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George Orwell tribute in Castlefield and Placebo at The Lowry – BeesBlogs Art in Manchester

8th October 2018

George Orwell in Manchester? Saul Hay shortlisted by Northern Soul for Small Business of the Year 2018, present their latest exhibition ‘Room 103 – a visual tribute to George Orwell‘ and the great mans son Richard Blair will be at the opening on 6th October. We also have international contemporary dance at The Lowry with Placebo. Risa Takita at The Portico and Charwei Tsai and Mandy Barker at Centre for…

Contemporary art events in Manchester – and beyond!

25th September 2018

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Welcome to BeesBlogs contemporary art to see in Manchester, plus a couple a little further afield but well worth a look. We have Sarah Gilman at Beechams Gallery, St Helens, Bolton based Neo:Artists latest exhibition. News of Asia Triennial events at various venues plus Saima Rasheed at Zellij Arts. The fantastic photographer Lee Miller exhibition Surrealism in Britain at The Hepworth (ends 7th October) Hannah Leighton-Boyce at Warrington Museum and…

Ben Eine, Deborah Grice, William Kentridge – BeesBlogs Art in Manchester

17th September 2018

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Ben Eine, Deborah Grice, William Kentridge – BeesBlogs art in Manchester. Ben Eine kicks off the latest BeesBlogs post with the international muralist creating a homagé to ‘Brit Noir’ filmed in 1960’s Manchester, at the iconic Refuge building, now The Principal Hotel. Saul Hay launch their latest exhibition from New Lights Prize winner Deborah Grice. The Whitworth has South African artist William Kentridge’s animated drawings and film in its…

Contemporary art in Manchester September- 2

11th September 2018

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That contemporary art is flourishing in Manchester cannot be in doubt when you read the breadth of exhibitions below. From solo exhibitions to collaborations spanning the globe there’s an amazing amount to see and to enjoy! Elizabeth Kwant – IN TRANSIT | CANADA HOUSE Exhibition Open: Saturday 15th September 12 – 5pm Canada House | 3 Chepstow Street | Manchester | M1 5FW Manchester based artist Elizabeth Kwant’s work…

Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs

16th August 2018

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Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs In this latest edition of Manchester contemporary arts from BeesBlogs we have: Manchester artist Richard Heys ‘Homecoming’ exhibition at the Millyard Gallery in Saddleworth. ‘Self and Other’ at Neo Artists. ‘Furnished Archipelago’ and Apparel’ at Paradise Works and news of the Manchester Contemporary Art Fund winners. Plus Air Gallery OPEN 2018 is still on and well worth a visit as is Saul Hay’s ‘Being…

BeesBlogs – Art Exhibitions in Manchester

2nd August 2018

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BeesBlogs – August Art Exhibitions in Manchester and other news! BeesBlogs round up of new and currently showing art exhibitions in Manchester early this August, plus a few other snippets! Last Friday found me at the PV of Saul Hay Gallery’s new exhibition ‘Being Allowed to Look‘ which was a real treat of contemporary art and sculpture, and also an opportunity to chat to exhibiting artists Peter Davis,…

Art exhibitions in Manchester – Summer in the City 2

9th July 2018

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Art Exhibitions – Summer in the City 2 Welcome to this bumper edition of art exhibitions from BeesBlogs. We have new exhibitions from Bankley Gallery & Studios, with ‘Prop Me Up’, The Turnpike, Leigh, with an exhibition of work by the late Dave Pearson. Paradise Works has a solo exhibition from Richard Shields, The Hepworth, Wakefield, have Modern British Photography from the Hyman Collection. Artzu have a new show of…

Summer in the City – Contemporary art in Manchester – July

29th June 2018

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Summer in the City – Contemporary art in Manchester – July I hope you’re all enjoying Summer in the City. The beautiful weather makes you want to go out and make the most of the light nights and warm temperatures. So why not get out and see some of Manchester’s latest exhibitions of contemporary art. I say contemporary, this blog has the not so contemporary Goya and Hogarth exhibition…

What’s On – Manchester contemporary art – June 2

15th June 2018

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What’s On – Manchester contemporary art Already half way through June and the art just keeps on coming. I must start by making mention of two exhibition previews I went to recently. Saul Hay Gallery in Castlefield have ‘Shortlist’ with artists from recent art prize competitions. It really is a great exhibition and must have challenged the curating skills of gallery Directors Catherine and Ian Hay. That the exhibition…

Contemporary art in Manchester this June

4th June 2018

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Contemporary art in Manchester this June May was a fantastic month for contemporary art in Manchester and June is already setting out to be even better. In this latest blog, more like late blog really, as I’ve been floored by hay fever, so my apologies, we have new exhibitions from Altrincham’s Air Gallery, ‘Emergence‘ featuring among others GM Arts Prize 2018 finalist Omid Asadi. ‘Shortlist’ is Saul Hay’s latest…

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