Good kraak of a party?
Today I decided to return to the Northern Quarter to obtain a clearer idea of the location values which are available for a concept for the process of the work produced during Unit X. So far, our initial ideas involve an idea of bringing people together in the same fashion the Hacienda has done in the past. So we're looking for a place that can house music, art and a token of the general public.
As mentioned in a previous post, DRY bar was and subsequently still is (apparently) a location which houses low-key band nights. Yet again, the sentiment achieved throughout this was to bring the people of Manchester together, and there is some connection of bringing people together through the medium of music, which is an idea I believe as a group we should definitely consider 'DRY' bar as a location, slight chance they could say 'no' though.
A second location around the Northern Quarter worth considering would obviously be Stevenson Square. It would seem the most logical way to bring people together because it is the most central focal aspect of this area of Manchester, but problems that would face this location are noise pollution, and the fact whatever we decide to do would take up public space which would be very difficult to be granted permission from the council.
A possible solution to this idea would be the Kraak gallery located down an alleyway, who would've thought something like this would be found down what appears to be a somewhat pointless space. In that sense, I like that nobody wouldn't have known that this gallery is located here would think to go down there, so to produce the work to be showcase (if that is the overall plan) in this gallery would somehow raise awareness of the location for the future. An initial aim which we would like to follow through is bringing people together, all different types of people so to introduce this location to them may allow one to feel a part of something new and interesting to them. So therefore, project success.
In the final sense, I'd definitely not want to walk down this alleyway at night, gallery there or not.

