Hope shines through darkness in Paul Maheke’s solo show at Mostyn, where intimate histories meet expansive gestures.

Michelle Williams Gameker attempts to right the wrongs of the past in this retelling of a classic film.

Take a closer look at the lives of bees and their vital role in human existence, in this immersive exhibition created in partnership with artist Wolfgang Buttress.

The photographer celebrates the people who live and work in the countryside (with a special focus on women) in her keenly observed portraits.

Experience paint in its purest form through Sylvia Snowden’s impasto canvases using both abstraction and figuration to explore what it means to be human.

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

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.

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.

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.

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