Castlefield gallery’s latest exhibtion takes us to the eccentric periphery of the art world, says Ashley McGovern

Follow Pat Flynn’s yellow brick road of pop culture, fiction and digital illusion at Manchester Art Gallery

Craftsmen and volunteers unite to build a pub from scratch

An inside out exploration of storytelling and film-making at The Whitworth

David Coggins’ nine paintings about the history of Manchester Victoria are secretly tucked away in the station

In light of Tate Britain’s upcoming show on British conceptual art, we take a look at some iconic thought-driven pieces

Arts Editor Ashley McGovern explores why we are fascinated by artists’ studios

MMU’s Holden Gallery reminds us that when it comes to housing the maquette precedes the market

Arts Editor Ashley McGovern offers a pick of the best art exhibitions for this winter!

Castlefield Gallery provides Spinningfields with a mesmerising piece of public artwork

With Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures now on show at Tate Modern, we take a look at other iconic surrealist pieces

For What It’s Worth: An exhibition of emerging artists in Manchester is coming up in December for one week only

Question the concept of time with Richard Forster at the Whitworth

Arts Editor Ashley McGovern takes a closer look at media images of hacking

How can a subject be present in an artwork yet absent at the same time?

Addicts turn into auteurs at the Castlefield Gallery through Melanie Manchot’s Twelve

This year’s award sidelines swanky style for the art of collaboration

With a double-sided Picasso set to sell for £60 million, we take an eclectic look at paintings that speak to us behind their backs

This week we take a surreal journey through Williams’ starry nightmare, currently on show at The Whitworth Gallery

Suzanne Andrade and theatre company 1927 bring the innovative ‘Golem’ to Manchester’s HOME