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FeaturesChristmas gift guide: Northern artists and makers
With – dare we say it – Christmas around the corner, we collect some of our favourite local designers from Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds together for some festive shopping inspiration. Scroll through the gallery above and find out more about them below. Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
FeaturesJudith Hagan & Ewan Murray at Hospitalfield
Judith Hagan and Ewan Murray have their first major show in Hospitalfield as part of the DUSK Winter Season later this month Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
FeaturesCurvaceous Drama: Ella Kruglyanskaya
Latvian painter Ella Kruglyanskaya presents her second solo show in Glasgow, and brings together paintings from across her career. Visually punchy and dramatic, she paints mainly curvy woman often on or surrounded by rich fabric Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
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CCA Highlights Nov-Dec 2016
We pick out some favourites from this winter's programming at Glasgow's Centre for Contemporary Arts Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Art Expeditions: Spaces Beyond Glasgow City Centre
Glasgow's art scene is well-known for its changing and resourceful use of space, so here's a handy guide to the exhibition and event spaces beyond the better known city centre galleries. Read more »| 19 Oct 2016 -
TheatreThe Festival of Ian Smith: A Celebration of Death
Opening over Halloween and Day of the Dead weekend, The Festival of Ian Smith; A Celebration of Death makes its Edinburgh debut, and aims to challenge our preconceptions about death. We talk to festival founder, Angie Dight Read more »| 05 Oct 2016
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Manchester Moleskine project turns its final page
After a two-year labour of love, the Manchester Moleskine sketchbook project comes to an end, bowing out with a closing party at Old Granada Studios. We spoke to curators Jon Massey and Adam Stanway as they look back on their favourite submissions. Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
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This Week in Scottish Art: 6-12 September
There's plenty to be seen and done this week in Scottish contemporary art, with new openings from The Modern Institute, events and previews in Cooper Gallery, Generator Projects and DCA, and a temporary radio station from CCA. Read more »| 06 Sep 2016 -
FeaturesIn Design: The Print Project
As part of our series looking at great design in the North, we speak to The Print Project, who've spent the last six years making stunning art... Read more »| 05 Sep 2016 -
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The Charged Line: Neon in art and culture
The UK’s biggest ever survey of neon art opens in Blackpool – but why does neon still fascinate us over a century after it was first commercially produced? Read more »| 29 Aug 2016 -
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Our Andrew of the Flowers - Andrew Black Interview
In advance of his first solo show at Embassy Gallery, Andrew Black speaks candidly about what the opportunity has meant to him as a white cis male, and how he's not trying to get away guilt-free Read more »| 09 Aug 2016 -
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Women in Print: Manchester art exhibition preview
Find out more about some of Manchester's iconic women including Emmeline Pankhurst and Victoria Wood, whose achievements are brought to life by some equally compelling creatives in this group exhibition at Rudy's Pizza. Read more »| 18 Jul 2016 -
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Bloomberg New Contemporaries @ The Bluecoat, Liverpool
The UK's annual snapshot of emerging artists, this year featuring work by 46 graduates, comes to the Bluecoat in Liverpool Read more »| 14 Jul 2016 -
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Beer-ennial: Liverpool Biennial 2016 preview
Liverpool Biennial opens this weekend, with a 14-week, 42 artist programme. Overwhelming, right? WRONG. We've put together a handy guide to the highlights, as well as the best places for food and drink pit stops along the way Read more »| 06 Jul 2016 -
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In Design: Young graphic design & animation studio
In the first of a new series looking at great design in the North, we speak to Young, a graphic design studio focusing on animation. Read more »| 06 Jul 2016