Immersing audiences into new and exciting public realm exhibitions with a focus on creativity, technology and digital innovation – focussed in Salford Quays.
After shortlisting and interviews, we are delighted to announce that we will be presenting work from 4 emerging artists at Lightwaves 2017 through the SHINE Programme in collaboration with Light Night Leeds. Artists include: Brink Dance Company and Howl Creative A collaborative installation piece combining live dance performance with projection (digital and physical worlds), looking […]
Continue ReadingQuays Culture are proud to have co-commissioned Duet, a new digital experience which facilitates cultural exchange between the UK and India. Duet officially took off on 23rd February, asking ‘What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done?’ The question prompted a total of 5 responses, which varied from facing fears of open water to changing […]
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Quays Culture’s Programme Manager, Laura, and Producer, Lucy, recently visited Sweden for the Lights in Alingsas festival. Here Laura gives us an insight into their weekend, highlighting the importance of community spirit in making this event magical: As the dark nights of Autumn crept up on us, Lucy and I ventured to the beautiful town […]
Continue ReadingFor this year’s Lightwaves festival we’ve commissioned GNI Projects, who are set to create a brand new piece: Heart Beat. Visitors will be encouraged to make a connection of love or friendship with this large-scale work, by joining hands in front of the sculpture to complete the ‘circuit’ and reveal the symbol of a heart. We […]
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What do five giant bunny rabbits, a rainbow of interactive balloons and hundreds of glow in the dark runners have in common? The answer is Quays Culture’s artistic programme! Since 2012, we have been bringing the best in cutting-edge digital technology, community-minded participation activities and spell-binding art and performance to Salford Quays. With a little help […]
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It’s nearly ‘lights, camera, action’ time for APERTURE: Greater Manchester Media Arts Exhibition, which opens on Monday 7th March 2016 at University of Salford Foyer. Featuring the work of ten artists from across Greater Manchester, the work is predictably diverse and wide-ranging in scope. Visitors will be taken on a journey through the imagination: from […]
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At the beginning of this month, Lucy and I took a trip to Helsinki and Amsterdam with the Lighting Up The North network, to visit other European light festivals and meet our peers from across the world. There are a fantastic array of light festivals worldwide, which all offer a different atmosphere, visitor experience, and […]
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The programme for Lightwaves 2015 has been unveiled with a full run down of exhibited artworks and events up on our web site here. If you haven’t seen it yet, do take a look – there’s lots to be amazed by! Speaking of amazement, this year we are bringing an actual maze to the MediaCityUK Piazza, […]
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Programme producer, Lucy Dusgate recently made the trip to Linz, Austria for Ars Electronica 2015. Here she reports back on her highlights of the trip: “Autumn means a trip to Ars Electronic in Linz, Austria. This is Austria’s third largest city with a contemporary hub for innovation and technology, and the year-round Ars Electronica Centre […]
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US-based Danish artist Mads Christensen will be premiering his brand new artwork, Cathedral of Mirrors at Lightwaves 2015, our annual celebration of light-based art at Salford Quays this December (12th – 27th). Image: Mads Christensen – No Relation A Quays Culture commission, this artwork brings twelve towering columns of light to the centre of the […]
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