We are pleased to bring you the chance to listen again to some of the sessions in the 2024 Art Talk programme at Manchester Art Fair & The Manchester Contemporary.
In Conversation: Scarlet Page
Scarlet has been a passionate photographer her whole life and her education culminated in studying photography at the University of Westminster in the early ’90s. She quickly developed her own fresh, documentary style of reportage. Scarlet grew up around musicians her whole life, as the daughter of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page
In Conversation: Mark Demsteader
Moorland by Mark Demsteader provides a first-hand insight into his rise as an artist and how, those early years working as a butcher taught him more about the structure of sinew, bone and flesh, albeit livestock not human, than in any subsequent life drawing class. Moorland is written by the artist’s friend and former Principal of Oldham Sixth Form College, Nick Brown OBE.
Amplifying Women's Voices: Leadership, Mentorship, and Global-Majority Perspectives in Contemporary Art
esea contemporary and Manchester Contemporary are pleased to present Amplifying Women's Voices: Leadership, Mentorship, and Global-Majority Perspectives in Contemporary Art, an insightful panel discussion celebrating the vital contributions of women in the contemporary art world.
Studios In The City
An inspiring talk, led by Jessica Bennett, independent curator and director of Paradise Works, exploring the critical role of affordable studio spaces in fostering creativity and supporting local artists. We’ll discuss how placing artworkers at the heart of our communities enriches society and how supporting initiatives like Paradise Works helps sustain the cultural fabric of our city.
The Importance of Art when styling your home
Join Family Furniture business Owner Nick Bianchi, of Arighi Bianchi, along with leading interior designer Brent Simpson. Established in 1854, Arighi Bianchi is one of the UK’s longest established interiors businesses and Nick talks about their fascinating history, from escaping Civil war in Northern Italy 170 years ago, to cementing roots in Macclesfield and building the Arighi Bianchi brand that is known and loved today. Brent provides an expert insight into the importance of art when styling your home and how the two worlds live in total harmony.
How Art & Culture Defined Manchester
How did Manchester perform its extraordinary turnaround from de-industrialised decline to the nation’s fastest-growing metropolis with its soaring, controversial skyline? Andy Spinoza explains how the Factory Records-Hacienda art movement laid the foundations of today’s swaggering new Manchester, and the 40-year evolution of the city’s contemporary art scene.
Adventure Everywhere: Pablo Picasso's Paris Nightlife
Dave Haslam is a former resident DJ at the Haçienda, a broadcaster, and the author of several books. His book, Adventure Everywhere: ‘Pablo Picasso’s Paris Nightlife’, is a vivid and intriguing account of how significant nightlife was in Picasso’s Paris, and how central in his life and work. Expect tales of late nights, seedy bars, and sex and drugs and Cubist art.