Kizzy Bray reviews the panel discussion and Q&A, ‘Women, Art Revolution’; an event which made up part of the ‘Celebrating Syria’ festival at HOME MCR

This week’s edition of ‘Artefact of the Week’, Claudia Neuray presents a brief history of the Principal Hotel, a landmark most pass frequently, yet know little about

Eva Gerretsen considers the importance of the Asia Triennial Festival 2018 in a Society increasingly dominated with questions of identity: she reviews the opening night at HOME

Contributor Georgina catches up with Ewan Merrett of Bad Sounds discussing their hip-hop sampling roots, album excitement and their successful summer of great music

Alice Barron Eaves takes us around the Whitworth Art Gallery’s curious new exhibition, which is curated by 11-year-olds from Stanley Grove Primary School

Izzy Rooke-Ley shines a light on the Instagram account @the.f.sex, which challenges traditional assumptions on sex education

Evie Appleson reviews the ‘Leading Ladies’ Cabaret as part of Hope Mill Theatre’s 3rd birthday celebrations.

Electro-pop wonders Kero Kero Bonito drop another multifaceted album, and still manage to surprise us, writes contributor Jack Burnett

Josh Physick speaks with Chukwudi Onwudiwe, director of The Chuck Gallery, who is placing West African art at the forefront with the aim of changing the perspectives surrounding West Africa

Alex Cresswell and Bella Jewell reflect back on the debate ‘All Schools Should Be Art Schools’, a panel discussion hosted by Manchester School of Art as part of the Design Manchester festival

Encouraged to re-evaluate the proximity we all have with the struggles of refugees, Be//Longing breaks down the sense of detachment we feel from the refugee crisis through powerful performance

Theo Bennett unconvers Manchester’s Industrial past through the lens of Smithfield Market in the Northern Quarter: one of the many hidden intrigues of the city

Ahead of a highly-anticipated Manchester date in his Coupla Cans Tour, Kav Huggins spoke to Mo Gilligan about expectations, growth and trainers

Tara Bharadia reflects on an evening of comedy at Gorilla, reviewing Jamali Maddix: Vape Lord

Bella Jewell interviews Jack Tindale from Policy Connect ahead of the Design Manchester Festival, uncovering his views on the role of the Arts in Education, Policymaking, and the impact on the Design Sector post-Brexit

Bella Jewell speaks with Lou Cordwell OBE in the run up to the Design Manchester Festival, hearing her views on the role of the Arts in education

Theo Bennett reviews the action-packed, but deeply nostalgic closing event of Manchester Museum’s Egypt Gallery, which shall be off-limits until reopening in 2021

Patrick Evans looks at the history of a curious bronze statue, considering Robert Owen’s involvement in the cooperative movement