Short Supply Book Event - 517 Degrees

Join us for a special event on navigating the creative industries as an emerging artist – part of Oxford Road Corridor’s The Cultural Welcome for students.

📅 9 October 2025

⏰ 6pm - 8:30pm

📍the Whitworth

Part of The Cultural Welcome, Oxford Road Corridor’s programme for new and returning students, this special event sees arts organisation Short Supply share how a creative career can start while you’re still in art school.

Using real-life case studies from their book 517 Degrees, they’ll highlight successful strategies for establishing your practice in Manchester – and beyond.

517 Degrees celebrates five years of MADE IT, the graduate art prize for the North West, established in 2019 by Short Supply. Featuring profiles from alumni who have exhibited in MADE IT over the years and essays by guest writers from the North West, 517 Degrees is your glance into the chaos, conundrums and creative climate art school graduates in the 21st century face – and your guide to navigating this.

6.30pm–6.45pm – Arrival & Welcome

6.45pm–7.30pm – In Conversation: ‘One Year On’

7.30pm–7.45pm – Audience Q&A

7.45pm–8.15pm – Book Signing & Mingling

This event is part of The Cultural Welcome – a week of events designed to help students discover the creative and cultural spaces of Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter. Find out more [oxfordroadcorridor.com].

About the venue

The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.

If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email d2hpdHdvcnRoIHwgbWFuY2hlc3RlciAhIGFjICEgdWs= or telephone 0161 275 7450.

The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.

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