Creative Manchester

Beyond Growth: Cultural & Creative Industry Policies for a New XXI Century

10:00 - 15:30 17 April 2026
Join us for an open Stakeholder Forum to review and reflect on economic development policies for the creative and cultural sectors for the 21st century across the Global North and the…

Responses to Ecological Crises through Creative and Civic Participation

12:00 - 14:00 22 April 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways in which art, research and movement come together to break down barriers. At this event you will hear about the Manchester…

Research Café - Religion, Culture and Community

12:00 - 14:00 23 April 2026
Join Creative Manchester and the Manchester Museum for an informal research café exploring the ways in which cultural institutions and faith spaces bring people together. As societies…

Solstice and Equinox series: Cottonopolis-The Origins of Global Manchester

18:30 - 19:45 23 April 2026
Join us at the next event in the Solstice and Equinox series as we explore Manchester’s cotton industry and its global connections. Cottonopolis examines how 18th-century Manchester…

Plants and Creative Practice 2: Sound

17:00 - 18:15 28 April 2026
The second in the Plants and Creative Practice online event series This second event in the Plants and Creative Practice webinar series brings together Korean composer and eco-sonic…

Communities of Environmental Knowledge

12:00 - 14:00 29 April 2026
Join us for an informal research café exploring the ways community support and involvement connect to environmental action. Community support and involvement are crucial to the success…

Plants and Creative Practice 3: Textile Arts

17:00 - 18:15 11 May 2026
The finale of the Plants and Creative Practice online event series In this final event of the Plants and Creative Practice webinar series, cultural geographer Arianna Tozzi (UoM, Hallsworth…

Future of Opera: Human-AI Improvisation

16:00 - 19:00 19 May 2026
An experimental workshop exploring digital inclusion and innovation through human–AI improvisation. This workshop, part of Tuning into Opera, a research and engagement initiative from…

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