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Iona Monks on printmaking during a pandemic and the accessibility of exhibitions

By: Ayo Okojie 19th January 202124th January 2021
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Heavily inspired by magical realism and folk tales, Iona Monks’ etched and aquatinted prints reflect fantasy, violence and cruelty.

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Angels of the North: Corbin Shaw and making regional art

By: Joe Ronan 15th January 202124th January 2021
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Corbin Shaw’s artwork is striking. From his Instagram profile photo – a one-pound coin – to his exhibition work, it is suffused with images of English-ness.

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Lockdown reading: Alex Niven, Andy Burnham and imagining a regional future

By: Joe Ronan 7th December 202024th January 2021
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Andy Burnham received the news on live television that Greater Manchester’s Tier 3 funding talks with the government had collapsed.

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A farewell to Magma

By: Gabriella Fittes 29th November 202024th January 2021
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It’s the end of an era on Oldham Street. After almost 20 years, Manchester’s beloved art bookshop has made the heart-breaking announcement that they will close from the new year.

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‘I want this escapism for all. Not just those who can afford it’: The Marcus Rashford Book Club

By: Joe Ronan 23rd November 202024th January 2021
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Unsatisfied with scoring Champions League hattricks and fighting to ensure the nation’s children are properly fed, Marcus Rashford MBE has launched a new partnership with MacMillan Children’s Books to promote reading and literacy among school kids.

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Frog and Bucket deemed not ‘culturally significant’ enough for emergency funding

By: Ahisha Ghafoor 2nd November 202024th January 2021
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When Jessica Toomey, Director of the Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, submitted an application for a share of the Arts Council England’s Cultural Recovery Fund back in August, she was fairly confident.

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Artist Steph Leighton on moving to Manchester and the challenge of lockdown

By: Ayo Okojie 31st October 202024th January 2021
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Playful colours, larger than life characters, and unusual scenarios appear in the work of Steph Leighton, the third artist in our series exploring how Manchester School of Art students reacted to the early months of COVID-19 and lockdown.

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Review: So Happy It Hurts

By: Charlotte Goodger 8th September 202024th January 2021
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Otilla McGregor is living in Manchester with her annoying flatmate Laurie and is in an illicit relationship with her womanising boss.

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Cartoonist Isabella Croker: “With a good storyline you have the freedom to make anything happen”

By: Joanna Taylor 11th August 202024th January 2021
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Isabella Croker is an up-and-coming Manchester-based artist and cartoonist. Her digital artwork ‘Buzzy Manchester’ is a whimsical depiction of the Printworks with a Piccadilly line metro whizzing past and bees buzzing overhead.

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Husk Bennett on how lockdown connected student artists across the UK

By: Ayo Okojie 10th July 202024th January 2021
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Bleach, paint, washing detergent and other household items feature in the work of Husk Bennett, the second artist in our series exploring how Manchester School of Art students are reacting to COVID-19 and lockdown.

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