The Whitworth Gallery reopens on Saturday the 14th of February and to celebrate the gallery’s development – alongside ten opening exhibitions, as well as new commissions both in and outdoors – there is a Valentine weekend’s worth of art, music, talks, walks, performance, literature, family… Read more »

Charles Peterson is renowned for shooting some of the most iconic images from the rise and fall of the grunge music era, from crowd dives at Nirvana gigs to rowdy crowds rocking out to Sonic Youth. This photo exhibition celebrates his work.   The exhibition… Read more »

Scuttlers is set in 1885 and follows the lives of the young mill workers who form the very first urban gangs in the industrial suburb of Ancoats.   The play opens on the 5th of February and runs until the 7th of March 2015. Tickets… Read more »

Running from now until the 26th of April, Casa Tomada features a swarm of giant ants invading The Lowry’s gallery walls, in this extraordinary installation by Colombian artist Rafael Gómezbarros. Exploring ideas of displacement and immigration, these ants are assembled from two human skull casts… Read more »

The Play-4-Free Festival at the Kings Arms is a full week of new and unique theatre created by emerging talent from the North West. The Kings Arms is situated just off Chapel Street, 100 metres from Salford Central Station and an easy 10 minute walk… Read more »