Immersing audiences into new and exciting public realm exhibitions with a focus on creativity, technology and digital innovation – focussed in Salford Quays.
DUET was an ambitious piece of work about finding space for reflection, expression and connection in our daily lives. DUET anonymously connects participants from the UK and India, allowing them to build a unique relationship with someone on the other side of the world for up to a year. Participants are invited to exchange details […]
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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 […]
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Greater Manchester groups get creative during Unnatural Borders During the run of Unnatural Borders, our latest exhibition at MediaCityUK, art groups from across Greater Manchester took part in a borough-wide competition, interpreting the sculptures in their medium of choice. We saw pen, pencil, paint and pastel, as well as some 3D sculpture from an array […]
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Unnatural Borders saw four gigantic sculptures take over MediaCityUK’s waterside for a total of 10 days from 20-29 May, challenging our perceptions of man-made vs natural environments and how they influence the status of endangered species. Animals from land and sea – a polar bear, red squirrel, blue whale and bumblebee – were interpreted in […]
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In December 2016, Salford Quays and MediaCityUK became home to 9 large-scale, digital light artworks as part of Lightwaves, the UK’s biggest digital light festival. The programme was our most ambitious to date, with a brand new commission as well as presentations of work from both UK and international artists. Heart Beat by GNI Projects […]
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The SHINE Emerging Artists Programme, in partnership with Light Night Leeds, sees 3 light artists present brand new commissions to the public in Leeds and Salford. SHINE aims to identify, nurture, and develop new artistic talent. Commissioned artists are awarded bursaries to realise their idea, as well as mentoring and training from the Light Night and […]
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The Light Up the North Network & Light Night Leeds are set to host Light, Arts, Cities, an international symposium on Friday 7th October 2016. The symposium has been designed to explore 4 key themes in relation to light festivals and their impact on a city. These are: Place, Audience, Artist and Sustainability. Speakers include artists, academics […]
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Quays Culture’s programme producer, Lucy Dusgate, is currently at the ISEA in Vancouver, and reports back to us her experience at this celebration of all things electronic and digital art! “ISEA is the International Symposium of Electronic Art which this year is hosted by the beautiful city of Vancouver. This is predominately a conference that sits […]
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Last week, the Piazza at MediaCityUK played host to hundreds of artists, volunteers and participants in a multimedia celebration of all things bright and beautiful. Opening on Tuesday 14th July, Umbrellium‘s MINI BURBLE took to the skies to the heavenly tones of the Honour Choir – comprised of hundreds of singers from across Greater Manchester […]
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On Saturday night, our community of MINI BURBLE dancers will be presenting a brand new, one-off performance choreographed by the award-winning company, Boy Blue Entertainment at the MediaCityUK Piazza. This is the same creative team who worked with Danny Boyle on the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony – so expect something extraordinarily inspiring! Photo: Mark Waugh […]
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