Material Remains Preview at Holden Gallery
MMU’s Holden Gallery launches its latest exhibition on Monday, but you can catch an early free preview this Friday night. The exhibition is called Material Remains, and it reflects on the process of making and building – as the Holden Gallery itself prepares to be wrapped in hoardings for future building work – as interpreted through the pens, brushes and chisels of six artists. The artists cover a range of different mediums, but all the pieces are intentionally unfinished, to give an insight into the way the pieces are created whilst raising questions about the nature of works-in-progress. After this preview, the exhibition runs from Monday 23 October to Friday 15 December.
Fri 20 Oct, The Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Grosvenor Building, Cavendish Street, Manchester, M15 6BR. 5.30pm – 7.30pm, www.facebook.com
Return of Memory Preview at HOME (pictured)
Another exhibition preview this Friday night: Arts hub HOME celebrates the launch of its latest exhibition Return of Memory. It’s a multi-disciplinary exhibition looking at the suppression and rewriting of memory, both in the context of the Soviet era and the Eastern Europe of modern day. As part of this preview, there will be a one-off 6.30pm performance by artist Aza Shadenova entitled ‘Fit for one who sits and cries, for all communist parties’, which is inspired by the writings of surrealist poet and dissident Soviet children’s author Daniil Kharms.
Fri 20 Oct, HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN. Tel: 0161 200 1500, 6pm – 10pm, homemcr.org
Picturehouse Reggae at Band on the Wall
This Saturday night, Band on the Wall’s Picturehouse bar opens up for a rare free club night as Legacy 90.1 FM’s Wizzy Dan hosts the Picturehouse Reggae night. One of the founding members of the influential Baron Turbo Charge sound system, Wizzy is a seasoned Mancunian DJ, with an encyclopedic knowledge of reggae and a record collection to match. Expect classics and a few hidden gems you might not have heard before. There’s also a nice early finish on this one – so plenty of scope for a night out afterwards!
Sat 21 Oct, Band on the Wall, 25 Swan Street, The Northern Quarter, Manchester, M4 5JZ. 7.30pm – 11pm, www.skiddle.com
Makers Market Spinningfields
This Saturday and Sunday, the Makers Market are taking over Spinningfields for a weekend of artisan food, crafts and trinkets. Highlights for this market include canine fashion from Paw & Hounds and handmade textiles from Hare in the Forest. See our full preview for more details.
Sat 21 Oct – Sun 22 Oct, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EH. 11am – 5pm, www.themakersmarket.co.uk
- Words:
- Jon Whiteley
- Published on:
- Thu 19 Oct 2017
