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Summer at MAC

Get ready for fun-filled adventures this summer at MAC - join us for a fantastic range of hands-on creative courses, captivating screenings and spectacular performances for all the family.
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Clare Hewitt: Everything in the forest is the forest

Acclaimed photographer Clare Hewitt presents new work that celebrates trees and their remarkable ability to nurture and communicate.
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Spirit of Pakistan 2026

A vibrant celebration of Pakistani and British Pakistani arts and culture with a line-up of Qawwali, theatre, film and more.
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Dive into new creative adventures

Unleash your inner artist and explore sessions in ceramics, stained glass, textiles, jewellery, painting, printmaking, wellbeing, music, writing and more.
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Woman with brunette bob and earing white top and trousers. She is leaning forward with her hand out. On the right is the back of a boy's head. The screen in the background has a yellow box on it with the word 'touch screen'.

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Two little girls sit on beanbags in a cinema smiling to their left, dressed in halloween costumes

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MAC's building with their open-plan terrace in the sunshine. Trees frame the photo.

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Upcoming events

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  1. Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

    Family
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  2. At The Rainbow's End

    Theatre
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  3. Word Lounge Theatre co present "It's A Kind Of..."

    Theatre and Dance
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Cinema highlights

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  1. A woman in her forties with long dark hair stands on a forest trail in autumn, looking upward with a contemplative expression. She wears a tan puffer vest over a black long-sleeve top, grey trousers, and carries a backpack with binoculars around her neck. She holds a fallen leaf in her hands. Tall trees with yellow-green foliage surround her, and lush undergrowth lines the path behind her.

    Our Land

    Cinema
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  2. An elderly man with white hair, a white beard, and round glasses wearing a tweed blazer and blue scarf engages in conversation with a small group of people outdoors. A young person in a striped jumper stands to his left, and a woman in a pink top is visible to his right. The background is an overcast sky, suggesting a coastal or open-air setting.

    Cinema Bambino: 500 Miles

    Cinema
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  3. A Black man in his late forties wearing a light purple button-down shirt and dark trousers stands in a vast, empty room with yellowish walls, fluorescent panel lighting in the ceiling, and sparse wooden chairs in the background. He looks alert and slightly uneasy, as if disoriented in the liminal, maze-like space.

    Backrooms

    Cinema
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Creative courses

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  1. A range of colourful fabrics in a pile

    World of Quilts: India Kantha (ASC113)

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  2. A child is moving strips of clay

    Home Ed (Primary Age)

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  3. Soundbath in Nature with the Manoj Collective

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