From pigments to historical artefacts and contemporary artworks, explore colour in this vibrant show at Harewood House and surrounding grounds.

Comedian, cabaret artist, writer and all round performance powerhouse David Hoyle is coming to Aviva Studios with a whole programme of riotous events, from live painting and an exhibition to a pub quiz with a twist and a night of avant-garde live performances.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Cahun’s photographs gathered here depict different people. They are, in fact, performative self-portraits, veiling the artist/ model with props, compositions and photography techniques to create new personas.

Babirye’s transformative process turns other people’s rubbish into her beautifully bold sculptures. The show gathers a new body of work created during a residency at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

The natural landscape becomes a character in Mohammadi’s new video work, which explores the traces left in the land by migrants.

Take a closer look at the structures of power, authority and control that govern our realities and lead us to conform to specific norms, through the work of three artists: Pilvi Takala, Melanie Crean and Katrina Palmer.

Bio artist Anna Dumitriu facilitates an unlikely collaboration – in ‘Fragile Microbiomes’ bacteria work with textiles and other materials to create fascinating multi-layered artefacts.

Feel right at home at YSP’s new show by Yukihiro Akama, an artist entirely dedicated to his craft of woodcarving beautiful, gem-like miniature houses.

Delve into the politics of urban living in Leeds Art Gallery’s current temporary exhibition. The show explores the way space is navigated and negotiated from the perspective of women and non-binary residents.

The first part of Castlefield Gallery’s anniversary celebrations is all about painting as previously shown artists come back to the space to show work alongside emerging local painters.

Manchester Open is back for its 2024 edition! A wonderful showcase of local talent, creativity and artistic experimentation, it’s an unmissable event in the city’s cultural calendar.

Jane Jin Kaisen explores Jeju Island off the Korean Peninsula as her birthplace and takes a closer look at its history, spirituality and the island’s female sea divers: the Jeju ‘haenyeo’.

Should we be making weapons beautiful? If so, why? There may be no obvious answers, but Re:Loaded at the Royal Armouries will not leave you indifferent. 

Manchester’s beloved Castlefield Gallery is turning 40! Check out the exciting programme of events taking place throughout the year

Matthew Conduit has been returning to photograph the same post-industrial sites which have captivated him for three decades now – take a look at the large-scale results of his work at Graves Gallery’s new show.

Phlegm’s signature mural work is significantly scaled down in Pandemic Diary, where the artist uses his fantastical visions to share his experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sheffield is undoubtedly a water city and this part of its identity is being highlighted in City of Rivers at Weston Park Museum, with artworks, local river finds, music and maps.