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A space to create and connect. - See you soon 🧡
Est. January 2024
Founded by @venessascott_uk

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We love filling our events with product makers, services, creatives offering interactive elements and more. Here’s Venessa who’s an artist, presenter and owner of Creative Lab. She curated a special vibrant space at our last pop up for people of all ages to free up their craft skills and get involved in fun activities. Every event we have we always bringing elements of joy and making as we believe it’s so essential to the soul ✨

Our next event is the 1st of August and we can’t wait to announce those who will be joining us!
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Venessa on the mic 🎙️ captured by @mtbstudiosuk at Contact theatre for Melanin Markets Summer Takeover 2025🎥
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#MelaninMarkets
#ManchesterMarkets
#BlackOwned

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my 2025 🚀 >ᴗ<⭑

so so much happend this year and I am very grateful! to future pita pat (pun intended) urself on the back because U WORKED SO HARD I am proud of u!! thankful for the opportunities, friends and family 🤍🤍🤍

I wrote my about my year on my substack :3 link in stories!

happy new year 🎶🌀

love ur fave swagapino,

pita ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔ

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🫶🏽 OVERHERE ZINE FEST 📕

Thank you for having us @overherezinefest and to everyone that dropped by to say hello! We loved meeting you all!!

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A wonderful afternoon with @creativelabsalford at #hothousemediacity @mediacityuk We really enjoyed making jewellery, contributing to the artwork and our free yummy goodies from @nellspizza and @localecoffeeuk 🎨☕️🍦Be sure to give all these lovely businesses a follow 💓

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We had the most amazing time at @melaninmarkets yesterday. The music, the people, the vibes, … immaculate ✨

Thank you so much to everyone who came to say hello and try our bakes. It means so much to us. And a massive thank you to the Melanin Markets teams for letting us come along!

#yummy #cakes #manchester #dessert #melaninmarketsmcr #blackbusinessowner

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Smells like jewellery making, junk journaling and pure joy 🌸 This month Melanin Markets becomes home to a very special @creativelabsalford pop up — a space where art meets community, and imagination runs free.

📅 Sat 30 Aug | 11am–3pm | @contactmcr
🎟️ Free Entry to the event to shop, celebrate and relax. Everyone’s invited!
Creative Lab sessions are pay per activity
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#MelaninMarkets
#ManchesterMarkets
#BlackOwnedBusiness
#ManchesterEvents #WhatsOnManchester

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HERE YOU GO! The official guide for our next event 🎉

Our summer pop up runs from 11am–3pm and free tickets are linked in our bio, or you can just turn up.

✨ Sound, Sip & Paint with Misha is the only session that requires booking (only 10 spots left right now!).

We’ve curated a memorable end-of-summer celebration with over 40 Black-owned businesses and creatives. It’s going to be amazing, see you there!

#MelaninMarkets
#WhatsonManchester

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A ‘PopPoetry’ adventure…

#festivaloflibraries
#mcrcityoflit
#vintagetypewriter #typewritermanifesto #collaboration

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Join Paulo on his travels from our Eccles Studio to Salford Quays! #wellbeing #manchester #wellness #wellnessmanchester #wellbeingmanchester #cityofsalford #yogasalfordquays

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loving eeeeverything about this riso zine✂️

printed at @caterpillar_press

objects featured @creativelabsalford (second home!)🧡

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#riso #risoart #risozine #risograph #risoprint #collage #zine #zinemaking #zineart #zineartist #collageart #typography #typeface #graphicdesign

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An interruption to the Carl broadcast 😂

I went to a junk journaling workshop yest at creative lab at salford quays. I had such a fab time, getting to natter away to @tilly2 and get in my creative zone.
@creativelabsalford Venessa was ace too and showed me how to use a type writer. . . Now I want one ha Thank you ☺️
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#creativelab #mediacity #salfordquays #lowryoutlet #creativeworkshop #junkjournal #junkjournalling #collage #frog #cat #iseefaces #crafting #creative #creativity #artworkshops #happyplace #haiku #ideas #saturday #april #spring #sustainablymade #sustainableart #wellbeing

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CMYK printing by @fajkart for a zine @creativelabsalford ✴️ stunning work!

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