Venture Arts, Manchester

Clay studio was founded in 2016 to provide a dedicated workshop for new graduates, hobby ceramicists and experienced makers. The studio also offers a range of classes for students of all abilities.

Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.

The Playhouse Theatre, originally known as the Hulme Hippodrome opened its doors on 6 October 1902. In 2018, the historic venue was relaunched as a community arts centre by NIAMOS – a collective of artists, musicians and local residents.

Niamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studio’s, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space in the midst of transformation.

A small theatre space run by Sustained Theatre Up North, housed within Z-arts in Hulme, Manchester.

Z-arts was formed in 2000 as a ‘creative space for young people’ with a priority on providing participatory activity.

Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.

The Manchester School of Art, of which the Holden Gallery is a part, is a beautiful neo-Gothic building that’s part of MMU’s All Saints campus.

Manchester School of Art’s Holden Gallery at Manchester Metropolitan University, offers an ongoing programme of exhibitions that are open free to the public.

Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union building houses a bar and various other facilities for students and staff.

Events venue, shop, eat and relax at MMU Student’s Union, the heart of Manchester Metropolitan University.

This traditional boozer, surrounded by imposing flats and university buildings, was taken over by Trof (of the Deaf Institute fame). The Sally, as the regulars call it, hosts an energetic, arty crowd – and its recently expanded outside area is another good reason to visit.