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Black Country Stories 

September 26, 2014 
by Martin Parr 
Black Country Stories is a four-year project documenting everyday life in the Black Country comes to an end this year as renowned Magnum photographer, Martin Parr completes his work on Black Country Stories, which will be showcased at The New Art Gallery Walsall, opening on 4 October, 2014.

Commissioned and produced by West Bromwich based Multistory, a leading community arts organisation, the project, which initially was only set to take place over the course of a year in Sandwell, was such a success with local audiences, that it was expanded to Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley, to include more areas and stories from across the Black Country.

Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Sandwell Council and Arts Council England, Black Country Stories has taken Martin across the region visiting markets, temples, factories, social clubs, tea dances, dog training classes, summer fetes and many, many other places.

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