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Contemporary art, photography, sculpture and opera from BeesBlogs

21st February 2019

Contemporary art, photography, new gallery openings and more, with exhibitions in Manchester and beyond all well worth a look this week. There is so much happening this month it’s a full time job just trying to keep up! Last Thursday I went to the opening of Castlefield Gallery Associates new exhibition ‘Sources‘ plus three new exhibitions at ‘Portray/Portrait’ at PS Mirabel, ”The Girl and the Nettle‘ at Paper Gallery…

Contemporary art exhibitions in Manchester this February

11th February 2019

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Manchester has a fantastic range of contemporary art exhibitions on this February. We have three exhibitions at one venue. PS Mirabel, Bunker Gallery and Paper Gallery all share the same address ands all have previews this Thursday. In addition we have offerings from Castlefield Gallery, The Portico Library , Paradise Works, Salford Art Gallery and Museum, and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery The Girl and the Nettle Paper Gallery 6-9pm…

Art in Manchester – this weeks new contemporary art exhibitions

6th February 2019

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After a brief but very enjoyable holiday BeesBlogs is back in the thick of it with lots of new exhibitions announced for February. BeesBlogs Art in Manchester has a brief blog to let readers know what is happening this week on Manchester’s contemporary art scene. There will be more news about new art exhibitions which are starting late next week , so more to follow as soon as I can…

Art, Film and Photography – Contemporart Art in Manchester

23rd January 2019

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Art, Film and Photography, there’s something for lovers of contemporary art in all it’s forms in this latest BeesBlogs. Two of this weeks events are from the same stable. The Eighth Cosmic Kino at Instituto Cervantes and Boy Meets Boy/UK at PS Mirabel. We have ‘Terranova’ from Adrian Pritchard at The Lowry Hotel, Olwyn Carroll’s ‘Why Don’t You’ at Altrincham’s Air Gallery. I’ve also included an exhibition of photography, still on at…

Art in Manchester – BeesBlogs contemporary art for January

10th January 2019

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Contemporary Art 2019 starts with an amazing array of contemporary art to see in Manchester and, slightly, further afield. We have ‘Interruptions’ comprising events, performances and workshops throughout January at Manchester’s Holden Gallery. David Bethell: ‘Fleeting Moments’ at HOME. Art Across’ Sara Riccardi is back at The Portico Library, by popular demand to reprise her series of art history lectures ’17 Artists Who Just Happen To Be Women’, Linda Hemmersbach…

Emma Lloyd – Beyond the Linear

5th December 2018

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Emma Lloyd – Beyond the Linear – Salford Museum & Art Gallery Dec 8 – 26 April 2019 Emma Lloyd – Artist Emma Lloyd is a Manchester based contemporary artist working mainly in text. Emma has exhibited both nationally and internationally, most recently in ‘Art of the Book’ and ‘Summer Salon’ at Seager Gray Gallery in California , ‘The World of Paper Products’ Hanok Village, Jeonju South Korea which featured…

Exhibitions, Photography, Design and Frost Fairs – Art in Manchester

28th November 2018

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This weeks blog is packed full with exhibitions of art, photography and design, along with fairs and things to do. Do check out the dates though. Photo-journalist Alexander Ward exhibition at The Pilcrow starts tonight (Wednesday) Paradise Works ‘Cinema Paradiso‘ tomorrow and a raft of others this weekend including Cross Street Arts, The Whitworth’s Frost Fair and Altrincham’s Open Studios. You can also see ‘Metalcraft’ at Manchester Craft & Design…

Martin Parr – ‘Return to Manchester – Manchester Art Gallery

12th November 2018

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Martin Parr curated the fantastic Strange and Familiar – Britain as revealed by international photographers. at Manchester Art Gallery almost exactly 2 years ago. It followed closely on the heels, pun intended, of the Vogue 100 Exhibition a superb exhibition which showed iconic fashion photography at its very best. The contrast with the gritty, socially historic photography showing our country as seen by a range of international photographers was literally…

Contemporary art exhibitions from: HOME, Air Gallery & Castlefield Gallery

8th November 2018

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In this weeks blog: John Walter’s major solo exhibition CAPSID starts at HOME. and Altrincham’s Air Gallery have timely and poignant solo exhibition from artist Carole Evans commemorating the 29 dead and the further 20 who died from their wounds, who all came from one street in Altrincham and which was awarded a roll of honour by King George V subsequently it became known as ‘The Bravest Little Street in…

Art and Culture in Manchester this week from BeesBlogs

25th October 2018

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Art and culture in Manchester never ceases to amaze me by its diversity and quality. From public gallery’s to squats, street art, people’s front rooms and empty shop windows, the opportunity to show art in all its forms is eagerly grasped. Which makes putting together a blog of what to see is a delight…..and a challenge to try to cover everything without making the blog so large it’s un-manageable….

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