Make:Shift festival

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On Saturday, I attended Wolverhampton’s seventh Make:Shift festival at ASAN The Workspace in Ettingshall.

It is Wolverhampton’s annual ideas festival.

This year the focus was on ‘Small Change. Big Difference’ looking at the small things we can all do that do not require a huge time commitment or a massive effort yet can make a major difference to our communities.

Make:Shift is something the local community can lead, develop and own.

It’s about change from the grass-roots – about finding new ideas and new ventures that communities can make happen for themselves. The council and other agencies will all be able to lend some support if you need it. But the ideas will be yours to own and to drive forward.

Make:Shift is free – and it’s open to anyone who lives in and cares about Wolverhampton.

I had the pleasure of meeting Jay Valentino who is a fine artist living and working in Wolverhampton and he’s doing great things to showcase our city through art. I’d highly recommend checking out his page here: www.facebook.com/jvalentinofineartist

Make:Shift Wolverhampton

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