CUBE
The Urban Insider: The City Centre
Manchester city centre is compact, but it packs a lot in, from Chinatown to the Gay Village, from the high and mighty shops of New Cathedral Street to the urban sprawl-on-the-grass of Piccadilly Gardens.
Event radar_18 November
Interesting things to do in Manchester this week: UFOs at CUBE, more mulled wine than is strictly necessary, the Christmas Markets open, a new pop-up shop in the Northern Quarter, twisted maps and monkey magic in Oldham
CUBE Gallery has curve appeal.
Jane Anderson, creative director of design centre CUBE, reveals the secret to the ideal exhibition space. ‘No cobwebs,’ she tells Neil McQuillian
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
Cube’s art auction for Haiti
Buy some art at Manchester’s Cube – and help the people of Haiti while you’re at it – with a one day exhibition and art auction
Drawing inspiration.
Kate Feld previews a new art exhibition at CUBE that celebrates one of Britain’s most celebrated and prolific communications designers, Alan Fletcher
Do something less boring instead.
The Duellists: the ultimate urban workout? A new exhibition at CUBE shows the Arndale in a whole new light.
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Outsider art
Artists Ford Madox Brown and Adolphe Valette were two visitors to the city who made a lasting impression on Manchester. Jessica Lack investigates.... More -
Old traditions, new blood
A flurry of new arrivals, relocations, and enticing performances add up to an embarrassment of riches for classical music lovers in Manchester, Femke Colborne finds.... More -
Drawing outside the lines
Ben Luke gets a first look at Asia Triennial Manchester 2011 and the Whitworth’s Dark Matters, two exhibitions in which art does no less than transcend borders and conquer time.... More -
Fest in show
While the Weekender brings together the best of Manchester over three days, it wouldn’t exist without four of the amazing annual festivals that arrive in the city each October. Matthew Hull takes a closer look at their programmes... More
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