Tag: art

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“I once picked up John Cooper Clarke at 3.30pm; he had a custard cream for breakfast” – Henry Normal unveils Salford memories and poem ahead of Lowry gig

Henry Normal, one of the greats of British comedy and the performing arts is coming to Salford during his next […]

John Wassell, Creative Director at Walk the Plank

“Walk The Plank have never done anything on this scale within 30 years”- Salford experts lead massive outdoor art project

Salford-based outdoor art experts Walk The Plank are inviting 20,000 people to light up  UK landscapes for a Green Space, Dark […]

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“It’s a safe place to come and people need to feel comfortable and relaxed” – Let’s Paint Together re-opens in Swinton

Let’s Paint Together has re-opened face-to-face classes at Worlsey Road Social Club after a move online due to the COVID-19 […]

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“Hopefully we’ll have a lot of budding artists across Salford over the next few years” – An Immersive and Multi-sensory Van Gogh experience has arrived at MediaCityUK

The most visited multi-sensory experience worldwide, has arrived at MediaCityUK’s Piazza for the next three months. Van Gogh Alive, the […]

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“The stigma that comes from art degrees is that all you can do is be an artist” – Fine art students on government plans to limit entry into university courses

The independent regulator for higher education is considering plans to limit the number of students studying creative art degrees and […]

Alan Knight mural. Photo credit: Tony Kelzo, used with permission

“We’ve brought him home in spirit” – a moving mural appears in the car park of Salford’s St Clements Church

A moving mural has appeared on the wall of a St Clements Church in Salford ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday, as a commemoration to a young soldier who lost his life in the First World War.