Arts & culture

Join the Tenants' Voices Legislative Theatre online workshops - Arts for Advocacy

fair housing futuresHave you experienced challenges as a tenant in the private rental sector?
Do you have ideas to improve tenant-landlord relations, or to protect tenants' rights?
Want to make a change?

Led by theatre facilitator Katy Rubin, these drop-in workshops will lead to an opportunity to participate in a community theatre project to support and strengthen tenants' rights.

Manchester International Festival – I love you too project

mifHave you got a love story you’d like to share? I Love You Too is a new artwork being created for this summer’s Manchester International Festival (MIF21), which takes place 1-18 July 2021.

If you have a love story you’d like to share, or if you want to express your love for the important people, places, objects and experiences in your life, MIF would like to hear from you.

Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage: second round

heritage fundThe second round of the Culture Recovery Fund looks forward to next spring and early summer when it is expected that cultural organisations will be able to operate with fewer restrictions.

Over £300million of grants will be available, covering the period April-June, to support cultural organisations with the costs they will face as they welcome back visitors.

Heritage Treasures day 2021 – 11 January

heritage fundThe National Lottery Heritage Fund want to kick off 2021 by celebrating the great work done by the heritage sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

On Monday 11 January, The National Lottery Heritage Fund will be running their annual Heritage Treasures day, and they’d like you to join in the celebrations.

Cuppa Concerts

world harmony orchestraSocially distanced concerts for people who are shielding due to Covid-19, delivered to their homes, at a safe distance (outdoors and indoors) or video recorded.

In these cold months, why not offer an uplifting cup of warmth to a loved one, someone you know or for yourself?

Concerts can be requested until 20 January 2021 in your area and other locations in England.

Baubles 4 Beds: charity fundraiser for homeless charities in Manchester

baublesBaubles 4 Beds is a fundraising event using Papier Mache to make Christmas tree baubles and then using them to help raise funds for Manchester Homeless. This is a Frank Dowd art project and the sale of these baubles will be split between Coffee4Craig, Barnabus and Mustard Tree.

People across Greater Manchester are being encouraged to help make baubles to raise money for the three local charities.

Request the Greater Manchester Youth Mental Health Arts and Culture Evaluation Kit

gm ithriveThe evaluation toolkit is used to capture the impact that arts and cultural activities have on children and young people's mental health. It is for use by organisations that provide arts and cultural programmes for children and young people, based in Greater Manchester.