Louise Knights skipped her lectures at Nottingham Polytechnic to spend a week making pavement drawings.

Paul Instone of Caldwell Street in West Bromwich, who was unemployed and trained at St Martin’s School of Art in London, had put on an exhibition.

Amateur artists took part in a special workshop on how to achieve the best results when pastel painting, organised by Graham Benton of the Walsall Society of Artists. The photograph shows Robert Newton showing one of his drawings to Miriam Smith of Buxton

A workshop in mask-making skills was held, as part of a series of activities for people of all ages and abilities. The photograph shows Rita Beale (right) with David Booker (left) and Tracy Creaney.

Work by students on a one-year course, run on behalf of the Business and Technical Education Council, was put on display. Ken Lyon is quoted. The photograph shows Sylvia Cutler having her millinary creation modelled by Rebecca Potter.

Arts Attack was a week-long session held during half-term, with professional artists giving hints on video-making, puppetry, flower arranging, music, calligraphy, photography and graffitti. Arthur Nardone is quoted. The photograph shows Leslie Nolan, Chri

The graphic design department had recently moved from Tong Street to more modern premises at the West Midlands College. The photograph shows (from left) Wendy Smith, Vanessa Love, Ian Allen and Mark Bunce.

Peter Mason put out a call for unemployed local people to submit art work to hang alongside the work by pupils at the school. The photograph shows (left to right) Joanne Scarsbrook, Mark Lester and Steven Wilson with their work.

Work by students on a one-year course run on behalf of the Business and Technical Education Council, called General Art and Design, was put on display as part of their final assessment. The photograph shows Rebecca Potter of Orchard Hills in Walsall with

The photograph shows the Principal, Ken Lyon, and Danielle Malbon with a three-dimensional project.