Cultural Shenanigans

In among the shopping and bar-hopping, there’s still room for some cultural shenanigans, right Manchester? I certainly think so, so here are the Cultural Shenanigans Four for December – some festive, others not. Take your pick and let me know what you think of the selection. Got something to share for January or February? Drop [...]

Difference is Important, Liz West 2012 (photo: Jenn Brookes)   Installation artist Liz West‘s first major solo exhibition is at Blank Media Collective’s gallery BLANKSPACE on Hulme Street, in Manchester city centre. It closes 29 July. I spoke to West before the exhibition opened, read what she had to say about Chroma. Here, I pick seven of the reasons I [...]

A quick round-up of four enjoyable shenanigans, in Manchester, in July. This month: a colour-drenched art exhibition, the chance to get involved in Manchester’s literary feast, an ambitious theatre festival and Olympic swimming in an empty pool… Know of something coming in August or September? Leave a comment at the bottom of the page, or [...]

Cultural Shenanigans caught up with Manchester artist Liz West for an exclusive chat about her first major solo exhibition, Chroma at BLANKSPACE, which opens 6 July, with a preview 5 July 6-9pm. The beginnings of Chroma Quite a lot of my work has been inspired from my summer working at Yorkshire Sculpture Park when James [...]

Inside shows the results of nine very different artists exploring the connections we make with our environment. In turn, walking round the exhibits, you make your own connections; become part of some of them and interact. I went along late Saturday afternoon and was lucky enough to find I had the whole place to myself [...]