Manchester Is Ace » Urbis Manchester http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk food, art and culture in Manchester Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:17:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Urbis Creatives launched http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/05/28/urbis-creatives-launched/ http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/05/28/urbis-creatives-launched/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 13:36:44 +0000 Carolyn Hughes http://carolynh.myzen.co.uk/?p=18 read more »]]> Urbis creatives manchester

Did you know staff at Urbis were such a creative bunch? No, I didn’t either, but a new website has just been launched to showcase the collective creativity of Urbis staff in their outside-work projects.

Encouraging creativity and out-of-work interests is a fantastic idea, and of course it promotes Urbis itself because it is supposed to be a forward-thinking hub of creativity and new thinking.

Have a look at the website www.urbiscreatives.org, which was launched last night with a party (which I wasn’t at but it sounds great). The evening showcased the varied creative talents with original artwork as well as live music, DJ sets and burlesque.

The site tells you a bit about each staff member and their outside talents, which include a freelance community musician, film installation, photography, and of course art.

I’m looking forward to seeing what other work and ideas come from this collective in the future.

MORE INFO
www.urbiscreatives.org
E: urbiscreatives at urbis.org.uk

(Image take from the Urbis website)

]]> http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/05/28/urbis-creatives-launched/feed/ 0 The Best of Manchester Awards are upon us again http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/03/12/the-best-of-manchester-awards-are-upon-us-again/ http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/03/12/the-best-of-manchester-awards-are-upon-us-again/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:20:39 +0000 Carolyn Hughes http://carolynh.myzen.co.uk/?p=29 read more »]]> Bestof Manchester
Do you want to be crowned Best of Manchester? I love that title, what an accolade. To be the king or queen of Manchester, you have to do something worthy in the categories of art, music or fashion. Now, I have already put forward the suggestion that these awards are re-named the Manchester Is Ace Awards, so I’m just waiting to hear if that will go ahead (ahem).

Organised by Urbis, the Best Of Manchester awards launched in 2007 and do a marvellous job in rewarding creativity and innovation in this great city of ours. And there are now just 10 weeks to drum up as many applicants as possible.
Manchester has always been noted for creativity in its people, so it’s important to encourage and develop this as much as we can.

There’s a fine set of judges this year, which includes among others: Peter Saville; Wayne Hemingway; Turner prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller; Tim Marlow (White Cube, London); journalist Miranda Sawyer; Yvette Livesey from In The City and Luke Bainbridge, from Observer Music Monthly and former City Life editor.
The press release says the categories have been left deliberately broad to include as many people as possible.

For example, the art category includes graphic design, photography, installations, illustration and fine art. The winner will get a cheque for £2,000 and the chance to be involved in a major exhibition at Urbis, which is a pretty good way to kickstart a career.
The awards are open for entry until midnight on May 1, 2009, and is open to anyone who lives or works in Greater Manchester. Entry is online, at www.urbis.org.uk/thebestofmanchester.
Also look at the Best of Manchester blog for the latest updates.

]]> http://www.manchesterisace.co.uk/2009/03/12/the-best-of-manchester-awards-are-upon-us-again/feed/ 3