive workshop groups, working with photographer Helen Sweeting.

A publication constructed by artist Ania Bas, using documents and
photographs from the Jubilee Arts Archive 1974-94, as well as a series
of drawings and text from the members of the Art Club in Langley Lodge
and The Library Reminiscence Group.

A short piece originally published in ‘Telling Stories: the arts and wellbeing in North Liverpool’, a booklet gives a snapshot of how the arts contribute to well-being in North Liverpool, based on approximately 30 interviews undertaken between June and October 2010 by François Matarasso and Gerri Moriarty.

Introduction to the exhibition by educationaist and writer, Sharanjeet Shan, who worked at theme for Sandwell Education Authority. Shan is currently Executive Director at the Maths Centre, Johannesburg.

This is an essay which went unpublished, until Jubilee put it on their web site in 1999. It considers two different photographic projects with striking miners, one undertaken by Jubilee and one by Peter Kirkham.

An essay originally published in ‘Finding Voices, Making Choices: Creativity for Social Changes’, edited by Mark Webster, a book of essays by practitioners who have worked with Walsall Community Arts Team.

The introduction to the exhibition of the same name by Jeremy Seabrook, an author and journalist specialising in social, environmental and development issues.

One of the founder members of Jubilee Arts in 1974, Steve Trow reflected on the previous 18 years in this article published in Mailout magazine.

Originally published in Report, the newspaper of West Midlands Arts. Sylvia King was then Director of Jubilee and Wes Webb was the Education Officer for West Midlands Arts Council.

Matarasso’s first work was with community arts projects, and he has written extensively on the subject.

Jubilee picked up how-to-make-an-inflatable from the guys at GASP. That’s Group Art Spectatator Participation (we think). In this pdf you’ll find tips on things to do with cardboard, timber, paint, playschemes, murals, youth activities and media from back in the day. Fascinating!!!