2023 winners
Congratulations!
Huge congratulations to all of the 2023 Culture Awards finalists. The winners of each category were as follows:
- Best Business Partnership: The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting
- Best Event: Black Gold Arts x Whitworth Takeover
- Best Exhibition: South Asia Gallery, Manchester Museum
- Best Performance: Grandad Anansi, Z-arts
- Independent Creative of the Year: Abel Selaocoe
- Promotion of Culture and Education: Pushing Boundaries, Community Arts North West and Curious Minds
- Promotion of Environmental Sustainability: The History of Climate Change, Manchester Histories Festival 2022
- Promotion of Equality and Social Justice: Stanley Grove Primary Academy
- Promotion of Health and Wellbeing: Joint winners: Create+, Lime Arts and String of Hearts
- Promotion of Talent and Leadership: Factory Sounds, Factory International
- Made in Manchester: Cold Chips and Pick N Mix by Sonia Jalay, Royal Exchange Theatre
- Young Creative of the Year: Sally Hirst
- The Manchester People's Culture Award: Qaisra Shahraz MBE
Special Recognition:
In addition, there were three Special Recognition Awards; these were made to:
- SuAndi OBE
- John Summers OBE
- Sir Mark Elder
Thank you!
Many thanks to everyone that made nominations and for taking the time to let us know of the fantastic work that's going on throughout Manchester.