Arts Archive
17th December 2014
Kosmonaut Presents Manchester Artist himHallows
A quirky café/bar in the Northern Quarter opens its doors to a new galactic exhibition by Manchester artist, himHallows
30th November 2014
What You Didn’t Know About Andy Warhol
There is much more to Andy Warhol than his famous Campbell’s Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe. The Mancunion delves beneath the canvases to find out more about this quirky man.
30th November 2014
Turner Prize 2014 Artists: James Richards
In the run up to the Turner Prize being announced on December 1st, The Mancunion Arts & Culture brings you introductions to the four 2014 nominees
30th November 2014
Turner Prize 2014 Artists: Tris Vonna-Michell
In the run up to the Turner Prize winner being announced on December the 1st, The Mancunion Arts & Culture brings you introductions to the four 2014 nominees
21st November 2014
Turner Prize 2014 Artists: Ciara Phillips
In the run up to the Turner Prize winner being announced on December 1st, Mancunion Arts & Culture brings you introductions to the four 2014 nominees
12th November 2014
Turner Prize 2014 Artists: Duncan Campbell
In the run up to the Turner Prize being announced on December 1st, The Mancunion Arts & Culture brings you introductions to the four 2014 nominees
11th November 2014
Turner Prize 2014
The UK is getting ready for the 2014 Tuner Prize, but before we look at the nominees, let’s take a look back at previous winners of this prestigious award
16th October 2014
The Sensory War: 1914 – 2014
The Manchester Art Gallery opens its doors to a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of WW1
14th October 2014
To Ban or Not To Ban?
The EU has started considering whether the cadmium pigment is paints is to be banned. But what is cadmium and why is it so bad?
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30th September 2014
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Pablo Picasso
How much do you actually know about the person behind the canvas?
24th September 2014
Where Are The Women In Art?
Why are all the artists who are so prolific in art history male? Why has society only decided to do something about it now?
24th September 2014
Photo Of The Week
Do you have a photo that you want to share? Each week we will print a different photograph. No worries if you’re an amateur or professional, we want to see what you can capture.
23rd September 2014
Manchester’s Top Art Secrets
Each week we explore a new place in Manchester to find the city’s top art secrets. This week Holly Smith visited the Centre For Chinese Contemporary Art.
23rd September 2014
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Vincent Van Gogh
When I ask people about Vincent van Gogh, I generally get the reaction “you mean the one who did those sunflowers?” In fact, ask anyone about an artist and they could tell you which paintings they are famous for, but how much do you actually know about the person behind the canvas?
22nd February 2014
Crochet Coral Project
Alongside the ‘Coral: Something Rich and Strange’ exhibition (that I’ve written about here too, I’m a little keen), are a set of crochet workshops that in a way subsidise the installation of a crochet coral reef, as the objects made contribute to it. These workshops are part of an international community project unfussily called ‘The […]
22nd February 2014
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