# Event Details - **Event Name**: Nothing remained unchanged but the clouds: artist talk and UK book launch - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: A postcard collection sparks a remarkable artist’s engagement with a small French town, revealing shared histories and contemporary voices.About this EventNothing remained unchanged but the clouds by Alan J. Ward is an artist book in the fullest sense: a work conceived, shaped, and authored through artistic practice. Developed through sustained collaboration with the community of Grandpré in the French Ardennes, the book traces stories held within German WWI postcards and transforms them into a living archive of memory, material culture, and shared authorship.The launch will take the form of an illustrated conversation moderated by an arts commissioner familiar with Ward’s practice. Ward will be joined by a small panel of academic, artistic, and language collaborators, alongside voices from Grandpré. Together, the discussion will weave local histories with contemporary perspectives, while reanimating the enduring connection between Manchester and Charleville-Mézières, the departmental capital.With the support of Alliance Française Manchester, a special display of selected artefacts from Archives+ and the North West Film Archive has been assembled specifically for the evening. These materials document the shared histories between Manchester and the Ardennes, and sit alongside the themes explored in the book.The evening will conclude with a question-and-answer session, offering the audience an opportunity to engage directly with the panel, followed by the chance to purchase signed, discounted copies of the artist book. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/nothing-remained-unchanged-but-the-clouds-artist-talk-and-uk-book-launch/100001978129320046 - **Event Categories**: art, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fnothing-remained-unchanged-but-the-clouds-artist-talk-and-uk-book-launch-tickets-1978129320046 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Manchester Central Library - **lat**: 53.4783213 - **long**: -2.2430838 - **full address**: Manchester Central Library, St Peters Square, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Alan J Ward (https://allevents.in/org/alan-j-ward/27290896) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/74f4ba468374774e67706a5fcea1ee1ccdf6bc406a8143e1726275be1c5757f0-rimg-w1200-h660-dcd6d6da-gmir.jpg?v=1766934249 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/ef1fff6536a3ca7c5cf9af7e0559512d44f4d84d991c7a05742eeab7b6ab77fa-rimg-w400-h400-dcbebfc2-gmir.jpg?v=1766934248 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Thu, 05 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Manchester Central Library, St Peters Square, Manchester, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Alan J Ward - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, entertainment - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Nothing remained unchanged but the clouds: artist talk and UK book launch ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Nothing remained unchanged but the clouds: artist talk and UK book launch", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/74f4ba468374774e67706a5fcea1ee1ccdf6bc406a8143e1726275be1c5757f0-rimg-w1200-h660-dcd6d6da-gmir.jpg?v=1766934249", "startDate": "2026-02-05", "endDate": "2026-02-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/nothing-remained-unchanged-but-the-clouds-artist-talk-and-uk-book-launch/100001978129320046", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Manchester Central Library", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "St Peters Square", "postalCode": "M2 5PD", "addressLocality": "Manchester", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.4783213", "longitude": "-2.2430838" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A postcard collection sparks a remarkable artist’s engagement with a small French town, revealing shared histories and contemporary voices.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-02-05", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/nothing-remained-unchanged-but-the-clouds-artist-talk-and-uk-book-launch/100001978129320046" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/nothing-remained-unchanged-but-the-clouds-artist-talk-and-uk-book-launch/100001978129320046", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Alan J Ward", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/alan-j-ward/27290896", "description": "Alan Ward’s artistic practice explores the intersections of place, loss, and cultural heritage within our everyday environments. 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