Venture Arts Open Book Exhibition

Venture Arts Open Book Exhibition is taking place at the following venues:

The Lowry: 11 February – 28 March
People’s History Museum: 24 April – 6 June
Manchester City Art Gallery: ‘ We came, We saw…..We ventured’ 16 March – 28 April
Zion Arts Centre -12-18 July.

For more information see the attached press release: Venture Arts Press Release

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Neck of the Woods [12 Feb-11 April]

12 February – 11 April 2010 (Public preview: 11 February, 6-9pm)
Nexus Art Cafe, Manchester, www.nexusartcafe.com

Neck of the Woods is a group exhibition investigating artists’ responses into the concept of community and how this is evolving. Artists and practitioners join from throughout the UK and Internationally to challenge the audience’s preconceptions of community and how this can be explored within their own personal artistic practice.

Highlights of the exhibition include the work of Canadian artist, Lynne Heller. Within the online community of ‘Second Life’, Heller and her intrepid avatar, Nar Duell, will ‘wear’ an alternative avatar costume, a ‘walking’ snow globe. Whilst exploring her own virtual community she will also be available for online web-chats with visitors to the café.

Manchester-based artist Taneesha Ahmed collaborating with Alex Moore present their alternative community, The Denmasons, a secret society enticing viewers into a Denmasonic life-style. Whether you’re young or not so young you’ll remember those Sunday afternoons building a Den in the back garden – this is the moment to re-live those memories…

Neck of the Woods launches on Thursday 11 February with a public preview (6-9pm) including a live performance from Manchester-based Edwyn Butler replicating an old-fashioned Country and Western knees-up around the piano. Alongside this John Leyland and Annette Cookson will be collaborating on a one-off performance of works inspired by the exhibition.

Neck of the Woods is an exhibition curated by up and coming Blank Media Collective at Nexus Art Café opening with a public preview on 11 February (6-9pm) until 11 April. Find Out More on www.blankmediacollective.org/neckofthewoods

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Distance Learning – ‘Working Together: using the arts with young people

Artsplan is delighted to be able to offer its 6-week distance learning opportunity Working together – using the arts with young people. You can start the course at a date of your choice and prices range from £65 to £95 dependent on circumstances.

The distance learning version of this popular one-day workshop is the perfect opportunity for those with financial and time related barriers. No compromise is made on course quality with one-on-one mentoring and extensive supporting material provided.

For further details on Artsplan courses or to make a booking, please contact Jay Barron, Artsplan Development Manager on 02380 630960 or email artsplan@artswork.org.uk www.artswork.org.uk/artsplan

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Hip Hop exhibition at Urbis

: Free exhibition at Urbis

on until March 2010

HomeGrown: The Story of UK Hip Hop is the first major exhibition to chronicle, in depth, the development of the UK Hip Hop scene.

Looking back over three decades, the exhibition tells the story of how a generation of youth took the spirit of the Bronx block party and fused it with their own uniquely British influences. In doing so it shows how a US subculture featuring art, politics, rhyme, dance and music was adopted, adapted and embraced to create a powerful, complex, cultural force, this side of the Atlantic.

Working with the UK’s most influential figures in Hip Hop the exhibition brings together the rare, remarkable and irreplaceable in Hip Hop photography, music, film and fashion from the best private collections.

Visit www.urbis.org.uk for more information on the exhibition and events programme.

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