Corridor of Light Venues - Oxford Road Corridor

Manchester Central Library

Central Library hosts the Opening Moment, Made In Manchester and Recovery Poems on 21 October, 6–7pm. Discover Stories Under Our Feet on the benches outside the library throughout Corridor of Light.

A visible commitment to sustainability and designed by award-winning architectural practice Tonkin Liu, this 40m high flue tower and shell lace structural façade encloses a highly efficient source of heat and power for some of Manchester’s most iconic buildings.

HOME

HOME present The Fire Garden at Homeground from 22–23 October, 6–10pm. Feel the warmth of fire in this special work from Walk The Plank which has been supported by Ask.

Number 70 Oxford Street

The windows of the former Cornerhouse building become the site for The New Arrival throughout Corridor of Light.

Circle Square

Circle Square, Manchester’s newest neighbourhood, with be bathed in the light of Our Beating Heart by Studio Vertigo.

Hatch

Hatch will host three nights of algoraves over Corridor of Light with a special live performance on the Friday night from 6-10pm. Here you can also stop and discover Lemn Sissay’s poetry.

Manchester Poetry Library

Visit Manchester’s first public Poetry Library for Postcards from Oxford Road and Voices for Freedom throughout Corridor of Light.

Bridge Over Booth Street East

For Corridor of Light, the bridge over Booth Street East will be the site of a new work by internationally acclaimed artist, Tim Etchells.

Royal Northern College of Music

May Wild Studio combine with RNCM for Many Types of Graces as Studio 8 is revealed to the public for Corridor of Light.

University Place

The curved surface of University Place becomes a vast canvas for a new video by Antonio Roberts inspired by the first computer to store and run a programme.

Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum is currently closed for redevelopment until October 2022. For Corridor of Light, they will use their windows for a display of fluorescing specimens from their collection.

Concretene Bench

A Concretene Bench cast especially for Corridor of Light as a symbol of Manchester’s commitment to sustainability and a place where you can sit and enjoy Travelling Light’s Pendulum Wave Machine.

Alan Gilbert Square

Discover more of Antonio Robert’s work at Alan Gilbert Square where you will find Let’s Never Meet, an exploration of intellectual connections with people we may never physically meet.

The Holy Name Church

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Holy Name Church, with Where The Light Is, an immersive sound and light piece.

Contact

Contact bring Black Gold Arts to the exterior of their newly refreshed building during Corridor of Light. Nearby, The Sunday Boys present sound installation, Beyond The Quietening.

The Abbey

The Old Abbey Taphouse welcome Recovery Poems alongside their in-house poet Laureate Tina Cribbins and the Hulme Community Writers share some poems about the hard-working people of Hulme.

Lemn Sissay Rain Mural

Alight at Lemn Sissay’s icon Rain mural and listen to the poet recite his words via a QR code.

The Whitworth

From 9–10pm on Friday 22nd October, The Whitworth Sculpture Terrace will host Recovery Poems and a performance from The Sunday Boys.