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Wanderer in the skyline: A city view caught in the reflection?
19th February 2021

Wanderer in the skyline: A city view caught in the reflection?

The sights and sounds of Manchester may have been put on a pandemic pause, but The Manc Wanderer remains undeterred in pursuit of the perfect shot
Is it Art?: Welcome back
12th February 2021

Is it Art?: Welcome back

Sam Burt considers what the bittersweet signs of the Whitworth Gallery might mean to us now
Online Exhibition Review: Obstructions
5th February 2021

Online Exhibition Review: Obstructions

Arts Editor Sam Burt explores the latest exhibition in an online series presented by Castlefield Art gallery
MACFEST: The power of community over isolation
27th January 2021

MACFEST: The power of community over isolation

What to expect from this year’s MACFEST, the festival of Islamic art and culture
Art galleries aren’t a priority in a pandemic – but they are essential
18th January 2021

Art galleries aren’t a priority in a pandemic – but they are essential

The real threat to galleries may not be Covid-19 but the government’s utilitarian attitude to the arts, says Probert Dean
Materialise with the Manchester School of Art
16th January 2021

Materialise with the Manchester School of Art

The Art team explore the new online exhibition showcasing the work of Manchester School of Art’s MA students – ‘Materialise’
The Lurner Prize: the art prize for everyone
12th December 2020

The Lurner Prize: the art prize for everyone

The Lurner Prize is a prize for self-taught artists to find success outside of the traditional cultural institutions
Art in Mancunia: Summer-May Henry
11th December 2020

Art in Mancunia: Summer-May Henry

Sam Burt catches up with Summer-May Henry about all things graphic design, inclusive representation, and working during lockdown
Is it Art? Student protest banners
10th December 2020

Is it Art? Student protest banners

Just cardboard and bedsheets, or something more? Sam Burt discusses whether recent creative efforts at demonstrations can be considered ‘protest art’
Art goes online
4th December 2020

Art goes online

How and when to enjoy art from home

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What’s going on with Mary Wollstonecraft?
4th December 2020

What’s going on with Mary Wollstonecraft?

In case you haven’t seen, historical feminist writer from the 1700s, Mary Wollstonecraft, is causing a controversy in the UK, online, and even in the New York Times; But why?
Art in Lockdown: ’50 Windows of Creativity’
20th November 2020

Art in Lockdown: ’50 Windows of Creativity’

Sam and Ruby explore the new multi-media art trail showcasing around central Manchester
Manchester and murals: Cultural resilience in the wake of ‘catastrophe’
24th July 2020

Manchester and murals: Cultural resilience in the wake of ‘catastrophe’

It’s true that a bee has a hive and a home, but does it not have wings of freedom?
Art in Mancunia: Evie Spicer
13th March 2020

Art in Mancunia: Evie Spicer

Rosie Plunkett takes a look at photographer Evie Spicer
Is it Art?: French Orbeez Bath
12th March 2020

Is it Art?: French Orbeez Bath

PSA: Don’t fill your bath with Orbeez
Art In Mancunia: Rebekah Knox
6th March 2020

Art In Mancunia: Rebekah Knox

Fuse Fm’s Head of Publicity speaks about Rebekah Knox’s photography journey and what we can expect to see from her at the A.I.M 2020 event
Acid Maia: Absence & Absinthe
5th March 2020

Acid Maia: Absence & Absinthe

Manchester-based creator Acid Maia sets the scene for the extensive and ‘genre-bending’ body of work in the cataclysmic places within our world where our concrete societies and the wild collide; the rural space that walks the line of two sublime forces that do battle every day. The contrast is present within the overgrown ivy on […]
Art in Mancunia: Twin Complex
5th March 2020

Art in Mancunia: Twin Complex

Daisy Culver talks to Manchester musician Twin Complex about his work, his inspiration and the future
Art and Climate Change: reading Eliasson and Shelley
4th March 2020

Art and Climate Change: reading Eliasson and Shelley

Water cascaded from a precipice above, exploding upon impact with the pool below. What loomed in front of me was Olafur Eliasson’s sculpture, Waterfall, a tall mechanism from which water fell ceaselessly. Full of texture and movement, it filled the empty sky, refracting light and magnifying the forms around it. In the city, it’s easy […]
Art in Mancunia: Kiana Kabiri
27th February 2020

Art in Mancunia: Kiana Kabiri

Daisy Culver interviews DJ Kiana Kabiri on her music, culture, and inspiration