Arts & culture

GMECN x MBME Network have curated spotlighting everyday black people, communities and legacies.

Join this free event early evening spotlighting the stories of black people in our everyday life, as part of GMECN's x Manchester BME Network's Black History Contribution.

Author and Curator Tony Fairweather talks about the Windrush generation and showcases the Windrush Living Room.

Poet and Film Maker Nathaniel Richards talk and screening of his love letter to black women of Manchester in Ode to Black Women.

This World Menopause Day, the Whitworth for a panel discussion on menopause along with creative and wellbeing workshops.

The Whitworth Art Gallery is holding an event for world menopause day on 18th October, as part of their Age Friendly Creative Menopause project.

Come and join for a varied and exciting event focussing on menopause and creativity linked to the World Menopause Day theme of Chronic pain https://www.imsociety.org/education/world-menopause-day-2026/

This is a free, casual online get-together of people working in the charity sector who are interested in using Canva for visual design.

This get-together has no agenda and is governed entirely by what people want to know and/or share. 

These include tips and questions about using Canva to create: graphics, animations, posts, videos etc. either for social media, online or print formats.

Could influencers help your charity reach new audiences? Join Media Trust for an expert webinar on the basics of working with influencers.

Influencer marketing isn’t just for big brands and big budgets. The right creator can help your charity reach new audiences, tell powerful stories and build genuine connections with communities who might not otherwise encounter your work.

But how do you find influencers who genuinely align with your cause? What makes a good partnership? And how can charities make collaborations work when time and resources are limited?

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

If you work with people and communities across Ardwick and Longsight, we’d love you to join us for the first gathering of the Ardwick & Longsight Community Support Network.

At 422, we have the privilege of speaking to many of you and we hear the same thing over and over - we’re all busy doing our jobs, supporting residents and responding to the needs we see every day. That often means there simply isn’t enough time to meet the other people and services working on our doorstep, or to keep up with everything that’s happening locally.

UrbanMuse is back on and this time, we are bringing you something a little more special.

With great soundtracks, a mystic vibe and a reminiscent story, on 18 September we're screening Queen & Slim at the Renold Building.

If you're not familiar with the film or with UrbanMuse, this is the perfect opportunity to discover both. Come along, network, celebrate the end of summer and get cosy as the evening starts.