Every cloud has a silver lining.
Mother Nature vs. the jewellery designer: Susie Stubbs finds out how an Icelandic ash-cloud inspired the latest contemporary art exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery There are many things in life...
Written by Susie Stubbs
Audioboo: Alice in Wonderland
at Tate Liverpool.
at Tate Liverpool.
Putting together an exhibition about a work of towering cultural and literary importance is a huge challenge; where do you start? Creative Tourist’s Susie Stubbs speaks to Tate Liverpool curator...
Photo of the month: extInked.
I’ve always been partial to the unexpected sight of a tattoo, that glimpse of ink on skin beneath, say, a starched shirt or buttoned-down collar. It represents the hint of...
Curiouser and curiouser.
In the first of our Field Trips, a new series of arty excursions to other cities, Susie Stubbs gets confused and amused at Tate Liverpool’s latest exhibition, Alice in Wonderland...
Art for the dogs and for the swans!' Anish Kapoor
Early examples of the larger-than-life art of Anish Kapoor will be seen here for the first time when works from the Arts Council and the artist’s own collection come to Manchester...
A marriage of more than convenience: Cornerhouse & the Library Theatre
It’s not all doom and gloom: Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company sign a £19m deal to open a new arts centre in Manchester in 2014. Working in the arts...
Songwriters of the world unite.
Budding songwriters have two more days to enter The Lowry’s Dock Idols competition. We talk to Aidan Smith about the lyrics he penned for the project As we reported...
Event radar_25 November
Grayson Perry at Manchester Art Gallery, Freitag at Common, Bureau Gallery’s latest exhibition, an arts market, 50 original prints for £50, a Victorian camera and anime at greenroom: just a...
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,...
In praise of the new print.
Don’t believe the hype. Print isn’t dead, just as digital media isn’t the saviour of British publishing. Instead, Susie Stubbs finds a third way. Print is dead! Long live the...
Blog: Event radar 11 November.
This week, Frank Sidebottom returns to Salford, Public Enemy is captured on camera at The Art Corner, Elvis Costello and friends donate secret artworks, the Whitworth warms up for Annie...
Blog: This week's event radar.
This week, Terry Hall helps Dave Haslam in his quest for world domination, the Moomins have landed, Aidan Smith and friends write songs about Salford, John Cage is in Huddersfield,...