This weekend we will be open BOTH Saturday & Sunday for all your last minute shopping, fabulous festive food from Oak Street Cafe Bar and LIVE music. So don’t get stressed on the high street, head over to MCDC for a magical,… Read More
See below for our Christmas 2013 video and tonnes of gift-buying inspiration A trip to our Vimeo page gives you another chance to catch up on what went on at our Christmas shopping day where we launched our latest exhibition,… Read More
Small Business Saturday – getting the UK to support small businesses on December 7th, and beyond. This coming Saturday MCDC doors will be open as part of Small Business Saturday. You will be able to browse our 18 independent studio boutiques, meet our fabulous resident artists & makers and find… Read More
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Had enough of boring old mince pies and heavy Christmas pudding? Well you are in luck as this year Oak Street Cafe Bar, brings you their ‘Alternative’ Christmas cake selection. We have plenty of mouth-watering festive treats, including bespoke cakes to suit… Read More
TIMELINE – a Poetry Film event As our current exhibition ‘Forming Words’ draws to a close, Manchester Craft & Design Centre are very excited to present a new collaboration with DSLR video group Bokeh Yeah!. Over two separate weekends, Bokeh Yeah! will present a selection of poem films, launch a… Read More
Here at Manchester Craft & Design Centre we love Christmas and we know you do too. So this festive season we are going bigger, better and more sparkly than ever before! As this year we transform our historic covered market building into a winter wonderland, with a programme of magical… Read More
Jessica Owen (northern scapes) will be exhibiting this month at Chester Art Fair from the 15th to the 17th of November. She’ll be taking her semi abstract and abstract Acrylic on Canvas paintings, along with Enamel and watercolour on ceramic works. After the success of 2012’s Chester… Read More
This Halloween, Sausage Dog gets stranger than ever, with a new ‘Circus of Horrors’ window display, featuring two gruesome puppets; Giblets, a tooth gnashing wolf, dressed in a clown suit and Ezea, a mysterious character, whose eyes can rotate in his head, revealing his evil side. They… Read More
Here at MCDC we pride ourselves on being a hub of creativity, not only with our in-house resident makers but by collaborating with a whole host of creative talent from across the city. Recently we were approach by the rather fabulous Gemma Latham, who had been inspired by one of… Read More
Here at Manchester Craft & Design Centre we have been spotting talent at regional and national shows since 2011. Our team of judges select makers and artists who we believe are the “ones to watch”, and potential future stars of the arts, craft and design scenes. As a creative organisation,… Read More
PRIZE: £100 worth of laser cutting at LaserLea The winning entrant has the opportunity to sell their design in the beautiful &made – Studio 21 Entries to be displayed in space2 in Manchester Craft & Design Centre… Read More
We are excited to share with you some further ‘Good News’ from our ‘Spotted graduate winner’ the extremely talented Elizabeth Jane Winstanley , who has recently been announced as shortlisted for the New Design Britain Awards 2014 in… Read More
Here at Manchester Craft & Design Centre we are more aware than ever how not only fantastic our resident artists and makers are, but also of their creative relevance and successes outside of the MCDC organisation. We are delighted to keep you updated and share their fantastic news, achievements and recognitions… Read More
Manchester Craft: Unplugged Sat 12th – Sun 13th Oct (1-5pm) FREE Manchester Craft & Design Centre is delighted to be part of the annual creative celebration that is Manchester Weekender 2013. As part of this years programme MCDC introduces a four-day illustration exhibition along with a weekend of fantastic acoustic… Read More
10th – 13th October FREE It’s back. This October, Manchester’s celebration of art and culture returns to the city for its fourth year. As ever, it offers a weekend-long snapshot of the best the city has to offer, from Jeremy Deller at Manchester Art Gallery and Steve McQueen at… Read More
Here at MCDC we are gearing up for one of our busiest weekends of the year, with the Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair taking place at Spinningfields, were this year we will not only will we have a stall showcasing our resident artists & makers work,… Read More
After an overwhelming response to our first ever open-call, 26 artists have been selected to take part in the exclusive ‘Forming Words Alphabet’ exhibition. Each artist was randomly assigned a letter to interpret for the alphabet – you’ll have to come and see us between 10-13 October to see the… Read More
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