Art
Photo Gallery: Manchester artists respond to Riz Ahmed’s The Long Goodbye for MIF and Fuse
Riz Ahmed’s critically acclaimed album, The Long Goodbye Livestream Edition, takes a close-up look at the break-up of a toxic relationship with the country you call home.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: The Lindisfarne Gospels to go on display in the North East in 2022
The most spectacular surviving manuscript from Anglo-Saxon England will go on display in the North East in 2022.
Read the full story..Review: Grayson Perry’s Art Club, Manchester Art Gallery
It was the swings swaddled in clingfilm-like tied-back curtains that got me.
Read the full story..“Artworks can tell stories.” Art historian Sara Riccardi writes about the importance of art – for everyone
When I meet someone I’ve only communicated with via email for the first time, they are sometimes surprised to find that I’m a rather cheerful young woman.
Read the full story..Good News in Focus: Manchester Camerata
Northern Soul and People’s Powerhouse are continuing our partnership to share good news stories about businesses, people and communities coming together in the North of England during the COVID-19 crisis.
Read the full story..Image Gallery: Tell It Like It Is, L— A City Through Its People, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
Feeling nostalgic?
Read the full story..Picture Gallery: War Work, David Dunnico, AIR Gallery, Altrincham
This year, the annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations will mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War as well as the centenary of the permanent Cenotaph in Whitehall and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey.
Read the full story..Photo Gallery: Giant inflatable monsters unveiled in Manchester
Halloween looks a little different this year, what with the Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions putting a stop to Halloween hi-jinx, but you can still get your spooky fix if you head into Manchester city centre.
Read the full story..Image Gallery: urban scenes and cityscapes by artist Sue Scott
Manchester’s skyline is ever-changing.
Read the full story..Picture Gallery: RESET, RedHouse Originals, Harrogate
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