The ordinary becomes extraordinary in new Portico Library exhibition

The ordinary becomes extraordinary in new Portico Library exhibition

Poet Ian McMillan's and photographer Andrew Brooks' collaboration opens next month and runs until September 2025

A new exhibition explores the magic of early-morning walks at the Portico

A brand-new exhibition coming to the Portico will showcase a colourful collaboration between two Northern artistic powerhouses from opposite sides of the Pennines. Ahead of The Songs The Morning Sang, Poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan and photographer Andrew Brooks took up a year-long creative correspondence, inspired by the daily whimsical tweets made by Ian on his pre-dawn morning strolls, which became a ritual during the first COVID lockdown.…