Blank Media Collective

Upcoming Event: emergency Accommodation

Saturday 1 October 2011, 12pm - Saturday 1 October, 9pm

BLANKSPACE & IABF, Manchester

In June 2011, greenroom, Manchester’s iconic theatre for all things new, contemporary and experimental closed its doors for the final time.  Beyond the loss of one of the Manchester‘s ‘hidden treasures’, there is also the story of the creative community it nurtured over the course of its existence, as a ‘home’ for artists, giving opportunities to literally thousands of young people looking to take their first steps into an often precarious career.

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blankpages Issue 38

Thursday 1st Sep 2011

Welcome to Issue 38, our September edition of blankpages: Blank Media Collective's very own concoction of music, art and literature... and it's time for your monthly dose of all things arty, dears, so open wide: here comes the good stuff.

Get your folk on with All We Are's exclusive interview and brand new MP3; and catch a first glimpse at Blank Media Collective's No.1: Paint exhibition artwork (launching at BLANKSPACE on 8 September), featuring this month's cover artist, Cara Campbell.

We broke the news to you in our last edition that Kevin Bradshaw, our fiction editor, is leaving – read his fantastic parting gift to us in this month's fiction. We've also got brand new poetry from Amy-Rose Derbyshire; hand selected from our very own Blank Media Collective portfolios.

If you've not heard her name before (where have you been?), we'd also like to introduce you to Tamsin Drury, director of hAb Arts, in this month's feature. Read all about her work with the approaching emergency Accommodation festival here.

As always, you can find out how to spend the rest of your month in our Recommends section. Other than reading blankpages, of course.

Enjoy!

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[Exhibition Opportunity] Inside

Wednesday 3rd Aug 2011

Blank Media Collective invites emerging artists to submit works which trigger the collective subconscious of the viewing audience. Through immersing the participant within the viewing space, Inside explores the psychological connection between the audience and the work, demonstrating art’s ability to unsettle, move and disturb. Deadline Extended: 14 October 2011 (Midnight)

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[Opportunity] Host Your Exhibition / Event at BLANKSPACE

Tuesday 5th Jul 2011

Blank Media Collective is delighted to offer emerging practitioners and groups the opportunity to host your exhibition or event at BLANKSPACE.

BLANKSPACE is proud to continue the great work set out by easaHQ during 2010 by offering emerging artists, groups and organisations the opportunity to come and use this iconic space. Whether it’s a solo/group exhibition, performance/rehearsal space, workshop, lecture, meeting or even a space to come and make your own work, BLANKSPACE is open to ideas.

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blankpages Issue 36

Friday 1st Jul 2011

Once again blankpages is jam-packed full of exciting stuff for you to enjoy with a glass of Pimms (or whatever you fancy... If you can find a while in your busy cultural calendar this month!). Not least our features on 24:7 Theatre Festival and this month's blog pickers, the elusive Manchester Modernist Society; our highlights this month include first time poetic publishings from Caitlin Bahrey, and fiction from Bad Language's Dan Carpenter – each with specially commissioned illustrations. And don't miss Avital Raz's eclectic sounds in This Month's mp3 – one to watch! Catch her live if you can before she goes back to Berlin!

Upcoming Event: cara b = side b [BLANKSPACE]

Thursday 7 July 2011, 6pm - Sunday 17 July 2011

BLANKSPACE, Manchester

Music meets paint in this explosive collaboration between Blank Media Collective [Manchester] and Untitled BCN [Barcelona] signaling the start of an exciting new relationship. Experience the live workings of artists and musicians up close and personal in an exploration of the senses. cara b = side b promises to deliver innovative and engaging results.

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Upcoming Event: Ross Sutherland at BLANKSPACE In_Tuition

Tuesday 10 May 2011, 6:30pm - Tuesday 10 May 2011, 8:30pm

BLANKSPACE, MANCHESTER

Blank Media Collective are proud to present Ross Sutherland at BLANKSPACE; a special In_Tuition session, performing The Three Stigmata of Pacman followed by an open Q&A session with the artist himself. All for free.

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Upcoming Event: Switch Circuit | BLANKSPACE

07 | 05 | 11 - 22 | 05 | 11

BLANKSPACE, MANCHESTER

The cell is becoming stronger, more powerful, more useful, and more detrimental. It is with you at all times. It is in your pocket, it is in your very make up and it surrounds you. For 12 hours at BLANKSPACE you can begin to understand the cell. Learn more about it and you can learn how to control it, but you must also be prepared to discover how it controls you.

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Upcoming Event: BlankExpression 2011, BLANKSPACE launch

Thursday 27 January 2011, 6pm - Sunday 13 February 2011

BLANKSPACE, Manchester

After four years of championing emerging artists, Blank Media Collective is now introducing BLANKSPACE, a new creative hub in Manchester. Blank Media Collective’s inaugural exhibition at BLANKSPACE, BlankExpression 2011 is the perfect start to a New Year and the exciting opportunities that it brings to artists and audiences spread far and wide.

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