The third The Future Is Ours Festival – a celebration of youth creativity, action and voice – is fast approaching. Showcasing, artwork created by young artists accessing, The Horsfall, one of the only 
art galleries and creative spaces in the world dedicated to young people (aged 13-25) and part of 42nd Street Mental Health Charity.
Factory International are recruiting for a number of temporary roles for the 2023 festival. Roles include: technical teams, event, artist liaison, visitor experience, ticketing, admin roles and more.
As part of its 10-year commitment to Moston, Harpurhey and Charlestown SICK! are continuing the delivery of the SICK! Mental Health Arts Programme (SMASH), a creative social prescribing 
project that offers participants a range of innovative experiences designed to:
Brighter Sound have teamed up with one of dance music’s most exciting artists I. JORDAN to present an intentional, dedicated creative residency for Trans and Non-Binary music makers.
This 6-day project taking place in January 2023 is a space for artists to explore and develop their creative practice in a nurturing and mutually supportive environment.
Cultural organisations are being invited to bid for three years of funding to help them provide excellent cultural experiences and opportunities in Greater Manchester.
Applications are now open for the “Spirit” and “Sustain” strands of the Greater Manchester Culture Fund.
The fund supports delivery of the city-region’s culture strategy ‘Grown in Greater Manchester. Known Around the World’.
This month in Manchester’s Northern Quarter holds the first solo exhibition, THEY COME IN THREES, of Manchester based artist FNTSYWRLD. Featured at the buzzing new three floor exhibition space, Saan1, FNTSYWRLD’s artwork will take over from 17 - 31 October 2022. THEY COME IN THREES will feature ‘On The Streets – Painting for Homelessness’, a project raising money for Manchester’s most prominent homeless helpers.
To mark the city’s celebrations of 50 years of Manchester’s Caribbean Carnival The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre and Education Trust in partnership with Manchester Libraries have a series of 
free events for Black History Month at Manchester Central Library.
About the grant
The Cultural Partnership grant programme was set up in 2011 to provide core funding for cultural organisations and has run for three consecutive rounds.
The new round of funding will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026. Grants of £10,000–£40,000 per annum are available.
Greater Manchester poverty charity Mustard Tree has announced it will host an art exhibition to mark the relaunch of the charity’s city centre training café The Olive Branch. The event will exhibit 
pieces from resident artist Graham Hudson’s Angels series.
