Twenty three female artists from around the world form a powerful, new collective for...

Twenty three female artists from around the world, many of whom have been displaced by political upheaval and persecution, have formed a powerful, new...

Jennie Franklin presents first solo show at Bury Art Museum

Venture Arts are delighted to announce the first solo show of drawings by young up and coming artist, Jennie Franklin from Manchester.

Relaunched Portico Prize for Literature

The Portico Prize for Literature is to return in a partnership between The Portico Library and The Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University....

Poetry mapping project extends deadline to chart Brexit emotions

An extraordinary project, which enables poetry writers to post their work on a beautiful historical and a modern-day digital map, has been charting the...

Our Plastic Ocean: new exhibition addressing global crisis of marine plastic pollution

International award-winning photographer Mandy Barker brings a major touring retrospective Our Plastic Ocean to Waterside in Sale, Trafford from 10 January 2020. Barker collects debris...

Oldham gallery to host Rock against Racism exhibition

Gallery Oldham is set to host an exhibition about an intriguing period in British post-war history. ‘Rock Against Racism’, launching on Saturday 14 March, explores...

DigiFest 2020 – Celebrating Alf’s Act, 50 Years of Disabled People’s Rights

Manchester Histories is taking its festival digital this year, with the announcement of its first ever DigiFest. Running across two days, Friday 4 September and Saturday 5 September, DigiFest...

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...

New animated E4 series to delve into rap artists struggles with mental health

Artists including Krept & Konan, Ms Banks and D Double share their experiences in this empowering new series from E4 E4 is to present a new short form animated...

BBC Radio 6 Music Festival goes digital for 2021

As announced on Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music Breakfast Show , the 2021 festival will see nine brand new performances and 18 classic sets from...