News & Blog
With guest posts from the Manchester blog scene, our arts blog features new writers and is the liveliest culture blog on the block. Plus Manchester art news, UK art news and the inside track on the art and culture beat – all with a distinctly Mancunian accent
Buy buy buy
We’ve heard it said that buying a work of art is a little like falling in love. You see it, you just have to have it – and then you spend the rest of your life living with it. On the eve of this year’s Buy Art Fair, now in its fourth year and one [...]
The Manchester Weekender 2011: The Story
Using curation tool Storify, we’ve pulled together some of the highlights of a fantastic weekend. Tweets, photos, audioboos and blog posts.
What makes a perfect weekend?
We’re excited about The Manchester Weekender 2011, which promises to be a great weekend of art, culture, music, theatre and more. Weekends are a special time for most people, a time to relax with friends and family, or go out, do some sport, maybe visit a restaurant. We wanted to find out what makes a [...]
The Manchester Weekender 2011
Forty-eight hours of art, culture, music, film, food, literature, walks, politics, poetry, photography, theatre, spectacle and games all wrapped up into a single weekend.
Audioboo: Michael Powell at Chetham’s Library
Hidden gem Chetham’s is suddenly in the cultural spotlight
Audioboo: Ed Hall and Jeremy Deller at PHM
Ed Hall and Jeremy Deller talk banners at People’s History Museum
Viewing… Oxford Road
One of the busiest student areas in Europe, coupled with a vibrant arts and museum culture, make this part of Manchester eclectic and vibrant.
New Cartographies at Cornerhouse
Cornerhouse in Manchester is one of the most well known arts and film venues in the city, with a well-deserved reputation for staging innovative and engaging events and exhibitions. Listen to Dr. Joseph McGonagle, curator of New Cartographies (staged recently in the main gallery), discuss the background to the exhibition and its relevance to today’s [...]
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Boutique Weekender: February 2012
Mark the start of spring with this very special, pick n’ mix weekend of art, music, dance and fashion
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History lesson.
Visiting Manchester? Want to find out more about what makes Manchester (and Mancunians) tick? Look no further than our potted guide to Manchester past and present. Susie Stubbs and Jonathan Schofield tell all.
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Curiouser and curiouser.
Susie Stubbs gets confused and amused at Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition, Alice in Wonderland
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