Grayson’s Art Club exhibition to launch at Manchester Art Gallery this winter

Manchester Art Gallery will present an exhibition of the art works selected by artist Grayson Perry during Grayson’s Art Club, the popular Channel 4...

Salford searches for local artists for latest exhibition

The Open,Salford Museum and Art Gallery’s art exhibition and competition, returns this autumn for a second year. This special celebration of local talent showcases...

U2’s The Joshua Tree voted ultimate album for the 1980’s

Listeners of U2’s BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 80s have voted U2’s The Joshua Tree as the greatest 80s album for National Album...

Winners of inaugural QuietManDave Prize for flash fiction and non-fiction are revealed

The winners of the inaugural QuietManDave Prize have been revealed as Elisabeth Ingram Wallace and David Calder. The new short-form writing prize honours much-loved Manchester...

MIF announces its first event for summer 2021

Manchester International Festival (MIF) announces its first event for the 2021 edition of the Festival (1-18 July 2021), with The Walk, the culmination of...

Manchester Haloween monsters will return later this month

They may not be any trick and treating but at least Manchester’s collection of giant inflatable monsters will be back this Halloween, invading rooftops...

Lemn leads the way as Manchester celebrates Black History Month

Manchester’s libraries are offering a wide range of free activities and events throughout October, in celebration of Black History Month. Online talks from historians, writers...

Oldham Coliseum asks public to ‘Get Behind Us’ with first ever Crowdfunder

Oldham Coliseum Theatre has today launched its first ever Crowdfunder asking the public to ‘Get Behind Us’ and support the theatre’s future for generations...

MediaCity launch search for new artists to showcase at Box on the Docks

MediaCityUK and award winning design studio HemingwayDesign have announced plans to bring Box on the Docks at Christmas to the creative and digital hub...

New book of poetry reflects on the Coronavirus crisis

A book of poetry capturing the mood and emotions of people caught up in the Coronavirus pandemic has been published. Professor Stephen Linstead based at...