Polly Checkland Harding

Discover a hidden city. Manchester isn’t just about an amazing, cultural programme – it has its secrets too. Are we operating on urban autopilot? According to new research conducted by...

It’s clear from the International Print Biennale that changes are afoot in the world of printmaking. Printmaking, like the UK’s publishing industry, has had some hard knocks over the last...

24:7 Theatre Festival turns ten this year – and, as with all big birthdays, this is an anniversary that signals change. Manchester’s 24:7 Theatre Festival is, in many ways, about...

RedBlueRedBlue is a durational drawing by Mark Anstee; watch it unfold at IWM North this August. Mark Anstee’s live drawing project at IWM North is more about process than the...

Homes for Change at Manchester’s Central Library makes the domestic inventive. Domestic: it’s a word with a homely, cat-cosy feel. A teapot steaming on the sideboard, squashy sofas, something yummy...

A major retrospective of the little known but influential sculptor opens at the Hepworth, complete with social sofas and papier-mâché jokes. Part of Franz West’s artistic wit lies in his...

Liverpool Biennial’s new commission brings the dazzle ships of World War I back into modern memory – in an unexpected way. It’s not often that you think of an optical...

These newly released Culture Camps at Central Library are a great way for teens to stay entertained during the school holidays. We all remember having summer holidays. Weeks on end...

The best local and national street art – in Liverpool, for this weekend only. Who doesn’t love stumbling on some street art? It’s one of the best things about just...

Everything Everything have just been confirmed as Manchester Central Library’s artists in residence. You heard it here first. Everything Everything, for one whole week, in Manchester’s Central Library. That’s got...

This new, blockbuster exhibition at Tate Liverpool promises to redefine the boundaries between art and life. Art exhibitions are changing the way they do things. Less museological – stiff and...

A digital photography workshop is coming to Manchester’s Central Library for one day only – here’s why anyone who’s camera-sharp won’t want to miss it. The days of the dark...