Held at New Art Gallery Walsall, AIRTIME is open to practicing visual and applied artists in the West Midlands who are looking for advice on professional matters such as insurance, promotion and funding, along with developing networks and collaborations with like-minded people.

This is a chance to gain information and tips from artists, arts organisations and other experts, including Hencilla Canworth Insurance Brokers, representatives from AIR, a-n, Companis, Coventry Artspace, Craftspace, DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society), NAN,  New Art Gallery Walsall, Rhubarb Rhubarb, Trove, Walsall City Council Creative Development Team and other arts organisations from the region.

The events are busy and fast-paced, so make sure you have in mind the kind of information you want to get out of this unique opportunity. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis, with some reserved especially for final year and graduating design students, so pre-booking is essential.

RSVP your name and address to airevents@a-n.co.uk with AIRTIME Walsall in subject box.

Sutton Coldfield based artist Michael Goodrum, aka, Visionary Glass, was another of the exhibitors in the Victoria Square marquee during Artsfest. Using individually hand-cut fragments of glass, Michael creates a range of stunning sculptural glass canvases depicting the abstract forms from nature and landscapes.

Louise Blakeway is another of the artists who exhibited work in the ArtSpace tent at Artsfest.

Consisting mainly of drawings, paintings and prints, her work is largely concerned with natural or found objects, architecture, landscapes and the human figure.

Ceramist and pastelist, Glenda Dolman was exhibiting in the Victoria Square marquee at Artsfest. She creates these unique, unusual and intriguing ceramic pieces which are all handmade and painted.

Don Henderson and Katherine M. Waters from Corpus Gallery were showcasing some of their work in the ArtSpace tent at Artsfest the other weekend.

Don (above) is a painter and mixed media artist working on canvas, while Katherine’s work in sculpture and paintings are concerned with the development and advancement of traditional laquering techniques. Below is one of her Birmingham Babies.