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Richard Kelly’s ‘A Time and Place’ exhibition invites you into music’s past

Richard Kelly’s ‘A Time and Place’ exhibition invites you into music’s past

The Mancunion visits the Arctic Monkeys’ personal photographer, Richard Kelly, latest exhibition ‘A Time and Place’. It’s fair to say its a must visit exhibition for this summer.
Jill Furmanovsky is ‘Photographing the Invisible’ in her history making exhibition

Jill Furmanovsky is ‘Photographing the Invisible’ in her history making exhibition

The Mancunion takes a trip through rock history at Jill Furmanovsky’s ’50 years of Rock Photography’ exhibition at Manchester Central Library
An ode to film photography: Why is film photography back in fashion?

An ode to film photography: Why is film photography back in fashion?

Since when was film better than digital photography? And why the sudden rise? We take a look at fashion’s meaning and love of film photography in the 21st century
Behind the cover: the art of album cover art

Behind the cover: the art of album cover art

We ask our contributors: what album cover art has stuck with you over time?
Wanderer in the skyline: A city view caught in the reflection?

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
Materialise with the Manchester School of Art

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’
Big mood: How mood boards can change your life

Big mood: How mood boards can change your life

Lifestyle Editor Lauryn Berry investigates how making your own mood boards can make your life all the better…
Calling student creatives: We want you!

Calling student creatives: We want you!

The Mancunion’s brand new Creative Submissions section is delighted to be accepting submissions from all of the University’s top writers and photographers
Art In Mancunia: Rebekah Knox

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

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 […]
Greater Manchester photography competition challenges ageism within the media

Greater Manchester photography competition challenges ageism within the media

The photography competition is supposed to let people express new beginnings to making a difference through the medium
Art in Mancunia: Ryan Gear

Art in Mancunia: Ryan Gear

Ryan Gear is using photography to let us freely interpret in a world oversaturated with images
Art in Mancunia: Charlie Bird

Art in Mancunia: Charlie Bird

Harry Thorfin talks to Charlie Bird, a photographer documenting a changing city through subtle, black and white street photography
Art in Mancunia: Alice Goad

Art in Mancunia: Alice Goad

Rosie Plunkett discusses the photography of Alice Goad
The world’s funniest photography competition

The world’s funniest photography competition

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards engages the public with conservation through its refreshing take on the often grandiose world of wildlife photography
Flash Bang Wallop: The HOME exhibition putting the spotlight on drummers

Flash Bang Wallop: The HOME exhibition putting the spotlight on drummers

Arts Editor and drummer, Chess Bradley, discusses HOME’s newest exhibition, Flash Wallop Bang, which puts drummers central stage.
Art in Mancunia: Georgia Charlton-Briggs

Art in Mancunia: Georgia Charlton-Briggs

Georgia Charlton-Briggs does not avoid tackling taboo subjects straight on; in her works she examines how women become entrapped in modern beauty standards which define attractiveness based on the state of being hairless.

‘Truth and Other Assorted Works’: Creative Writing Society Zine

In a world of fake news, where the boundary between ‘truth’ and ‘falsehood’ is sometimes indistinguishable, The Creative Writing Society are taking on the concept of ‘truth’ in their zine which will be launched on 3rd May.
Art in Mancunia: Shona Sterland

Art in Mancunia: Shona Sterland

A cathartic and heart-breaking process of coming to terms with a breakup, Shona Sterland documents a universal experience in her latest photography project
Art in Mancunia: Ellie Johnson

Art in Mancunia: Ellie Johnson

In the latest instalment of ‘Art in Mancunia’ we present Ellie Johnson, whose photography examines the historical connotations of bread with feminine domesticity