Daring to be bold
Cherie Grist: People, Huyton Gallery, until 20th May, free
Let’s Talk About It #12: A closing culture
When I set up this blog, my aim was to reach out and appeal to people who don’t usually think much about art. That aim inspires me to write every piece I write with an accessible tone. But recently, I’ve been thinking about why this “accessible tone” is needed in the first place. And the more I think, the more I worry. […]
The spirit of the North
North: Identity, Photography, Fashion, Open Eye Gallery, until 19 March, free
Messy Lines in Hull
It’s City of Culture, but is optimism arriving too?
Let’s Talk About It #11: more than just squiggles?
This is the first in this series which I’m writing on request, rather than from my own inspiration. […]
Messy Lines’ Top 5 of 2016
This list has probably been the hardest thing to write this year. […]
Messy Lines in Manchester
Today was an unusual day for me, because when it started I had nothing to do.
Self-expression, universal feeling.
Michael Lacey: A Hole, A Mountain, until 28th January 2017, A Small View, free. A Small View is open Saturdays 1-5 or by appointment.
Finding the festive spirit
The Snowflake Trail, until 3rd January 2017, free
A surprising perspective
Jim Sharp; Mixed Illusions, Arts Hub 47, until Wednesday 30th November, free