Sara Jaspan

Lowry & The Pre-Raphaelites at The Lowry in Salford provides an unexpected insight into the artistic imagination of one of the UK’s most popular artists.

A virus walks into a bar… and does what? CAPSID, John Walter’s major solo exhibition at HOME Manchester, sets out to update the discussion around HIV, how viruses work and the cultural transmission of ideas.

LAST CHANCE. The Henry Moore Institute in Leeds presents a major exhibition dedicated to the work of African-American sculptor Senga Nengudi – the pioneering figure who first introduced contemporary art to nylon stockings.

Journeys Festival International – the UK’s first Festival of Sanctuary – returns with ten days of art, performance, film and more.

Asia Triennial Manchester 2018 opens with a free evening of discussion, performances and art. Here we preview what’s in store on the night, and what else is happening at HOME throughout the city-wide festival’s two week run.

This autumn, learn about the inspiring life of Miss Adelaide Watt – an independent and powerful Victorian woman who fought the forces of modernity to preserve Speke Hall and all its treasures for generations to come.

Curated by Newport-born artist Leo Fitzmaurice, ‘Between You and Me Everything Else’ at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool is an invitation to approach the age-old genre of portraiture through fresh, curious eyes.

Manchester’s award-winning Muslim Arts and Culture Festival returns for a second edition, featuring over 50 cultural events across 16 days.

The celebrated Hepworth Prize for Sculpture returns for its second edition featuring an exciting range of high-profile artists and offering a compelling look at the state of the age-old discipline today.

Asia Triennial Manchester returns for its fourth edition, filling the city with work by artists from across South Korea, Japan, Thailand, China, Sri Lanka and the UK, grouped around the central provocation: Who do you think you are?

From street signs to ballot papers, architecture to food packaging; design plays a major, often insidious role in shaping – and altering – our lives. This year, Manchester’s annual design festival explores how the tools of its trade can be used as a force for good.