The Whitworth Gallery is to host a free two-day outdoor music and arts festival in August. Black Gold Arts will celebrate the work of local and national black artists across everything from music and dance to fashion.
The festival takes place on August 6 and 7, and will take over the gallery’s sculpture terrace with its main stage, and also the Art Garden. There will be everything from live music, DJs, catwalk shows and vogue balls.
Among those performing will be the House Of Blaque Queer Carnival, a family catwalk extravaganza, Slay Cabaret, House Of Noir, Veba, DJ Stacy Bee, Qweenz Of Everything, a DJ set and live PA from Mix-Stress, the House of Fire Strollers and Ghetto Fabulous.
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Meanwhile, in the Art Garden there will be dance from Manchester choreographer Chad Taylor, and dance workshops from Ghetto Fabulous. There will also be a range of food vendors on the site all weekend, including Northenden’s celebrated Vietnamese Mi & Pho, Yardies and Jerk House providing Caribbean street food, Istanbul Kitchen and Chorlton’s Lucky Mama’s with pizza and pasta.
Co-artistic director Darren Pritchard said: "The Black Gold Arts Whitworth takeover is a truly unique event on the Manchester festival circuit. As well as live music, DJs, music, drag artist food and drinks we have some spectacular shows for all the family to enjoy.
“It was important that this was a free festival for all as we are writing in the midst of a cost of living crisis and want to remove those financial barriers so people can experience high quality art activities. We are a organisation focused on queer people of colour who are vastly underrepresented on the circuit.
“The two-day festival will show the immense talent we have in this city and beyond.” The event will run from 11am to 7pm on both days. For more details, head to the Black Gold Arts website.
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