Katie Evans

Baltic presents ‘Ayo Akingbade: Show Me the World Mister’, two new films exploring industrialisation, colonialism and family by internationally renowned artist Ayo Akingbade. 

An endurance dance marathon, a “rat king”, a mirror ball… venture into Jenkin Van Zyl’s hallucinatory film-world with Surrender.

Pioneers examines the ground-breaking work of Bauhaus, and how its legacy has shaped our understanding of art and design to this day. 

With the nights drawing in and winter around the corner, step into a magical world of light, colour and sound with ‘Light Organ’.

Light and Land explores the relationships between people and place in this beautiful exhibition, archiving the ever-changing social and environmental landscapes of Cumbria.

Elisa Larvego’s audiovisual work ‘The going towards’ foregrounds the voices of Calais refugees, volunteers and activists.

Foregrounding the voices of people experiencing homelessness, ‘Marc Davenant: Outsiders’ offers an intimate snapshot of the homelessness crisis in Britain.

‘Kim Lim: Space, Rhythm & Light’ celebrates the groundbreaking legacy of a forgotten giant of British sculpture.

Fracturing the discourses around gender, ‘Contested Bodies’ is a call to action – to transgress, subvert and disrupt imposed gender binaries.

‘Jasper Howard and Isaac Jordan: Collaborative Prints’ explores the connections between music and visual art in Manchester’s Stoller Hall.

Roxane Allison’s photobook ‘Hope. Despair. Miracles.’ celebrates people power with striking photographs of Longsight’s unsung changemakers.

Local residents explore memory and place in dynamic group photography exhibition A Place of Our Own at Open Eye Gallery.