SNAPSHOT OF THE ART SCENE IN MANCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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What: SFTOC presents - 'Sounds Like Another Christmas' Where: 2010 Various Venues / Various prices – Salford (kick’s off @ the Kings Arms, Salford)
When: Wednesday 8 - Sunday 12 December

The once a year Salford festival; Sounds form the Other City, announces a five day stint of one off gigs and special performances for the festive season.

Not content with the May bank holiday take over, they have decided to work in conjunction with an array of different promoters and once again utilise Salford's finest venues.

The line up includes Dinosaur Planet, Liz Green, Rangda, Howlin' Rain, Wooden Shjips, Frankie Rose And The Outs, Moon Duo, The Inflictors and Trumans Water. Working with the finest promoters around including Pull Yourself Together, Now Wave, Bad Uncle, Helmets For Men and Comfortable On A Tightrope.

'Sounds Like Another Christmas' launches on Wednesday 8th December at The Kings Arms and is set to become another staple diet of the UK festival calendar. Watch your space.

The full extensive line up can be seen below. Most shows on each night will finish up with special DJ events / lives shows at Islington Mill, some announced on the day.
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What: Super Awesome Fun Exhibition
Where: Kraak, Manchester
When: 8th December at 6pm
On Until: 22nd December.

Coinciding with its 1st birthday celebrations, Kraak Gallery is proud to present the ”Super Awesome Fun Exhibition” – an international group show of four artists with installation work, photography and video.

Opening times: 1pm to 9pm daily except Mondays.

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What: FLUX – Edith Lundebrekke – Contemporary Textiles
Where: Whitworth Art Gallery
When: 19th Nov – 19th Dec 2010

In the exhibition FLUX, Edith Lundebrekke shows textile prints, wallpaper and reliefs. The basis of her art lies in the recombining of parts. Through the repetition of geometric shapes she examines image-making using various materials and techniques.

Simple structures form a foundation to develop a rich complexity of pattern that provides different levels of experience. Visual ambiguity occurs through optical effects and the viewer is challenged in the perception of object, surface, space and colour.

Edith Lundebrekke, who lives in Trondheim, was educated at the Faculty of Textiles, National College of Arts and Crafts in Oslo, Norway. She has had solo exhibitions in Norway and participated in group exhibitions nationally and internationally. Norway's leading art institutions have purchased her work and she has been awarded major commissions for hospitals, schools, embassies and the Government Representational Facility. This is her first solo showing in the UK.

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What: Film: We Are Together
Where Art Nexus Café
When: Thursday 2nd December 2010, 7 – 9pm.

As its World AIDS Day on 1st December we would like you to Gather with us out of the cold in the cosy, warm surroundings of Nexus to enjoy this gorgeous film.

We Are Together: The Children of Agape is a documentary that advocates change. The film, about South African orphans who've lost their parents to HIV, will infect you with the desire and determination to make the world a better place for the remarkably charismatic, talented and soulful children of Agape. While the children of Agape have all been touched by tragedy, they've also adopted a unique means to cope -- music. As South African singing star Zwai Bala puts it, "We, South Africans, sing before we eat. We sing when we're happy, sing when we're sad. It's a healing thing." Music has become a balm for the Agape orphans, and they've formed a choral group whose music has attracted international acclaim.

What: Busking in the Bar: Live music in this charming pub on edge of Manchester 
Where: Kings Arms Salford
When: Wednesday 4th December 2010

Wednesday 4th November Martyn and Daisy
1920’s folk/country http://www.myspace.com/martynanddaisy

Wednesday 11th November Black

Also look out for their Knitting Club at the Kings! 

We know it’s a little early to be thinking about next year’s Summer holidays, but these early bird tickets for Electric Elephant festival might make someone a very happy Yule Tide surprise!

What: Electric Elephant Early Bird Festival Tickets: 5 day and 5 nights of sun, sea, boat parties, DJ’s, live music on the sun-sparkled Adriatic coast
Where: The garden Petracrane Croatia
When: 14th – 18th July Get your early bird tickets now...

Francois K (Deep Space, Wave Music NYC)
“Would highly recommend this to anyone who hasn't made the trip yet, it's really in a class of its own.”

The electric elephant is a music festival nestled in the ancient coastal village of Petrance situated on the sun sparkled sea of the adriatic with family run restaurants, villas by the beach to rent and independently owned small hotels and campsites. More than just a festival, It’s a holiday adventure, an escape, a musical getaway, a meeting of like minded souls that invokes the original spirit of the unspoilt Ibiza of the seventies and early eighties. Live love dance.

!!!Last Chance early Birds!!!

Just to let you know that the £69.99 early bird tickets are close to selling out so this is your last chance to grab an early Christmas present before they go to £85..be quick...and if you live in Manchester you can get them in person from Electrik Bar (No booking fee!) and Piccadilly Records...

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What: Art sale, a chance to get involved
Where: BLOC Shop, Sheffield
When: 17th – 19th December

We are planning an art sale in the gallery on the 17th, 18th and 19th of December. There will be mulled wine, snacks and festive cheer a-plenty!

If you have any work you would like to sell please bring it to the gallery on Thursday the 16th of December with info and price along with your name and a contact number.
Bloc Projects will charge a 30% commission, which will go towards the running of the gallery.

If you are interested in selling some work please contact Sarah on 07947 539 280 or email info@sarahjanepalmer.co.uk

Bloc Projects,
71 Eyre Lane,
Sheffield,
S1 4RB

www.blocprojects.co.uk
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CUBE Gallery are offering an internship.....

CUBE is running a student placement scheme for creative, arts, design, arts management or heritage graduates. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the gallery team as a gallery assistant to help deliver an exciting programme of exhibitions and events and coordination of CUBE’s membership scheme.

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What: NOISE
Where: Manchester

'NOISE Re-masters' invites you to follow the methods and approaches of leading artists as inspiration to create an entirely new piece of work.
This year's theme is protest; The 'Master' artists included influential street artist Banksy, and NOISE 2006 Curator for Fine Art Stella Vine, who both use different approaches to explore themes of 'Protest'. Following their lead, new artists are invited to create a variety of different work- paintings, sculpture, photography and digital work using the original artists approach to the theme.
See website for more details: Click HERE
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What: The Art Corner
Where: Fallowfield, Manchester
The Art Corner is looking for volunteers who would be interested in invigilating exhibitions.
Please email theartcornermanc@googlemail.com with VOLUNTEER in the subject header and leave your contact details and availability.

We will be able to give you a reference after the completion of your invigilation. This is a great opportunity to work on a non-profit project and support an up and coming local gallery.

FIND MORE OPPORTUNITIES, JOBS AND FUNDING SOURCES IN QUDA'S ARTROOM!
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UPLOAD YOUR WORK ON QUDA'S ONLINE SELLING SPACE, COMMISSION FREE! 
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