Making Conversations

Tuesdays 14, 21, 28 September, 1-4pm
Get to grips with digital art through discussion and making at this series of three workshops.
Free, places limited, please book.

Artist talk with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Saturday 18 September, 3-4pm
A rare opportunity to hear this charismatic artist talk about his work
Free, places limited please book.

A video of this talk is available here.

Please note, this event takes place at the Whitworth Art Gallery
Tel: 0161 235 8888
Email: magevents@manchester.gov.uk

Manchester Weekender evening opening

Friday 1 October, 6.30-9pm
Visit Recorders at our free evening gallery opening. Enjoy an improvised ambient soundscape by Manchester electronic musicians Marconi Union and have a go at gadget-making with Cybersonica.
Free, drop-in event, no need to book.

Organised as part of The Manchester Weekender, 1-3 October 2010

48 hours of music, art, film, food, literature, walks, politics, photography and spectacle all wrapped up into a single weekend.

Enjoy a long weekend in Manchester as the best of the city’s culture is showcased over one weekend. From interactive art to new music, from bicycle tours and boat parties to midnight cinema, from art picnics to the art underground, from digital-classical musical fusions to performance art, three-course meals and blockbuster exhibitions, The Manchester Weekender features over 30 organisations, 8 international festivals and hundreds of artists.

Enjoy a long weekend in Manchester. Book now.

Exhibition tour with audio description

Thursday 4 November, 10.30am-12noon
This curator-led event is particularly suitable for visually impaired people.
Free, no need to book.

Lunchtime Drawing

Friday 5 November, 12-2pm
Join artist Julie Mosely in taking inspiration from the exhibition at this drawing event for adults.
Free, drop-ink event, no need to book.

Exhibition Tour

Friday 12 November, 12.30-1pm
Join exhibition curator Fiona Corridan at this introductory tour of Recorders.
Free, no need to book.

Exhibition Tour

Friday 19 November, 12.30 - 1pm
Join exhibition curator Tim Wilcox at this introductory tour of Recorders.
Free, no need to book.

Exhibition Tour

Friday 26 November, 12.30 - 1pm
Find out more about the exhibition and the new commission People on People on this tour led by Mike Stubbs, Co-director of Abandon Normal Devices (AND) festival.
Free, no need to book.

Recorders/Unspooling Exchange

Saturday 8 January 2011, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Curators from Manchester Art Gallery and Cornerhouse visit each others' exhibitions to give a personal take on UnSpooling – Artists & Cinema and Recorders: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Join Andrew Bracey (co-curator of UnSpooling – Artists & Cinema), Tomas Harold (Exhibitions Coordinator, Cornerhouse) and Fiona Corridan (Exhibitions Curator, Manchester Art Gallery) for tours of two exhibitions that are part of Abandon Normal Devices Festival.

N.B. Starts at 1pm at Cornerhouse, then moves to Manchester Art Gallery at 2.30pm.  Free, please book.

To book

Tel: 0161 235 8888
Email: magevents@manchester.gov.uk