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Does contemporary art have a bad reputation?

What does it take to be a contemporary artist? Liv Clarke investigates the modern art scene

Upcoming at HOME: La Movida

“If you lived in the 80s and remember it, then you didn’t live it.”

Review: Deanna Petherbridge at the Whitworth

More than thirty years after her residency, The Whitworth showcases work from Petherbridge’s 45 year career

Instagram: The pros and cons

A celebration that anyone can be an artist, or just another reminder of the mediocrity of today’s society? Georgia Welch takes a look at the best and worst of Instagram

Never Going Underground: The Fight for LGBT+ Rights

The People’s History Museum opens a new, politically-motivated exhibition this month

John Hyatt: Rock Art

John Hyatt, musician and MMU lecturer, puts on a punk inspired exhibition at HOME

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

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

New Year New Manchester

Manchester’s most exciting arts and culture events in 2017

Review: Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers

Manchester Art Gallery displays a fascinating insight into international views of British life

A guide to art over the Christmas break

Laura Joyce gives the breakdown to what’s on nationwide this Christmas

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

Castlefield Gallery: Miniature World

The Castlefield Gallery hosts an exhibition of “the incomprehensibly minute to the unimaginably massive” in Miniature World

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

Rare painting by LS Lowry makes its Salford debut

Lowry’s 1959 Berwick-inspired painting finds its way to Manchester

Exhibition review: Fashion and Freedom

Deputy Fashion and Beauty Editor Sophie Soar reviews Manchester Art Gallery’s exhibition ‘Fashion and Freedom’

The Chronarium

Take 20 minutes for yourself at Manchester Science Festival’s ‘Chronarium’ and feel the power of relaxation in our modern day lives

Salford Illuminations

Blackpool illuminations to come to Salford Quays in December as part of Lightwaves festival

Idris Khan at the Whitworth

Idris Khan presents an innovative and intriguing new exhibition at the Whitworth, Hannah Foy takes a look

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