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Art in Manchester – BeesBlogs contemporary art for January

10th January 2019

Contemporary Art 2019 starts with an amazing array of contemporary art to see in Manchester and, slightly, further afield. We have ‘Interruptions’ comprising events, performances and workshops throughout January at Manchester’s Holden Gallery. David Bethell: ‘Fleeting Moments’ at HOME. Art Across’ Sara Riccardi is back at The Portico Library, by popular demand to reprise her series of art history lectures ’17 Artists Who Just Happen To Be Women’, Linda Hemmersbach…

Art and Culture in Manchester this week from BeesBlogs

25th October 2018

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Art and culture in Manchester never ceases to amaze me by its diversity and quality. From public gallery’s to squats, street art, people’s front rooms and empty shop windows, the opportunity to show art in all its forms is eagerly grasped. Which makes putting together a blog of what to see is a delight…..and a challenge to try to cover everything without making the blog so large it’s un-manageable….

Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs

16th August 2018

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Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs In this latest edition of Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs we have: Manchester artist Richard Heys ‘Homecoming’ exhibition at the Millyard Gallery in Saddleworth. ‘Self and Other’ at Neo Artists. ‘Furnished Archipelago’ and Apparel’ at Paradise Works and news of the Manchester Contemporary Art Fund winners. Plus Air Gallery OPEN 2018 is still on and well worth a visit as is Saul Hay’s ‘Being…

Art exhibitions in Manchester – Summer in the City 2

9th July 2018

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Art Exhibitions – Summer in the City 2 Welcome to this bumper edition of art exhibitions from BeesBlogs. We have new exhibitions from Bankley Gallery & Studios, with ‘Prop Me Up’, The Turnpike, Leigh, with an exhibition of work by the late Dave Pearson. Paradise Works has a solo exhibition from Richard Shields, The Hepworth, Wakefield, have Modern British Photography from the Hyman Collection. Artzu have a new show of…

Manchester contemporary art snippets – May.

21st May 2018

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Manchester contemporary art – Snippets May has been an amazing month for Manchester contemporary art. New events and exhibitions are coming out almost daily. As always BeesBlogs will try to keep you up to date with Manchester’s fantastic contemporary art scene, plus the odd taster of what’s on elsewhere. Air Gallery in Altrincham have a solo exhibition by Louise Garman starting tomorrow – 22nd (Full details in my last…

Contemporary art snippets – May

14th May 2018

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Contemporary art snippets – May In this contemporary art snippets blog I’ve included, alongside local Manchester events, a Hilary Jack exhibition in Scotland, and Altrincham’s Word Fest. Plus we have a new contemporary art exhibition from Louise Garman at Air Gallery and two from Cross Street Arts We also have a reminder of some great contemporary art events which we have featured in recent blogs but are still on…

Nicola Ellis – Metal-Morphosis – Art in Manufacturing 2

10th May 2018

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Nicola Ellis Metal-Morphosis Art in Manufacturing 2 Residency – Ritherdon Limited, Blackburn Artist Nicola Ellis has talked to BeeBlogs about her residency at Ritherdon Limited in Blackburn as part of the Art in Manufacturing 2 programme. A sound scape experience in an eerily abandoned ballroom, the full-bodied embrace of a wallpaper mill’s colour capabilities, a cardboard cinema and the procession of tons of industrial machinery are all set…

Art in Manchester – GM Arts Prize 2018 – Shortlist

27th April 2018

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GM Arts Prize 2018 – Manchester’s Premiere Contemporary Arts Prize Suzanne Moxhay GM Arts Prize 2018 Shortlist The standard of entry for this years GM Arts Prize is again truly inspiring in its breadth of subject and standard of presentation . The judging panel consisting of Castlefield Gallery Director Helen Wewiora, Artist, and 2017 GM Arts Prize winner Helen Davis, MAN Diesel’s Legal Counsel and Northern Art Collector Louise Durose…

BeesBlogs Art2c in Manchester

20th February 2018

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BeesBlogs Art2c in Manchester has more Spring Art2c. In addition to my two blogs earlier this month BeesBlogs has more new exhibitions for art lovers in Manchester and the North West. Joe O’Rourke – PS Mirabel | Hannah Wooll – Paper Gallery | Then There Was Us & Aaron Hansford – Sloe Gallery | Kate Haywood – MAG | Annie Swynnerton Retrospective – MAG | Alison Wilding – The Whitworth…

Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting 2017 – Shorlist Announced

26th October 2017

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Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2017 Shortlist Top left to bottom right: Alan McKendrick, Archie Maddox, Daniel Foxsmith, Joshua Val Martin, Kevin Doyle, Laurie Nunn, Rebecca Callard, Sharon Clark, Tim Foley and Timothy X Atack. Photographer: The Other Richards. Bruntwood Prize Awards Ceremony: 13 November 2017 I have to declare that as a member and season ticket holder at the Royal Exchange Theatre, I look forward to the Bruntwood Prize…

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