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In development: Castlefield Gallery.

In development: Castlefield Gallery.

You lose your ACE funding. Then what? We talk about the future with Castlefield Gallery.

The Urban Insider: Castlefield, Deansgate & Spinningfields

The Urban Insider: Castlefield, Deansgate & Spinningfields

Manchester’s unique mingling of modern and historic is gloriously evident in Castlefield, Deansgate and Spinningfields.

Time to collect and pass go.

Time to collect and pass go.

Buying contemporary art isn’t just for Saatchi and co., as we discover at The Manchester Contemporary

The summer’s not over yet – contemporary art at Castlefield.

The summer’s not over yet – contemporary art at Castlefield.

Kevin Bourke discovers the difference between commission and concession, and finds a survival strategy with sweets and tea, all at Castlefield Gallery

Something for the weekend? The Manchester Weekender, 1-3 October.

Something for the weekend? The Manchester Weekender, 1-3 October.

The Manchester Weekender, a new autumn event that wraps up the best of the city’s art, culture and festivals into a single weekend in October, sets its stall out

Close By. Castlefield.

Close By. Castlefield.

Cut through by the Bridgewater Canal (left), studded with red brick warehouses and built on the partially excavated site of a roman fort, Castlefield is an area that wears its past proudly. The much loved MOSI (Manchester’s own Museum of Science & Industry) is largely housed in the historic Liverpool Road railway station but, thanks [...]

Out of time. David Osbaldeston in Castlefield.

Out of time. David Osbaldeston in Castlefield.

Susie Stubbs on an artist grappling with slippery ideas

Opening this week: art April in Manchester

Opening this week: art April in Manchester

Spring has clearly sprung in Manchester – and we’re not just on about the daffodils and buds a-blooming but the number of contemporary art shows on the cusp of opening.

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