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Contemporary art in Manchester September- 2

11th September 2018

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…

BeesBlogs- Art in Manchester – September

28th August 2018

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BeesBlogs contemporary art in Manchester BeesBlogs starts September’s blog with a major new exhibition at The Whitworth, from contemporary artist Alice Kettle whose current focus is on stitched textiles. Unusually, BeesBlogs has included the main text of the media release so that the reader can get the full background to this amazing project which engages with migrants and the refugee crisis. The project also has involvement from The Travelling…

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…

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…

Manchester contemporary art snippets – May.

21st May 2018

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Manchester contemporary art – Snippets May has been an amazing month for Manchester contemporary art. New events and exhibitions are coming out almost daily. As always BeesBlogs will try to keep you up to date with Manchester’s fantastic contemporary art scene, plus the odd taster of what’s on elsewhere. Air Gallery in Altrincham have a solo exhibition by Louise Garman starting tomorrow – 22nd (Full details in my last…

Contemporary art snippets – May

14th May 2018

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Contemporary art snippets – May In this contemporary art snippets blog I’ve included, alongside local Manchester events, a Hilary Jack exhibition in Scotland, and Altrincham’s Word Fest. Plus we have a new contemporary art exhibition from Louise Garman at Air Gallery and two from Cross Street Arts We also have a reminder of some great contemporary art events which we have featured in recent blogs but are still on…

New contemporary art exhibitions and a One Woman Show – Art in Manchester

7th May 2018

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New Contemporary Art Exhibitions and a One Woman Show – Art in Manchester Sitting here on a sunny Bank Holiday Monday looking through some of the items for the blog I’m constantly amazed at how vibrant the new contemporary art scene is in Manchester. It’s impossible for BeesBlogs to cover everything that’s going on and I think it’s a great compliment to Manchester and the North West that a…

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