Artist/Curator/Carnival Obsessive. Intrigued by history, folk culture, and unusual participatory activities. Member @crossstreetarts
Joined April 2010
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7 Mar 2024
Exhibition walk through of Seeing Things
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@Visit_Wigan @FireWithinWigan @ace_thenorth
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9 Sep 2025
Reform is led by Londoners who haven’t had a lifetime of using railways in the North.
So I suppose it’s no surprise that they think it’s fine for us to be stuck with a second-class railway while the south gets modern, high-speed lines.👇🏻
We have higher ambitions for the North.
8 Sep 2025
BREAKING: Reform UK vow to scrap new Liverpool to Manchester rail line
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11 Jul 2025
Water folklore & hydrophone underwater recoding workshop with sound artist & musician Magpahi - Sat 12th 1.30-3.30at Haigh Hall Book your free place 🎧 eventbrite.com/e/underwater-… @visitwigan @WiganMuseum @WiganCouncil @upprojects
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10 Jun 2025
Wigan’s Gaudi
Can anyone help to save this important surprising and endangered wonder of folk art by the lovely late Kevin Duffy
@RawVisionMag @LaticsOfficial @WiganWarriorsRL @visitwigan @WiganCouncil @ThePortico @WiganMuseum @WigToday
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9 Jun 2025
Whitsuntide, the week following Pentecost, was for centuries *the* season of the year for holiday-making and summer festivities - a time for fairs, plays, games, dancing and parades. Celebrate the lost holiday of Whitsun Week: aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/…
8 Jun 2025
It's Whitsun, Pentecost, the summer festival when the Holy Spirit descends with fire. In this Anglo-Saxon image the flames touch the lips of each apostle, and even the sky has turned a fiery red.
'Tongues of fire they had, when with love they preached the glory of God' (Ælfric)
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21 Mar 2025
NEWS: A spectacular art event is coming to Pennington Flash this summer as part of Manchester International Festival.
We can't wait to welcome THE HERDS.
You can be involved in the performance, too...
Full information here: orlo.uk/zOhYr
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25 Mar 2025
Yesterday I took a journey to demonstrate the benefits of GM’s newly-integrated public transport system.👇🏻
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11 Mar 2025
Life drawing coming to The Baliff Bar at @theoldcourts on Thursday
Welcoming and relaxing space for anyone wanting to draw. Led by experienced life drawing tutor.
7 Mar 2025
Life Drawing with TERM Art Classes at @theoldcourts
13th March 7-9pm ✏️
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7 Mar 2025
Life Drawing with TERM Art Classes at @theoldcourts
13th March 7-9pm ✏️
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4 Mar 2025
**Drumroll please** I'm so excited to announce that mine & @odavies9 book 'Folklore: A journey through the past & present' will be out this September! 'The book's key message is that folklore...is and always has been ubiquitous, dynamic and political' manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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19 Dec 2024
Winter folklore sessions with @ArtDiscussTERM ❄️ ❤️
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13 Nov 2024
Thanks @AnnaFCSmith for your class centered on the mystical world of Hilma Af Klimt.
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7 Nov 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed relinquishing control and trying out some surface rubbing techniques à la Max Ernst. Brilliantly led by @AnnaFCSmith. 1. Dark WWII motifs appear. 2. A forest 3. A mythical owl with sellotape head. 4. Galleon ships. 5. Moving landscape from a train.
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4 Nov 2024
Join me to explore drawing ‘Beyond Representation’ - tap into your imagination inspired by Max Ernst, Hilma af Klint & Louise Bourgeois.
📅 6, 13, 20 Nov
🕰️ 7pm - 9pm
🎟️ individual sessions available 🎟️
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4 Oct 2024
Aaron recently completed a month-long residency at @collectifblast in #Angers. On 27th Sept, he opened his studio to showcase work inspired by the Apocalypse Tapestry at the 🏰, alongside projects from his students in #Leigh (#Wigan borough).
Huge thanks to Le Collectif Blast! 🙌
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27 Aug 2024
Join us for a special @heritageopenday ‘What’s in Store’ exhibition tour. Our curators will guide you through the displays and bring to life over 600 objects from our collection. @WiganCouncil @Visit_Wigan
📅 Wed 11 Sept
⌚ 12-12.45pm
💷 FREE
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Anna FC Smith retweeted
9 Aug 2024
#WeAreHiring: There's still time to send in your application to join the Portico Library team as our new Activity Planner. Find out more 👇
26 Jul 2024
#JobOpportunity: Looking for a new challenge? There’s a role in our team for an innovative leader to develop an Activity Plan for the Portico’s Reunited project.
This key role will work with the Library's fabulous 19th century collection and Manchester's residents and visitors to respond to its many legacies, scoping out how we engage with people, who we need to listen to, and what activities we will do in the future.
KEY DETAILS:
Contract - 11 months
Fee - Circa £20k
Tender deadline - 12th August, 1pm
Interviews - 22nd August (online)
Good luck and please share: theportico.org.uk/vacancies
#ArtsJobs #McrJobs #HeritageJobs
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