Black women in the Midlands! Experience a powerful reimagining of The Family Album, exploring the beauty and depth of family connections across time while celebrating the body as a site of history and memory.

Last month, we shared a story on how Marcia Michael’s first exhibition Is Elevating The Black British Family Through Love. This first major solo exhibition by the multidisciplinary artist is a ‘massive love letter’ to family and celebrates the sense of belonging and joy found through family connections.

The Family Album is a deeply personal exploration of kinship that pieces together a rich family history through contemporary photography, sculptures, ceramics, and print design. The works of the British artist of African and Caribbean descent centre around three interconnected series: The Study of Kin, The Family Album, and The Object of my Gaze. These moving collections, archived as a revolutionary act of remembrance, display Michael’s ongoing journey to reconnect with and preserve memory, love and identity.

The exhibition is at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham until 1st June. But BB Members can get an exclusive, in-person, 45-60 min tour for the exhibition. on Thu 8 May, with Dominque, curator of The Family Album.

For this BB Members Perk, we are looking for 5 Black women who:

👩🏿‍🦱 Are available for 8th May at 2pm

👩🏾‍🦱 Able to come to Midlands Art Centre

👩🏾‍🦱 Can come solo or bring a plus 1

💜 Are of course, Black Ballad members

💪🏾 BB Members have the opportunity to sign up for BB Members Perk: Exclusive Tour Of The Family Album Exhibition At Midlands Art Centre until Tuesday 6th May at 10am.

💪🏽 Please note that being a Black Ballad Member does not guarantee you will get the invite. If more than 5 BB Members sign up, winners will be chosen via a random number generator on Tuesday 6th May.

Unfortunately, this BB Perk has ended. Visit Black Ballad Perks for up-to-date information about our current perks.

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