It is always good to share exciting news. Our digital art commission HEART BEAT from Lightwaves16 just won an international DARC award. First exhibited at Salford Quays in December 2016, and since at Jerusalem Light Festival, it next goes to Sunderland Light Festival. HEART BEAT was a co-commission between Quays Culture and partners Blackpool Illuminations and funded by AGMA and The Arts Council England. […]
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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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Have you ever seen a JCB digger dance before? If not, you’ll love watching this short clip of Traction, which showcases the incredible artistic mind of Kevin Finnan MBE, Artistic Director of UK dance theatre company, Motionhouse, who bring their hit show Broken to Salford Quays on Saturday 16th July for FREE! If you want […]
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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, […]
Continue ReadingHere at Quays Culture, we’re incredibly excited to reveal the first shots of Mads Christensen’s Cathedral of Mirrors in action, a brand new commission for Salford Quays’ digital light festival, Lightwaves 2015. Mads has been hard at work in his Los Angeles studio with his team of assistants to fabricate the twelve columns that will […]
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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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