Andrew Brooks Archives - Art in Manchester

Andrew Brooks – BeesBlogs Talks to Manchester’s Award Winning Photographer

5th October 2017

Andrew Brooks – BeesBlogs Talks to Manchester’s Award Winning Photographer Andrew Brooks is an acclaimed North West photographer, artist, and filmmaker and winner of the GM Arts Prize 2016. Originally from Cambridgeshire, Andrew came to Manchester more than 20 years ago, via Stockport College where he studied Documentary Photography. His photography, taking inspiration from the likes of JMW Turner and the Romantic era, produces works of immense depth engineered with…

The Making of a Festival – Elisa Artesero on Manifest Arts Festival 2017

7th August 2017

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Manifest Arts Festival 2017 Manifest Arts Festival returned this year, for its second outing. This year also saw a step change in the festival with more artists and venues across Greater Manchester. An artist led festival, with its aim of promoting North West artists, Manifest programmed its 5 days to run along-side the multi-million pound Manchester International Festival. With 33+ venues and 250 artists putting on this festival was bound to be a challenge…