Selfridges Festival of Imagination shines a welcome, creative light during the darkest months. Festivals these days are ten a penny. Everywhere has one. Everyone is doing one, has been to...
For the second piece in our new series, we look at one shot from the portfolio of Manchester-based photographer Marc Provins. Monument Valley appears to unfold beneath the Lancashire sky,...
Castlefield Gallery’s winter exhibition explores a political paradox. Can you be both radical and conservative? It’s a question that the career of Croatian artist Oscar Nemon offers one kind of...
The story behind this photograph shows how much cultural attitudes can colour people’s perception of beauty. A sideways glance is among the most loaded of looks. In this photograph of...
A new exhibition combines art and artefact – and highlights the fragility of one of the ocean’s most precious inhabitants: coral. According to Ovid, coral has monstrous origins: dropped in...
Going solo for the first time in the North, enigmatic musician Dean Blunt brings his visual-audio hybrid show to the Blade Factory in November. Better – or at least more...
The People’s History Museum strikes a blow for women-led political activism – through Pecha Kucha, stand-up comedy and parody. Manchester’s People’s History Museum is showing its support for Parliament Week...
Durham’s celebration of light transforms the city into a gallery. Over the past decade, there has been a notable rise in immersive arts experiences: from interactive theatre to themed dining,...
Judging a book by its cover: a new exhibition on the design inspired by Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange. Urgent Copy is an exhibition of the wonderfully varied book cover...
Stoke-on-Trent’s third ceramics festival features a new installation by Phoebe Cummings and work from over 180 artists. Mention ceramics and most people picture plates, jugs and the steamy potter’s wheel...
