Z-arts is part of quite a few partnerships, initiatives and networks, from local Manchester based ones to larger scale national networks and partnerships.

We recognise that working in partnership with other venues and organisations (bigger or smaller than ourselves) is key to ensuring we’re able to make the most out of our collective resources, that we continue to have the high impact on audiences and artists that we’ve always achieved and that we’re always re-evaluating and working to address any barriers or issues within the industry that audiences and/or artists are facing.

Below is some information about some of the networks Z-arts is proud to be part of.

Creative Producer Training Course

A collaboration between Lowry, HOME and Z-arts to plan, curate and deliver a producer training course between September 2024 and January 2025, to help train-up a cohort of producers from Greater Manchester to address the lack of producers (and diverse producers at that) that are present in the industry and to plug a gap in the industry of little to no producer training opportunities.

This training course will be coming back around in 2026, with application set to go live in November 2025.