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Still Parents Life after Baby Loss
The Whitworth | Until 4 September 2022

Still Parents is the first exhibition of its kind, creating a platform to share personal stories open conversations and break the wall of silence that continues to surround baby loss.

The Nancy Rothwell Award
The Whitworth | Until 9 January 2022

The Nancy Rothwell Award has encouraged and celebrated biological specimen drawing since 2014 – promoting the value of observation, creativity and artistry in science learning and discovery.

Suzanne Lacy: What kind of city?
The Whitworth | Until 10 April 2022

The Whitworth presents the first major UK presentation of multiple works of US artist Suzanne Lacy, a pioneer of social practice and community organising for almost five decades.

Slip.Stream.Slip
Modal Gallery | Until 18 September 2022

Slip.Stream.Slip celebrates game engine culture and how our relationship to images, sounds and interactivity has been transformed by technologies such as the Unity and Unreal engines.

Fully Awake 6.6
The Holden Gallery | Until 17 December 2021

Fully Awake 6.6 at Holden Gallery is the final show of a six-part intergenerational cycle of exhibitions involving academics, artists and art educators in the UK.

Completely A Hustling Place
Manchester Central Library | Until 31 December 2021

Completely A Hustling Place is an exhibition at Central Library from Venture Arts that offers an exciting and immersive showcase of creativity and studio output over the past year.

Everything Up In The Air by Tim Etchells
Bridge Over Booth Street East | Until 23 October 2021

Corridor of Light presents a new commission by Tim Etchells, artist, writer and leader of world-renowned performance group Forced Entertainment.

Behind Closed Doors
Manchester Central Library | Until 21 August 2021

Behind Closed Doors is an exhibition of photographs taken in a Greater Manchester intensive care unit at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

PREVIEW: The Annotated Reader & The Naming of Things
Castlefield Gallery | 19 August 2021

Castlefield Gallery’s preview nights are back! Book your place to get an early look at The Annotated Reader & The Naming of Things on Thursday 19 August.

SATURDAY SLOW PREVIEW: The Annotated Reader & The Naming of Things
Castlefield Gallery | 21 August 2021

SATURDAY SLOW PREVIEW invites audiences to take a look at new exhibitions The Annotated Reader & The Naming of Things at Castlefield Gallery on the 21st of August.

The Naming of Things
Castlefield Gallery | Until 3 October 2021

The Naming of Things is a new exhibition at Castlefield Gallery exploring the unfixed and mutable potential of language.

The Annotated Reader
Castlefield Gallery | Until 3 October 2021

First launched during Frieze Art Fair, The Annotated Reader makes a stop at Castlefield Gallery having been shown internationally as part of its continuing tour.

At Home with the Pankhurst Family
The Pankhurst Centre | Until 31 August 2025

The transformation of the Pankhurst Centre exhibition space is incredible thanks to its new permanent exhibition, At Home with the Pankhurst Family.

MIF21: Poet Slash Artist
HOME | Until 30 August 2021

LAST CHANCE. From gallery walls to city streets, poets and visual artists connect words and images in this multifaceted group show.

David Bailey: The Busiest Bus Route in Europe
HOME | Until 25 August 2021

Local artist and illustrator, David Bailey, exhibits his new poster series at Homeground.