Tuesday 8 May — Friday 11 May 2018
Unit X Festival 2018
Unit X Festival is a week of pop-up exhibitions showing the work of some of the best up and coming artists, designers, filmmakers and photographers in the city.
The free exhibitions and events will be taking place across Manchester in venues including — Manchester Art Gallery, Night and Day Café, Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Cass Arts, Soup Kitchen and the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art.
Exhibitions & Events
8 — 10 May
Deeds Not Words
A cross-disciplinary second year project working with the Pankhurst Centre and Manchester Art Gallery. Private View on 4 May, 5.30-7.30pm.
Grosvenor Gallery
Grosvenor Building Cavendish Street Manchester M15 6BR
10.00am-7.00pm
8 — 10 May
Future Intelligence Product Launch
An exhibition of work by cross-disciplinary second year students forecasting future design trends. Preview Night on 8 May, 4-6pm.
Benzie Building Room BZ303
Manchester School of Art Manchester Metropolitan University Cavendish Street Manchester M15 6BR
10:00am-7:00pm
8 May
Instant Miscommunication
A cross-disciplinary exhibition of second year work that explores the textual and visual miscommunications that occur within the sprawl of social media.
Manchester Metropolitan University Library
Oxford Road, M15 6LL
10am – 7pm
8 — 10 May
Portals
Films, animations and photography on the theme of portals, created by first year students in collaboration with Bruntwood. Preview at 8 May, 6-8pm
NEO
Charlotte Street M1 4ET
9am-8pm
9 — 10 May
Endangered Craft
A multi-disciplinary second year project to respond to the Radcliffe Red List of endangered craft professions in collaboration with the Heritage Crafts Association and the Manchester Craft and Design Centre. Preview at 9 May, 5.30-8.80pm.
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
17 Oak Street Manchester M4 5JD
10am-5pm
9 May
Fiction Records
Visual responses to Fiction Records' 40-year legacy by a group of cross-disciplinary second year students.
Night and Day Cafe
26 Oldham Street, M1 1JN
7pm – 11pm
9 — 10 May
Orchestrated Disturbance
An exhibition of work by first year Interactive Arts students in collaboration with Fred Aldous arts suppliers. Preview on 10 May, 4-5.30pm.
Fred Aldous
37 Lever Street, M1 1LW
9am-5.30pm
9 May
Theory in/as Practice
A collaborative second year project around the relationship between art theory and practice.
Cass Art
55-57 Oldham Street, M1 1JR
9am – 6.30pm
10 May
Design Consultation
First year Interior Design students exhibit designs for the atrium of the Geoffrey Manton Building and are asking for your feedback.
Geoffrey Manton Building atrium
Manchester Metropolitan University Rosamond Street West Manchester M15 6LL
12pm – 8pm
10 May
Educator Workshops
A series of public workshops facilitated by second year students in collaboration with the Outreach and Engagement Team.
Cass Arts
55-57 Oldham Street, M1 1JR
2pm – 6.30pm
10 May
Fashion Image Making
Working in collaboration with Manchester Art Gallery a cross-disciplinary group of second year students have created an event in response to the Platt Hall costume collection.
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosely Street, M2 3JL
6pm – 8pm
10 May
Language, Exhibition, Zine - Launch
A cross-disciplinary exhibition by second year students focusing on the playful relationship between language, material and meaning.
HOME
2 Tony Wilson Place M15 4FN
4.30pm – 6.30pm
10 May
Oubliette
Designs and models for a physical learning experience for primary school children exhibited by second year students from a range of courses in collaboration with the Faculty of Education.
Federation House
2 Federation Street, M4 4BF
6pm – 8pm
10 May
Publishing
A collaborative second year project investigating contemporary self-publishing. Preview on 10 May, 5pm-late. Open all week, 12pm-late
Soup Kitchen
31-33 Spear Street, M1 1DF
10 — 11 May
The NHS Mask
An exhibition by first year Fashion, Fashion Art Direction and Photography students working with themes of sustainability and consumer culture.
High Street
20-38 High Street M4 1QB (Next to Ruby Lounge)
9 May (6-8pm) 10 May and 11 May (12-5pm)
10 May
Time
An exhibition of work by first year Illustration with Animation and Graphic Design students.
Partisan Collective
19 Cheetham Hill Road, M4 4FY
6pm – 8pm
10 May
Visual Translation of Text
A cross-disciplinary second year project culminating in a showcase of illustrations and moving images that explore how narratives emerge from archives.
Leaf
113-115 Portland Street, M1
6pm – 8pm
10 — 11 May
We Are Future
An exhibition of work by first year Fine Art, art theory and practice students. Preview 9 May, 6-8pm.
High Street
20-38 High Street, M4 1QB (Next to Ruby Lounge)
12-5pm
11 May
Maio Embroidery and Rebel Tarten
Cross-disciplinary second year students show fashion pieces and designs inspired by the international initiative Rebel Tartan and the traditional techniques of Maio embroiderers.
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
13 Thomas Street M4 1EU
6pm – 8pm