Art

28th November 2022 | By Thomas Markham
‘It’s Coming Home’: Iconic Lowry painting returns to public gallery after record-breaking saleMesmerised Mancunians traveled in their droves to see L.S Lowry’s ‘Going to the Match’ as the painting is rehung in The Lowry Art Gallery. The...

27th October 2022 | By Chloe Graber
Black history month celebrated through creativity at central library eventBlack creativity celebratory evening in Manchester Central Library Fashion show, art exhibition, word performance Brought by Bob Expo, Cultureville and Business IP Greater Manchester Carole...

26th October 2022 | By Thomas Mansbridge
Lowry successfully bids £7.8m to keep Going to the Match paintingFeatured Image - LS Lowry Going to the Match 1953 Professional Footballers’ Association, on loan to The Lowry Collection, Salford - The Estate of L.S. Lowry. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2015

16th June 2022 | By Jessica Barnes
Still Parents exhibition breaks the silence on the trauma of baby lossAn exhibition focussing on the grieving voices of parents who have experienced baby loss is being staged at the Whitworth art gallery. The exhibition blends artwork, objects, and poetry...

14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King
Manchester’s Festival of Libraries returnsThe Festival of Libraries returns to Greater Manchester to celebrate all 133 of the public libraries in the region. Since the pandemic the importance of libraries and literature in general have...

14th June 2022 | By Tyrese King
Salaam festival shines a spotlight on Muslim culture in ManchesterThe Salaam Festival is a Manchester-based biennial festival that explores the future of Muslim art and culture through original work. Its aim is to...

1st March 2022 | By Megan Traviss
In conversation with Venture Arts: the Manchester charity with a mission to empower disabilities within the artsThe Northern Quota sat down for a chat with Venture Arts’ project manager, Sarah Boulter. Sarah has worked with Venture Arts for a year and...

3rd February 2022 | By Marina Argirova
Happy Chinese New Year: what’s on and how to celebrate in Manchester this weekManchester has welcomed the Chinese new year in – the year of the tiger – with with a selection of socially distanced celebrations. The celebrations include...

3rd February 2022 | By Marina Argirova
HOME cinema welcomes art lovers and artists in annual open exhibitionThe Manchester Open Exhibition opened up this week – for the second time ever – in HOME cinema. The exhibition, which is open and free to...

15th December 2021 | By Tyrese King
Communities aren’t given enough of a voice, says Whitworth Gallery DirectorThe director of the Whitworth Museum and Manchester Art Gallery, Alastair Hudson, takes time out to discuss the importance of building and strengthening ties...