Join us for a special Heritage Open Days ‘What’s in Store’ exhibition tour. Our curators will guide you through the displays and bring to life over 600 objects from our collection. Wigan Council Visit Wigan 📅 Wed 11 Sept ⌚ 12-12.45pm 💷 FREE eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-ope…

Aaron recently completed a month-long residency at Le Collectif Blast 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! 🙌

In Somerset, a giant science experiment to tackle flooding began 10 years ago. Rather than trying to resist the sea, a large tract of land was surrendered to it. Lots of people were opposed. The local MP called it “an extravagant, ridiculous scheme”🧵

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 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/105446741341…

Thoroughly enjoyed relinquishing control and trying out some surface rubbing techniques à la Max Ernst. Brilliantly led by Anna FC Smith. 1. Dark WWII motifs appear. 2. A forest 3. A mythical owl with sellotape head. 4. Galleon ships. 5. Moving landscape from a train.

Thanks Anna FC Smith for your class centered on the mystical world of Hilma Af Klimt.

Winter folklore sessions with @ArtDiscussTERM ❄️ ❤️

**Drumroll please** I'm so excited to announce that mine & Owen Davies 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.uk/9781526180384/

Life Drawing with TERM Art Classes at The Old Courts 13th March 7-9pm ✏️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-drawing…

Life drawing coming to The Baliff Bar at The Old Courts on Thursday Welcoming and relaxing space for anyone wanting to draw. Led by experienced life drawing tutor.

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

This is so cool bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Yesterday I took a journey to demonstrate the benefits of GM’s newly-integrated public transport system.👇🏻

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/2011/06/whitsu…

Wigan’s Gaudi Can anyone help to save this important surprising and endangered wonder of folk art by the lovely late Kevin Duffy Raw Vision Magazine Wigan Athletic Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ Wigan Tourism Board Wigan Council The Portico Library Wigan Museum WiganToday theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

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-s… Wigan Tourism Board Wigan Museum Wigan Council UP Projects

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.