For too long Birmingham and the West Midlands have failed to celebrate what is rightfully theirs, to claim the city and the region as home of “heavy metal”.

Throughout late 2008 Capsule will be building a digital archive and carrying out a series of open days starting on the 25th October at Wolverhampton Art Gallery as part of “Helllo Digital” We want you to help us create a ‘people’s archive’ of memories, images and pictures to tell the story of this unique moment of Midlands’ musical heritage. This project is being delivered in partnership with, Black Country Arts Partnerships, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, New Art Gallery Walsall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

Capsule are looking for a small team of dedicated volunteers, with a passionate interest in either local history, music (specific or otherwise) or a desire to be part of a ground breaking project, which aims to bring a sense of civic pride to the region celebrating Birmingham and the Black Country as HOME OF METAL

To Volunteer:

Interested parties will be required to commit to the project on the following days:
4 x Training days 7pm-9pm Wednesday 1st/8th / 15th / 22nd October
2 x debrief days 7pm-9pm Wednesday 29th October & Wednesday 12th November
3 x Open days Saturday 25th October (all day) / Thursday 6th November (5pm -10pm) / January date TBC

In return for your time commitment you will receive the following:

Training in recording oral histories / archiving digital data – including photography
Being part of a team delivering a unique project.
Travel cost will be covered.

To apply please complete the attached application form and send it to:
deborah.kermode@hotmail.co.uk
marking the subject field as “Home of Metal”
Please also attach a one page CV or if you don’t have a CV then no more than one side of A4 outlining your skills, interests and how you feel that you are suited to the project.

Download the application form from here:

http://www.capsule.org.uk//files/volunteer_registration_form.xls

Deadline for applicants: Friday 12th September

Interviews will take place on: 22nd and 24th September – details will be forwarded to successful applicants.

If you are interested in participating but feel you cannot dedicate as much time to be a core volunteer please feel free to contact us as there maybe other opportunities for you to get involved, we are also looking for advocates / researchers / social historians etc.

We look forward to hearing from you all

CAPSULE