The Shortlist Portico Prize for Literature 2022 is revealed
The shortlist for The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award for outstanding Northern writing – is announced today, Tuesday 7 December.
The...
BBC Philharmonic perform macabre musical medley for biggest ever Gothic Manchester Festival
A bone-chilling medley of the spookiest musical scores will be performed by the BBC Philharmonic at a one-off concert to celebrate the largest ever...
How a team of Manchester Architecture alumni are helping to transform disused Manchester viaduct...
A team of Manchester School of Architecture alumni are working with the National Trust to transform Manchester’s disused Castlefield Viaduct into a green oasis....
Researchers explore John Ruskin’s ‘Storm Cloud’ in 200 year celebration
Art historians at the University of York have co-curated a major new exhibition and co-edited a book on how John Ruskin’s views on the...
Grayson Perry in Jubilee call to send in the Queens
Grayson and Philippa Perry are inviting the British public to make their own artworks on the theme of The Queen. To mark the Platinum...
A Decade of Discovery: York Festival of Ideas celebrates tenth anniversary
York Festival of ideas – one of the biggest free events of its kind in the UK – returns in June to celebrate a...
Lowry Theatre announces its Contemporary season for 2023-24
From innovative digital technology to ghost stories by candlelight, an interactive on-stage performance/game show to role-playing lichen love stories, The Lowry, Salford is proud...
The last King of Pop
It's been a year to remember for outdoor gigs in and around Manchester so far.
Edgeley Park has certainly played its part, not least hosting...
Signed limited-edition Bob Dylan graphic to be unveiled in Manchester
An iconic limited-edition graphic by Bob Dylan, hand-signed by the artist himself, will be unveiled at a Manchester gallery tomorrow (Friday 30th August).
In a world...
A Welsh Connection: Celebrating 50 years of painting
When Manchester-born artist Anne Aspinall used to visit her aunt in Harlech as a child, she didn't realise that one day she would become...