Words: Alice McAlpine,     Pictures: Conrad Bower

An exhibition of work from Manchester’s homeless artists is currently on display at Nexus Art Cafe in the city’s Northern Quarter. It will be available to buy until the 22 October. The money raised will be used to buy vital winter provisions for the homeless. 

The exhibition features work produced in homeless centres, including The Booth Centre and The Mustard Tree, as well as the work of individual artists submitted independently. The artwork has been drawn together to form the Back Inside The Box exhibition, masterminded by ‘Urban Poet’ Ged Austin and producer Brogan Fox.

Ged, from Wythenshawe, explained how the original project, which started last year, was prompted by a series of incidents in Manchester City Centre involving homeless camps and campaigns.

“We came up with the idea last year, when homeless activists were getting kicked out of tents by bailiffs, and people were being really roughly treated. Continue reading “Wythenshawe’s urban poet masterminds exhibition of homeless artists” →