Manchester Photographers Have Creative Edge |
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| By Challenor |
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| As a new Manchester photography gallery is launched – the Manchester Photographic Gallery – housed in a new building on Tariff Street in the city’s Northern Quarter, Manchester is with resolute determination putting itself on the originative map. Run by photographers, for photographers, the gallery manager Mike Kelly told the BBC it was the outcome of a ‘surge of interest in photography at the moment’ adding that ‘Manchester, as at all times, is at the leading edge creatively - the city is buzzing ...’ The new initiative taps into a wealthy history of strong photography in the county, with a wealth of galleries and originations from The Lowry to The Imperial War Museum North already homes to leading Manchester photographic exhibitions. Manchester is a city whose cultural calendar never fails to disappoint with a impassioned population regarding the arts. In 2009 the city hosted major exhibitions from Da Vinci to John Squire, and 2010 is proving exactly as lively with the opening of the Chinese Arts Centre and the final retrospective exhibition at the Urbis, which closed in February to turn into the National Football Museum. The Imperial War Museum North played host to one of the finest war photographers of the era: Don McCullin, who displayed 250 images from his particular photography career. Add to the mix the People’s History Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, The Whitsworth, Manchester Cornerhouse and the Museum of Science & Industry, and there is no shortage for lovers of all things photographic in the cultural heart of the north. It’s no surprise that the county attracts numerous of the country’s best creatives, from wedding photographers to sculptors. And the news that the construction of a new £25m artwork and design studio at Manchester Metropolitan University is because of start out means the originative future of the city looks set. The hi-tech building are going to have a rooftop exhibition area and a 26,000sq ft studio space. It will feature a new course in Photography and Film-Making also as branch into Broadcast Media – a timely move taking into account the relocation of the BBC to Salford. As Dave Carter, Head of the Manchester Digital Development Agency told the Manchester Evening News: “Manchester prides itself on being an progressed, originative city and the Manchester School of Art has systematically played an principal role in generating and preserving creativity.” The new studio is planned to be launched in 2012. |
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