Ambitious plans for National Poetry Centre in Leeds revealed

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has today announced ambitious plans for a National Poetry Centre in Leeds. The major partnership between Professor Armitage, the University and...

How LS Lowry’s hometown endured lockdown: New online exhibition will share Salford stories from...

The Lowry in Salford has today announced plans for a major online exhibition exploring how LS Lowry’s hometown endured lockdown. Days Like These will give...

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...

Manchester Writing School lecturer scoops one of UK’s top literary prizes

Author and lecturer Dr Monique Roffey’s book The Mermaid of Black Conch has won the Costa Novel Award – one of the country’s most prestigious popular...

Spring into Elizabeth Gaskell’s House season of online events

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House has earned an outstanding reputation for the quality and variety of its online events, with the programme designed to explore all aspects of this great...

A famous Middleton Front door is going on display in a new exhibition

hroughout the 1980’s, Yvonne Malik’s front door at 145 Walker Street in Middleton, Greater Manchester was a focal point for the local community, eventually...

Grayson Perry exhibition coming to Touchstones Rochdale

A new exhibition featuring six tapestries by the critically acclaimed artist Grayson Perry is about to land at Touchstones Rochdale. Titled The Vanity of Small...

The future of sound after-hours event at the science and industry museum to celebrate...

This October, the Science and Industry Museum is set to hold a special after-hours event, The Future of Sound – celebrating music and sound...

Animation season to begin at Sale’s Waterside

An exciting season celebrating animation will begin next month co-ordinated by Creative Industries Trafford in partnership with Waterside, Sale. This will include a...

Creative couple give Deansgate a colourful face lift with botanical window display

Manchester’s Great Northern Warehouse has teamed up with Dez Rez Projects to create a brand new botanical art installation in the window of 285 Deansgate...