ArcSpace Manchester is a hub for cultural exchange and eco techno skills sharing.

We are located close to the city centre of Manchester where atoms where split, computers were made, and lots of people did lots of things with machines.  We are near the Hulme Arch and we, ARC (‘a luminous discharge of electricity from one point to another’), offer an Autonomous Reflective Creative zone.  The ArcSpace environment is informal and holistic.  We invite you to come to learn and to share knowledge and experiences with people locally and internationally through face to face and online encounters!

Objectives:

To promote informal learning and bottom up development, social regeneration and cross fertilisation of ideas for local and academic communities in Manchester and beyond. All of our activities could roughly be seen as ‘eco techno‘ and we prioritise peer to peer learning and knowledge sharing.

Current projects

• Computer recycling with adults and excluded young people
• International streamed online-dance off with Brasil, Colombia and Pakistan using free software
• Creative Eco-Techno project including ethical textiles, calculating carbon footprint, alternative currencies, computer recycling, local food, permaculture and tailoring individual carbon reduction action plans
• Regular drop-ins and signposting
• Streamed public engagement discussions with international partners and local adult education centres

More info about our history, partners, members and work in the ‘About’ section