To mark 40 years of Postman Pat, some of the original sets and props are set to go on display for the first time in Greater Manchester

Hale Barns Carnival returns with a full-scale show but a 50% capacity – headlined by Katrina and the Waves and Boney M

Sam Burt reviews a new film ‘reconsidering the figure of the alienated male youth’

Sam Burt finds out why individual artists are off this year’s Turner Prize menu

‘How not to be bitter’ and other life lessons, courtesy of the Manchester illustrators 2Bmcr

Part of ‘art goes online’, Sam Burt looks at the dreamlike paintings of Joy Yamusangie

We asked our arts and film editors to reflect on the world of the singular visionary, Derek Jarman

An occasional series celebrating local artists who’ve brought us some much-needed winter cheer

Alienor Bombarde explores the Richard Prince controversy and what it reveals about privacy in our time

The musical polymath Damon Albarn needs no introduction. The Britpop legend, master producer, world music connoisseur, and co-founder of the most successful virtual band of all time is never one to shy away from experimentation. For two consecutive July evenings (12th & 13th July), Albarn takes attendees of Manchester International Festival on a musical voyage […]

Probert Dean considers where to draw the line in the arts funding debate

Nicola Ellis tells us why a steel factory is her ideal second studio

The international arts festival shining a light on public health returns to Manchester

Alienor Bombarde casts an eager eye over the exciting in-person exhibitions set to open in May

What does Manchester’s West Collective see in the dilapidated, iconic Antwerp Mansion? Annie Dabb and Georgina Davidson find out

Alienor Bombarde finds illumination in Persian miniature painting at MACFEST

A new film on the importance of landscape in the life and work of the sculptor Barbara Hepworth

We ask our contributors: what album cover art has stuck with you over time?