Music for the Senses Art Trail

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Music for the Senses will take over the streets with a trail of amazing artworks, murals, mosaics and installations celebrating the people, places, moments and instruments of Manchester’s music scene. At the heart of Music for the Senses is Guitar Street, an interactive installation on a to-be-revealed city centre street by Manchester artist Liam Hopkins, known as Lazerian. Liam’s artwork will lovingly repurpose broken guitars, donated by members of the public.

Meanwhile, you can also discover up to 50 donated guitars which have been transformed into one-of-a kind individual artworks by professional artists. You’ll spot them displayed in shop windows and venues across the city, alongside some extra special guitars donated by Manchester musicians and other famous faces.

View Trail Artworks here. 

At the end of the trail the guitars will be auctioned to raise money to support grassroots music projects and venues throughout Greater Manchester. 

What to expect:

Musicians including Busted, Doves, Elbow, Mani, New Order, Oasis, PINS, and Pixies have donated precious instruments which you’ll find displayed in windows and venues across the city, alongside 48 guitars which have been transformed into one-of-a-kind unique artworks.

On King Street, Manchester artist Lazerian has created Guitar Street – an interactive installation made from 40 donated guitars. Each one features the stencilled face of a young, up-and-coming music artist from the city, all brought together in a powerful hanging exhibition.

You can also step inside Lazerian’s Cathedral of Sound – a show stopping installation built from hundreds of reclaimed acoustic guitars, reimagined into a living, breathing sanctuary of sound. It appears in St Peter’s Square (7–20 July), then moves to Mayfield Park (25 July–31 August).

There are four brand-new murals from international street artists Lei Mai LeMaow, Nomad Clan, .EPOD and AKSE P19 to discover, and along the way, don’t miss the Manchester Music Mooch – an interactive journey through the locations of Manchester’s grassroots music community.

Don’t forget to download the Music for the Senses app from the App Store and Google Play from 7 July to help you explore the trail and unlock exciting rewards along the way!

Download the App here. 

Trail facts:

• 48 Guitar Artworks in 41 locations
• 9 Musician donated guitars
• 4 Brand new murals
• 15 Existing murals/artworks
• 2 Showstopping installations; Guitar Street and Cathedral of Sound
• 4 AR hubs delivered by Manchester Music Mooch

Download the Map Trail here.