Arts Archive
10th February 2017
Never Going Underground: The Fight for LGBT+ Rights
The People’s History Museum opens a new, politically-motivated exhibition this month
8th February 2017
John Hyatt: Rock Art
John Hyatt, musician and MMU lecturer, puts on a punk inspired exhibition at HOME
4th February 2017
David Hockney designs special edition logo for The Sun newspaper
Is David Hockney ‘trolling’ the tabloid newspaper with his latest work of art? Georgia Welch takes a look
4th February 2017
And Now We Are Plastic
Whitworth Young Contemporaries: And Now We Are Plastic play with the idea of our physical and digital worlds merging into one
30th January 2017
Whitworth director Maria Balshaw becomes first female director of Tate
Maria Balshaw steps into her new role as the first female director of the Tate
5th December 2016
Review: Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers
Manchester Art Gallery displays a fascinating insight into international views of British life
2nd December 2016
A guide to art over the Christmas break
Laura Joyce gives the breakdown to what’s on nationwide this Christmas
28th November 2016
Artist Rooms: Andy Warhol at the Whitworth
Arguably the most exciting exhibition of the year comes to the University of Manchester’s Whitworth — Georgia Welch takes a look
28th November 2016
Castlefield Gallery: Miniature World
The Castlefield Gallery hosts an exhibition of “the incomprehensibly minute to the unimaginably massive” in Miniature World
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22nd November 2016
Rachel Maclean: ‘Wot u 🙂 about?’ at HOME
HOME, Manchester presents Rachel Maclean’s insight into modern-day life, and the effects it has on our world-outlook and self-esteem
22nd November 2016
Preview: The Frost Fair
Kick off Christmas with the University of Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery this year. The Frost Fair is definitely going to be unmissable
15th November 2016
Rare painting by LS Lowry makes its Salford debut
Lowry’s 1959 Berwick-inspired painting finds its way to Manchester
14th November 2016
The Trafford Centre: Not your average shopping experience
To celebrate Intu Trafford Centre’s 18th birthday, we explore the inspiration behind its creation
28th October 2016
Salford Illuminations
Blackpool illuminations to come to Salford Quays in December as part of Lightwaves festival
25th October 2016
Idris Khan at the Whitworth
Idris Khan presents an innovative and intriguing new exhibition at the Whitworth, Hannah Foy takes a look
18th October 2016
Look Up – there is more to see than you might think…
Journeys Festival produces yet another stunning display of artwork across Manchester portraying the inspiring stories of the city’s refugees and asylum seekers
17th October 2016
Head To Head at Castlefield Gallery
Castlefield Gallery presents innovative artist Christian Falsnaes and his stunningly unique work
11th October 2016
The Graffiti Project
The global refugee crisis is brought to light in Manchester’s Journeys Festival
10th October 2016
Boldly Beautiful: Turning scars into works of art
The beauty of survival is encapsulated through mastectomy tattoos