A new agency is being created to advocate and support the cultural sector in being more age friendly. The agency is being lead by Manchester Museum in collaboration with the Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing. The initiative is being backed by The Baring…
Manchester Museums and Galleries Partnership has acquired three artworks by Lahore based artist Waqas Khan. The pieces will be used to welcome visitors in Urdu script to the Whitworth, Manchester Museum and Manchester Art Gallery. Born in 1982, Waqas Khan is produces abstract, minimalist drawings resembling webs. He is inspired by patters of biological organic…
A new Live Art installation created by artists living with disabilities takes place on Thursday at Manchester Art Gallery. The new production Affirmations is presented by Proud and Loud Arts and has been developed in partnership with the University of Bolton and Arts Council England. The work offers a perspective on the impact of social…
The city of Manchester will celebrate South Asian art and design with nine shows across museums and galleries. Leading South Asian and British artists of South Asian decent will join a celebration of shared heritage and historic connections through a series of exhibitions and performances. Events will take place at the Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery,…
Manchester After Hours returns on Thursday 18 May as the city’s arts and music scene comes alive in the evening. The annual event, part of the UK wide Museums at Night, will witness 15 original, largely free events. The line up is set to include gigs on wheels, video installations projected onto landmark aircraft and…
A series of Kashmir inspired paintings including new work by Raqib Shaw will be displayed at The Whitworth. The collection will include renaissance drawings, sculptures, textiles and limited-edition wallpaper. The exhibition will take the form of an installation, drawing on influences of renaissance and baroque imagery, combined with theatrical extravagance, nature and poetry, to echo…
Manchester Art Gallery is set to launch its new exhibition, Wynford Dewhurst: Manchester’s Monet, the first retrospective of the English impressionist painter and art theorist since his death in 1941. The exhibition, which launches on 9 December 2016, running until 23 April 2017, will feature many of the controversial artist’s works on public display for the first…
£100,000 funding to assist new commissions and exhibitions as part of UK-India year of culture Manchester City Galleries will receive £100,000 from Arts Council England to develop a series of new commissions, exhibitions and performances by Indian artists, known as Reimagine India. The work, in partnership with Indian arts organisations will be featured in The…
Manchester Art Gallery has been shortlisted for the 2016 Family Friend Museum Award, the only award in Britain in which children and families are given the chance to vote for the shortlisted organisations. The Award, organised by Kids in Museums, is also the largest museum award in Britain. Kids in Museums is an independent charity…
Opening on 24 June 2016, Manchester Art Gallery will present a solo exhibition by Gabonese artist Boris Nzebo entitled Urban Style. Boris Nzebo’s work explores themes of modern urban life and reflects upon ideas of identity, depicting complex narratives from daily life in the city. Ranging from large-scale paintings to his latest work with steel…
