2023 Commissions: What’s to Come This Summer and Beyond
2023 Commissions: What’s to Come This Summer and Beyond From performances to workshops and photography to music, we’re thrilled to present the 12 new Manchester Independents commissions of 2023! Here’s a taste of what’s to come this summer and onwards. Chris Alton Ways to Speak Absence Visual Art / Video Chris is an artist whose […]
How were Commissions Selected for Manchester Independents 2023?
How were Commissions Selected for Manchester Independents 2023? We’ve received an overwhelming 184 submissions for 2023, to the total financial ask of £1,128,701.79, and with a commissioning pot of £50,000 we had to make some hard decisions on what have been really exciting proposals for new work in Greater Manchester. It was incredible to […]
Meet Our Artist Advisors
Meet our Artist Advisors Manchester Independents was born in 2020 from a joint commitment amongst cultural organisations and venues in Greater Manchester, to support the creative talent across the region during the pandemic, and to ensure that our independent artist sector could continue to thrive. Two years later, Manchester Independents is back with a 2023 […]