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The Annual Programme
ü
http://www.theannualprogram.com
Events are organised from time to time using temporary premises.
Apartment
Apartment
sixth floor
Lamport Court
Lamport Close
Ardwick
(
0161-273-8623/07870 244 153
*
pjharfleet@hotmail.com
*
hilaryjack1@hotmail.com
ü www.apartmentmanchester.blogspot.com
ü www.hilaryjack.blogspot.com
ü www.turquoisebaginatree.com
ü www.thepansyproject.com
To visit Apartment please contact the artists via email or phone.
Apartment is an artist led space in a one bedroom council flat in a sixties tower block in central Manchester. Artists are invited to show new and existing work in the flat alongside the everyday objects. The space is co-run by artists Hilary Jack and Paul Harfleet; the current resident.
Arison Gallery
512 Wilbraham Road M21 9AW
The Art Lounge
The Triangle
Exchange Square
Manchester
M4 3TR
(
0161-832-8228
*
triangle@artlounge.com
ü www.artlounge.com
Open Monday to Wednesday 10am - 6pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am - 7pm, Sunday 11pm - 5pm.
Is this a shop or a gallery ? Well it certainly sells art. I guess I am not used to seeing a gallery in an expensive shopping complex in the centre of a city. It will be interesting to see if this is a commercial success. The work on display when I visited was of a good standard, and not banal, which is always a temptation. Well worth a visit.
The Art Surgery
35 Tib Street
Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 1LX
(
0161 819 2888
* aidan@theartsurgery.co.uk
ü www.theartsurgery.co.uk
ArTzu Gallery
Virginia House
5 Great Ancoats Street
Manchester
M4 5AD
(
0161 228 3001
ü www.artzu.co.uk
Open Tuesday - Saturday: 11am - 5.30pm. Sunday: by appointment. Monday - closed.
Aytoun Gallery
Manchester Metropolitan University
Aytoun Street
Manchester
( 0161-247-3533
Open Monday - Friday 10am - 7pm, Saturday 10am - 4pm
Part of Manchester Metropolitan University, this gallery is located in the foyer of the Aytoun Building (Manchester Business School) on the corner of Minshull St. The viewing area is small and accessible to those in wheelchairs. There is no entrance charge.
Bankley Studios
Bankley St
Levenshulme
Manchester
M19 3PP
(
0161-256-4143
ü
www.bankley.org.uk
Open Artists studios, not generally open to the public, except for periodic displays of studio artists work.
Bloomfieldart
Unit 7
17a Ellesmere Street
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4JY
(
07754 566 836
ü www.bloomfieldart.co.uk
*
contact@bloomfieldart.co.uk
The gallery and studio of James Bloomfield at the top of the building above Phoenix (see below).
The Blyth Gallery
Amazon House
Brazil Street
Manchester
M1 3JP
(
0161-236-1004
Fax 0161-228-0633
*
gallery@artmanchester.com
ü
http://www.artmanchester.com
Open Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 11am - 3pm.
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.
The gallery is situated at the back of Blyth's Art Shop, in Amazon House which
is next to the NCP car park at the corner of Whitworth St and Princess St.
Admission is free. You will have to buzz the entry phone to gain admittance.
To join the gallery's mailing list telephone the number above.
The gallery presents art mainly by local artists, although there is often a
selection of paintings by one or two international artists. In addition to
paintings the gallery also sells hand painted glass and small sculptures. The
proprietor also organises art classes for amateurs. All work is for sale.
The adjoining Blyth's Art Shop is large and well stocked.
The gallery is up a flight of stairs, and would be difficult to gain access to
in a wheelchair.
Canvas
23 Shudehill
Manchester
M4 2AF
(
0161-834-6555
*
info@canvas.me.uk
ü
www.canvas.me.uk
Art as interior design. Well why not, put it on your wall and enjoy it. But then we get into an argument over the difference between muzak and music.
Open 10am to 5.30pm, Thursday to Saturday.
Admission Free
Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt Street,
Manchester
M15 4GB
(
0161-832-8034
Fax 0161-819-2295
*
info@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
ü www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Open Wednesday to Sunday 1 - 6pm
Admission Free
Located behind Deansgate Station.
To get on the gallery mailing list call the number above. Exhibitions are
usually listed in City Life.
An artist-run contemporary art gallery with a varied exhibition programme.
The gallery holds regular Saturday workshops for children. The main gallery is
accessible to wheelchair users.
Chinese Arts Centre
Market Buildings
Thomas St
Manchester
M4 1EU
(
0161 832 7271
Fax 0161 832 7513
*
info@chinese-arts-centre.org
ü
www.chinese-arts-centre.org
An impressive exhibition space, with tea room and gift shop. For info on workshops and tours check out the website.
Open Monday - Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm
Admission Free
City Library
First Floor Exhibition Area
St Peter's Square
M22 5PD
(
0161-234-1900
ü www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries
Located on St Peter's Square and easily accessible via the tram, the library is
a large, busy and impressive building.
There are a series of display cabinets in the corridor that surrounds the main
library. Displays change monthly. Although this is a library it is fairly busy
and can be distracting when viewing the exhibitions as people are continually
walking past. There is a coffee bar downstairs. All floors are accessible to
wheelchair users.
Open from 10am to 8pm Monday - Thursday and 10am - 5pm Friday & Saturday. Admission is free.
Colin Jellicoe Gallery
82 Portland Street
Manchester
M1 4QX
(
0161-236-2716
A commercial gallery exhibiting figurative and modern drawings, paintings and
graphics by many North West based artists. The gallery is run, and usually
staffed, by Colin Jellico himself. All works are for sale, most for under £250.
The owner aims to provide gallery space for struggling artists. Good for art
lovers who don't have very deep pockets.
Located opposite the Princess Hotel and an easy walk from the Mosely St tram
stop.
Open 11am - 5 pm Monday - Friday and 1pm - 5pm Saturday. No admission charge.
Exhibitions are usually listed in City Life.
Contact Theatre
Oxford Rd
Manchester
M15 6JA
(
0161-274-0600
Minicom 0161-274-0644
ü www.contact-theatre.org
Open 10am - 11pm.
Exhibitions are regularly held in the foyer.
Cornerhouse
70 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 5NH
(
0161-200-1500
Fax 0161-236-7323
*
exhibitions@cornerhouse.org
ü
www.cornerhouse.org
More well known as a venue for contemporary films The Cornerhouse is a principal
venue for contemporary art in Manchester.
The galleries are on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 6pm and 2pm to 6pm on Sunday.
Admission to the galleries is free.
The cafe is situated on the first floor and open every day from 11 am until 8.30
pm serving a wide variety of snacks, lunches and evening meals.
The bar is situated next to the main foyer and open every day from 12 noon until
11 pm (10.30 pm Sunday) with a lunch menu available from 12 noon until 5 pm.
Membership of the Cornerhouse costs £25 for which you receive the monthly
calendar, entrance to exhibition previews and £17 worth of vouchers for films
and events at the Cornerhouse. You can join the mailing list for £12 for 12
months which includes copies of the monthly calendar of events and entrance to
exhibition previews.
The bookshop is next to the Box Office on the ground floor and open 12 noon
until 8.30 pm daily.
The galleries and cafe are accessible to wheelchairs via the main lift.
Creative Recycling Gallery
40 Beech Road
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 9EL
(
0161-881-4422
* not
yet .....
ü www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Open Wednesday to Sunday 11am-5pm
The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and selling artwork and crafts chiefly made from re-used and recycled waste. The gallery runs courses for a wide range of craft skills and sells hard to find products such as high quality paper and felt making kits as well as a good selection of environmentally themed books and gifts.
CUBE
113-115 Portland St,
Manchester,
M1 6FB
(
0161-237-5525
*
gallery@cube.org.uk
ü
www.cube.org.uk
Formerly the Gallery of Contemporary Architecture and Design (now Centre for the
Understanding of the Built Environment) this exhibition space specialises
in artistic works with a strong architectural flavour. Well equipped with lifts
for wheelchair users the gallery is on two levels.
Open Monday to Friday 12-5.30pm, Saturdays 12-5pm, Closed Sundays.
The RIBA bookshop is located on the ground floor.
Henry Donn Gallery
138-142 Bury New Rd
Whitfield
Manchester
M45 6AD
(
0161-766-8819
Fax 0161-766-8819
* donn@netlineuk.net
ü
www.henrydonngallery.com
A commercial gallery specialising in the work of LS Lowry, Theodore Major, Sir William Russell-Flint, Steven Scholes, David Shepard, Bob Richardson, Helen Bradley, Arthur Delaney, Albin Trowski, Margaret Chapman, Marc Grimshaw, Alan Tortice and Robert Littleford.
The Edgar Wood Building
Daisy Bank Rd,
Manchester,
M14 5GH.
(
0161-248 3500
ü
www.commecaart.com
Open Tuesday & Thursday 12.30pm - 5.30pm
Richard Goodall Gallery
59 Thomas St,
Manchester,
M4 1NA
(
0161-832-3435
Fax 0161-832-3266
*
photo@richardgoodallgallery.com
ü
www.richardgoodallgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 5pm, Saturday 11am - 5pm.
In the lower gallery, a permanent exhibition of vintage and contemporary Rock & Roll poster art from the USA and UK.
Redeye - the photographers network have regular public meetings at the Richard Goodall Gallery.
To receive the Redeye Newsletter email info@redeye.org.uk
The Green Room
54-56 Whitworth St,
Manchester,
M1 5WW
(
0161-615-0500/0161-615-0515
fax 0161-615-0516
*
info@greenroomarts.org
ü
www.greenroomarts.org
Opening Times: Generally, the bar is open Tuesday-Saturday
Greenroom
is one of
To join the
Grove Galleries
17 Ellesmere St
Castlefield
Manchester
Art restorers and framers with a small selection of art on display. You'll need to buzz the entry key to get in.
The Holden Gallery
Manchester Metropolitan University Fine Art Department
Cavendish St
Manchester
M15 6BR
(
0161-247-1705
* artdes.fac@mmu.ac.uk
ü www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/art
ImiTate Gallery
623 Stockport Road
Northmoor
Longsight
Manchester
M12 4QA
(
0161 225 1200
ü
www.imitate.org.uk
*
info@imitate.org.uk
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 1.00pm - 6.00pm.
A community linked gallery showing really good contemporary art. The gallery is based in the shopping arcade on Stockport Road, near the bridge. Parking available at the front or on side roads. The gallery is on two floors, upstairs make sure you visit the "Supremely Affordable Art Collection" on the first floor to pick up art for between £2 and £200 maximum.
Wendy J Levy Contemporary Art
17 Warburton St
Manchester
M20 6WA
*
wendy@wendyjlevy-art.com
ü
www.wendyjlevy-art.com
(
0161 446 4880
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosely Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
(
0161-235-8888
Fax 0161-235-8899
ü www.manchestergalleries.org
Manchester Art Gallery spans two listed buildings on the corner
of Mosley Street and Princess Street in the centre of Manchester. You can
search the galleries collection through their website.
You can join the mailing list by calling the general enquiries number.
This is Manchester's primary art gallery, with shop and restaurant.
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm.
Manchester Art Show
An annual buying exhibition, normally held in October. The 2006 show has been cancelled, but the 2007 show will be going ahead.
Manchester Craft and Design Centre
17 Oak St
Manchester
M4 5JD
(
0161-832-4274
fax 0161-832-3416
* manager@craftanddesign.com
ü www.craftanddesign.com
Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5.30pm and Sundays in December from 11am
to 5pm.
The Mill
South Hall St
Manchester
M5
(
0161-236-9909
* jane@spinmedia.co.uk
Open office hours - the exhibition space is within a Loft Office
development. Exhibitions are curated by Comm Ca Pr.
Novus Contemporary Art Gallery
230 Burton Rd
West Didsbury
Manchester
M20 2LW
(
0161-438-3888
* info@novuscontemporaryart.com
ü www.novuscontemporaryart.com
Upmarket contemporary gallery selling paintings, prints and sculpture. A very wide range of styles from very conservative to humorous.
Open Artists Studios
34 George Leigh Street
Ancoats
Manchester
M4 5DG
(
0161 236 5612 / 07799 813 062
* david@david-hancock.com
ü openartistsstudios.blogspot.com
One Eleven Studios
111 George Leigh Street
Ancoats
Manchester
M4 6BE
(
07752 218 265
ü www.jonesyinc.co.uk
Phoenix Gallery
17 Ellesmere St
Castlefield
Manchester
M15 4JY
(
07939-620278
ü www.phoenix-gallery.co.uk
Open Mon - Friday 10.30am -6.00pm, Sat : 10.00am - 3.00pm, Sun : 10.00am 3.00pm
An artist led gallery selling contemporary work on canvas.
Philips Contemporary Art
Studio 10
10a Little Lever St,
Manchester 1
(
0161-282-0318
ü www.philipscontemporaryart.com
* philipsgallery@supanet.com
Open Tuesday & Thursday 12 noon - 4pm, Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Although only a small gallery there are some really good pieces of work always on display. David and Diane Powell, the gallery owners are very helpful and knowledgeable.
The Portico Library and Gallery
57 Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3HY
(
0161-236-6785
Fax 0161-236-6803
ü www.theportico.org.uk
* events@theportico.org.uk
This is a beautifully restored Georgian Library, renowned from Victorian days,
containing some forty thousand volumes, mainly 19th Century works of fiction,
travel and history. The gallery uses the central area in the main library to
hold monthly exhibitions.
Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4.30pm. Also
open on the 3rd Sunday of every month, 1pm - 4pm.
The entrance is on Charlotte Street, by the traffic lights. To gain entrance
press the buzzer on the intercom. The gallery is up several flights of stairs.
This may seem somewhat intimidating, but it is well worth the effort.
To join the gallery mailing list call the general number above.
The architecture of the gallery is worth a visit alone - look out for the wind direction guide.
The PumpHouse: Peoples History Museum
Left Bank
Bridge Street
Manchester
M3 3ER
(
0161-839-6061
Fax 0161-839-6027
*
admin@phm.org.uk
ü
www.phm.org.uk
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am - 4.30pm, admission charges apply (£1 in June 2005).
Bank Holidays open Bank Holiday Monday's
Although a museum of working people, many of the exhibits could be classified as works of art. Many of the banners are indeed oil paintings, and there are several portraits on display. The temporary gallery houses visiting exhibitions.
There is a cafe and shop.
Rogue Artists Studios
Crusader Mill,
66-72 Chapeltown St,
Piccadilly,
M1 2WH
(
0161-273-7492 (studio)
ü
www.rogueartistsstudios.org.uk
Commissions and Sales
(
0161-833-0090
ü
www.commecaart.com
*
info@commecaart.com
Open The studios usually hold an Open Studios weekend in November, at other times call the studio to arrange a visit.
Rogue Artists: David Alker, Judith Atkin, John Blenkinsopp, Andrew Burran, Alan Buckingham, Margaret Cahill, Jan Chlebik, Gordon Connell, Mike Dawson, Richard Diggle, Abraham Emajaro, Sarah Fiennman, Howard Fisher, Sue Fox, David Gledhill, Jane Griffiths, John Hamilton, Jo Harrison, Hilary Jack, Peter Jones, Mark Kennard, Lawrence Lane, David Mackintosh, Katy McCall, Petra McCarthy, Geoff Molyneux, Emma-Jane Moss, Martin Nash, Michelle Nriapia, Jen Orpin, Helen Plaumer, Ines Rae, Phil Rowe, Lynne Setterington, Darren Tolliday, Gina Ward and Jacqueline Wylie.
Royal Exchange Theatre
St Ann's Square
Manchester
M2 7DH
(
0161-932-6767
ü
http://www.royalexchange.co.uk/
Open from 9.30am Monday - Saturday
Exhibitions are held in the foyer area.
Royal Northern College of Music
124 Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9RD
ü www.rncm.ac.uk
Open Monday - Friday 10am to 6pm
Temporary exhibitions are occasionally held in the Concourse.
Sigma Studios
3rd Floor Terres Building
Ellesmere St
M15
(
0162 833 9624
Smallpond
SMALLpond - Salford & Manchester Artists Link is an independent umbrella organisation that unites the studio groups of these cities. Featured organisations are;
| AWOL Studios | Bankley Studios | Cow Lane Studios | Hot Bed Press |
| Islington Mill Studios | King’s Arms Studios | MASA Artists | Open Artists Studios |
| Rogue Studios | Suite Studio Group | UHC | Vernon Mill Artists |
Stroon
40 Thomas St
Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 1ER
(
0161-833-4383
*
lomas_solarphonic@hotmail.com
Open 11am to 6pm Monday to Friday, Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday noon til 5pm.
Housed in the basement of My Goodniss - go into the shop, take a sharp left and down the stairs. Lot of good work, reasonably priced. Stroon also buy and sell vintage vinyl (that's records to us oldies!).
Tib Lane Gallery
14a Tib Lane
Manchester
M2
(
0161 834 6928
Open 11am - 5pm Monday to Friday (closed for lunch 2pm to 3pm), 11am to 1pm Saturday. Admission is free.
The gallery is a commercial gallery specialising in 20th Century figurative
paintings, drawings, watercolours and bronzes. Solo and mixed exhibitions
September to July.
Access to the gallery is down a short flight of stairs.
The gallery is small, but friendly.
Troubadour Gallery
50 Beech Road
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 9EG
(
0161-718-9174
(
UHC
The Ultimate Holding Company, an artists collective.
2nd Floor Hotspur House
2 Gloucester St
Manchester
M1 5QR
(
0161 238 8523
*
mail@uhc.org.uk
ü www.uhc-collective.org.uk
URBIS
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
M3 4BG
(
0161-605-8200
fax 0161-605-8201
* info@urbis.org.uk
ü www.urbis.org.uk
Open 10am to 6pm Sunday to Wednesday, 10am - 8pm Thursday to Saturday. Admission to Urbis is free, though
special exhibitions have an admission charge.
One of Manchester's recent architectural wonders in the middle of the regenerated centre of the city.
The Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6ER
(
0161-275-7450
Fax 0161-275-7451
Recorded Information 0161-275-7452
*
whitworth@man.ac.uk
ü
http://www.whitworth.man.ac.uk
Open 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 2pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Closed Good Friday and the week between Christmas and New Year.
Admission is free.
The gallery houses prints, drawings, modern art, sculpture, the
country's largest holding of textiles and wallpapers outside London,
and an internationally famous collection of British watercolours.
A large gallery, part of the University of Manchester, and in the University
zone just south of the city centre - a short bus ride or drive from the city
centre, walkable for the young or fit.
Events are held most Sunday afternoons, and lunchtime concerts most Thursdays.
Zion Arts Centre
335 Stretford Rd
Hulme
Manchester
M15 5ZA
(
0161-226-1912
fax 0161-227-9013
*
info@zionarts.com
ü www.zionarts.com
website coming soon .......
Opposite Hume Park, the centre provides a wide range of arts facilities - theatre, dance, technology lab as well as a gallery, cafe and bar. Aimed primarily at young people (ages 11 to 25) the centre is a community led project.
Bars & Shops that Display Art
ARC
59 Oldham Street
Smithfield Buildings
Manchester
M1 1JR
(
0161-831-7454
fax 0161-832-5828
ü
www.arcgallerystore.com
A stylish clothing and accessories shop with a changing display of contemporary
art. A must see if you are in Manchester.
Opening Times Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm
Bar Centro
Tib St
Manchester
(
0161-835-2863
ü
www.centrobar.co.uk
Dukes 92
92 Duke St,
Castlefield
Manchester
(
0161-839-8646
ü www.dukes92.com
Open Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm, Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday noon - 4pm.
Large bar & restaurant in Castlefields. Original
artwork for sale is displayed throughout. Sales are arranged through
www.artinthecity.co.uk
The Lead Station
Beech Rd,
Chorlton,
Manchester
M21 9EQ
( 0161-881-5559
Open Monday to Saturday 11am to 11pm, Sunday 11am to 10:30pm.
Bar/cafe shows and sells art work.
Manto
46 Canal St,
Manchester
M1
(
0161-877-1177
This bar hosts occasional exhibitions.
Le Petit Blanc
55 King St
Manchester
M2 4LQ
(
0161-832-1000
ü www.lepetitblanc.co.uk
Open a restaurant with an art gallery, a place to dine for art lovers ? 11am to 11pm daily (noon - 10.30pm on Sundays).
The Pitcher & Piano
Great Bridgewater Square
Mosley St
Manchester
M2
Open daily 11am - 11pm.
For further information contact Comme Ca Pr
Simple - Cafe Bar
Unit 20 - 21 Smithfield Building
Tib St
Manchester
M4 2LA
(
0161-835-2526
ü
www.simplen4.co.uk
Open 11am - 11pm
For further information contact Comme Ca Pr
Pure Space
11-13 New Wakefield St
Manchester
M1 5NP
( 0161-236-4489
Vanilla Cafe Bar
Richmond St
Manchester
M1
Open Monday to Thursday 5pm - 11pm, Friday 5pm - 2am, Saturday 1pm - 2am, Sunday 1pm - 10.30pm.
last updated 1st December 2006
