The search for the best Northern Artists is here

The prestigious New Light Art Prize is now open for entries. The biennial open prize exhibition which celebrates talent bred and nurtured in the...

Future is ours festival at the Horsfall

The third The Future Is Ours Festival - a celebration of youth creativity, action and voice -is fast approaching. Showcasing, artwork created by young...

University of Manchester’s fifth annual UK-China photography competition looks to ‘family treasures’

The University of Manchester’s Manchester China Institute (MCI) and Creative Manchester have launched their fifth UK-China International Photography Competition. The competition is now open, with...

Lakshmi’s body art shines a light on underdiagnosed disease which affects 1 in 10

A Stockport woman who battled 21 years for a diagnosis has bared all to raise awareness of a hidden and devastating condition. Business analyst Lakshmi...

Hew Locke: The Ambassadors. The Lowry

The Lowry is presenting Hew Locke’s The Ambassadors. Originally commissioned by The Lowry in 2019, this is the first opportunity to present this major new...

Bold Wiganers ask people to look again

Three bold Wiganers are taking to the stage and asking local people to take a long, hard look at them. Joyce Josiah, 26, Zha Olurankinse,...

Manchester Jewish Museum launches an inaugural ‘Synagogue Scratch’ season of Jewish Mancunian works in...

This Spring, Manchester Jewish Museum will launch their inaugural season of ‘Synagogue Scratch’, a series of work in progress performances exploring stories of Jewish...

The Portico Library presents The Folio Collector in Collaboration with Manchester Local Figures

Manchester’s Portico Library has reached into its collection of 25,000+ books, which are mostly from the 19th century, to give their captivating illustrations a...

New Century Hall announces a year of special events and activities to celebrate 60...

New Century is celebrating 60 years since the iconic building originally opened as a state-of-the-art dance hall in 1963. The three-floor social destination, which...

Manchester rated ‘Excellent’ by UNESCO as a Creative City of Literature

Manchester has been rated ‘Excellent’ in all categories by UNESCO after submitting its first report since becoming a City of Literature – a unique...