From Hysteria to Hypochondria Art work by Lucy Sharkey From menstrual blood that wither crops, to the ‘husband stitch’. A brief history of women’s efforts to be taken seriously by the medical establishment. 21st July - 21st August Opening Night: 21st July, 6pm - 9pm with performance by Louise Fazackerley
Coming up 'In the Mix' at Platform Gallery in Clitheroe, a colourful display by one of our Craft Open 23 prize winners Beverley Coleclough. Beverley's solo show will be on display from Thursday 23rd November until 28th November. "During the summer of 2001, I booked a few weeks escape to tour the Northern part of […]
Join Cross Street Arts for our Christmas Exhibition, Open Studio, and Stall
The Wigan & Leigh Art Map has some exciting news! Thanks to the GMCA ‘Spirit’ culture fund, Liz Chapman (the artist-lead for the project) is now working in partnership with Greater Manchester Arts (GM Arts) and Wigan Council to develop the Wigan & Leigh Art Map project. From January to March 2024, work will commence to […]
Discover Sunday: Brian Whitmore Calligraphy Following on from his successful art installation in the Walled Garden in Autumn 2023, Brian Whitmore is returning to Norton Priory to run a drop-in workshop as part of the Discover Sunday programme of activities. Themed to reflect the environmental messaging that is accompanying the Gaia installation, this is an […]
As part of the Creating Place II exhibition, The Turnpike Gallery in Leigh will be hosting a series of drop-in art & craft workshops for families led by experienced local artists including our artists Joe Kiney Whitmore and Anna FC Smith. The first workshop will be on the 20th January from 11am-1pm, as part of […]
Creating Place II The Creating Place II exhibition at The Turnpike will feature new commissions by artists Nicolette Lafonseca, Julie McKiernan, Helen Mather & Anna FC Smith, and Joe Whitmore, presenting diverse perspectives on our local heritage and environment in a series of multi-media installations. Joe Whitmore is a painter who works predominantly from life, […]
Join us for a relaxed evening with the artists from the Creating Place II exhibition at The Turnpike Gallery. Each artist will be sharing how they have made their work in the exhibition, as well as general insights into how they work with local communities and collections to find inspiration and add social value to […]
TERM Art Classes present Beginners Portrait Painting - A short course led by Joe Kiney Whitmore. This is a pay what you can event to support artists. This 5 week live online course will take place on Mondays 29th Jan, 5th, 12th, 19th and 25th Feb, 2024. 7pm - 8.30pm (London UK Time) online via […]
We are excited to invite you to ‘Seeing Things’ a contemporary art exhibition, workshops & talks, featuring 9 artists from Wigan and the North West, within a statement space at The Edge, Wigan! The exhibition includes work by a selection of our artists. Open to all, free of charge. Supported by The Edge and Arts […]