Cross Street Arts

Shuuki exhibition
2024-10-11 10:00 - 2024-11-10 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Old Lock Up Gallery, Swifts Hollow, 19 The Hill, Cromford, DE4 3RF, United Kingdom
Jane Fairhurst is showing three paintings at the Shuuki exhibition at The Old Lock Up Gallery, Swifts Hollow, 19 The Hill, Cromford, DE4 3RF
Open Friday to Sunday 10-5pm

Lino Printing Workshop by Emma Saunders
2024-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Cross Street Arts, 114-116 The Standish Centre, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0HQ, United Kingdom
Lino Printing Workshop by Emma Saunders
During the 3 hour workshop you will be taugh how to use a lino cutting tool to carve out your chosen design into a soft lino block. These designs are then printed onto paper and card to create a series of images you can take home. All tools and materials are provided and there will be some refreshments there also. Suitable for Adults but Children 8+ may also attend with an adult also doing the Workshop.
Unfortunatly the workshop is taking place on the 1st floor of the Standish Centre and is only accessable by a staircase.
At the end of the workshop there will be the opportunity to have a guided tour of the artist studios if you wish.
There are toilet and washing facilities available
If you would like anyfurther info or to discuss anything please email crossstreetarts@outlook.com F.A.O Emma Saunders

25 in ‘24 open air exhibition
2024-09-16 - 2025-02-28 | Believe Square, Wigan Life Centre North, Wigan, WN1 1NH
We are pleased to announce that Cross Street Arts 25 in ‘24 open air exhibition is now on show in our outdoor space Believe Square in Wigan Town Centre. The exhibition was first displayed outside Wigan Market and has now moved to Believe Square. It features work by 23 of our members. Make sure you pop on down and have a look.

Concrete Stuff (End of Residency exhibition)
2024-06-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Cross Street Arts, 114-116 The Standish Centre, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0HQ, United Kingdom
Concrete Stuff (End of Residency exhibition)

We’ve been honoured to be hosting artist Pierre Courtin from Angers as part of a residency programme between twin towns Angers & Wigan.

Join us for the exhibition of the work he’s created on Wednesday 26th June at 6.30pm at Cross Street Arts

Pierre said “During my residency, I’ve been working on how urbanisation leaves scars on the landscape and ecosystems. Concrete engulfs everything, leaving behind only a sense of melancholy for these new, dead biomes. I’m trying to capture this melancholy through embedded, dead wood. They’re like remains, ruins or phantoms of what they were. A deformed reflection. But also signs of what they will be. They resurface from concrete, as nature always finds its way.”

Discovering Orchids Walk in Bickershaw Country Park
2024-06-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Cheshire
Discovering Orchids Walk in Bickershaw Country Park
Join artists Helen Mather and our Anna FC Smith for a walk in Bickershaw Country Park with Leigh Ornithologist, Dave Wilson and Lancashire Wildlife Trust volunteer Alan Cargill. Together they will guide us on a search for orchid species that are colonising the post-industrial ground and preparing it for new plants species and to thrive.
The walk will also give us the opportunity to welcome in and honour the summer Solstice, marking midsummer and a time observe the seasons.
This walk is part of a project by Helen and Anna, to explore the new green heritage of post-industrial landscapes, how we think about these spaces now and how they may become part of our civic identity, as the industry there once was. Helen and Anna are keen to develop new ways of connecting with nature and sharing these experiences as a group through walking together.
On this walk we will share stories of our relationships to the land at Bickershaw, both old and new, learning about the place through our connections to it.
Important information:
Weather:
Due to the time of year, it is essential you come prepared:
· Wear appropriate walking footwear, no sandals
· Bring a hat
· Bring water and snacks
· Wear sunscreen
Route:
· The walk will be approximately 2 hours, walking and stopping to observe as we go.
· We will first look for orchids in the lower ground before climbing the ruck/hill so anybody with mobility issues is welcome to finish the walk at the lower point.
· There are no seating areas on the walk.
· The walk is not suitable for prams or wheelchairs due to uneven ground and inclines.
When: Saturday 22nd June 10am -12pm
Where: Bickershaw Country Park – We will meet at 10am on the corner of Common Lane and Plank Lane and then walk across the road to the entrance to the park.
If you are driving, please use postcode WN7 4UQ.
What Three Words address: perfected.drizzly.reconnect
Cost: Free, booking essential

Themed Life Drawing with TERM Art Classes
2024-06-17 - 2024-12-31 | Online (Zoom)
TERM Art Classes presents Themed Life Drawing with a professional live model, unique posed photographs and reference images, led by professional artists.
This is a pay what you can event to support artists.
TERM Art Classes have previously been commissioned by Vans x MoMA and have been recognised by The National Archives. Now you can join the community of professional and budding artists at these relaxed and welcoming online Themed Life Drawing classes from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world! TERM tutors are all artists and will guide you along the way with their background of degree and MA level education in Critical Theory, History, Performance Art, Scenography, Fine Art and Art History, including studies at The Royal Drawing School, London.
Themed Life Drawing hosts a space to study numerous poses with an experienced nude life model, unique posed photographs and reference images. Tutors Klaire and Anna will encourage you through a series of drawing and painting techniques alongside timed poses. Each class hosts a different fun theme with props, costume, makeup or reference to art history to inspire your art work. You can draw, paint and create with any materials you have at home.
These online Themed Life Drawing classes are for all abilities to enjoy. Join us for portfolio development, practice or fun! Classes are also followed by an optional informal group art discussion where you can share your art work in a non-judgemental space to help build new found confidence and love for your own unique creativity.
You will need:
• A space to relax and make.
• A surface to create on (paper, an iPad, cardboard, etc).
• Your choice of painting or drawing materials. We usually recommend different art materials each week depending on the theme we study, but you’re welcome to bring any materials of your choice.
• Internet to access Zoom ( https://zoom.us )
• A drink and snacks optional!
Pay what you can for TERM Art Classes from £8 – £14 (or £5 for concession). All profits go towards paying our tutors and zoom fees so we can continue providing enjoyable art classes and supporting our staff.
TERM Themed Life Drawing is streamed LIVE via Zoom on London UK Time. Coordinated and delivered by professional artists Klaire Doyle, Anna FC Smith, and guests based in England.
Find us on social media @artdiscussterm
Age: 16+.
No recordings are permitted during these classes.
These are non-refundable tickets. One exchange can be made to the following class.
One ticket purchase per participant, even if multiple participants are using the same computer screen.
Zoom info:
Please note that you will receive Zoom info via email (from termartclass@gmail.com) approx 45 minutes before the event when ticket sales end. Please check junk mail if this isn’t in your inbox.
Using a mobile device – Download the Zoom app.
Using a PC / laptop – Use https://zoom.us/
Just before the class – Log into Zoom.us by entering the login info sent to your email (please check junk mail if this isn’t in your inbox).

Why I Paint - Twelve Painters Explain
2024-04-27 - 2024-06-01 | Hive Gallery, Unit S, Upper Ground Floor, Market Place Shopping Centre, Bolton, BL1 2AL
Why I Paint – Twelve Painters Explain
A group show with including Cross Street artists – Andy Smith, Joe Kiney Whitmore and Jane Fairhurst. Open 27th April to 1st June, Fridays & Saturdays: 1-5pm (and by appointment)

Seeing Things exhibition
2024-02-20 - 2024-02-29 | The Edge, Riveredge, Wigan, WN3 5AB
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 Council England, this artist-led exhibition commissions nine artists from across Wigan and the North West to create new works resulting in a group exhibition ‘Seeing Things’.
The exhibition will be open from the 20th – 29th of February, 2024 during Wigan’s half term holidays. During this time a programme of workshops for adults and children, artist talks, and tours will take place. The exhibition will open evenings in line with some of these events.

Manchester Open 2024
2024-02-03 - 2024-04-28 | HOME Gallery, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN
Taking place every two years, the Open Exhibition is a celebration of Greater Manchester’s creative talent. Between Sat 3 Feb and Sun 28 Apr 2024, the HOME Gallery walls will be filled with 480 artworks created by artists from across Greater Manchester, including artists from Cross Street Arts.
The artwork is selected by a panel consisting of art experts and community representatives.

Beginners Portrait Painting - A short course led by Joe Kiney Whitmore
2024-01-29 19:00 - 2024-02-26 20:30 | Online (Zoom)
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 Zoom.
Joe Kiney Whitmore is a professional artist based at Cross Street Arts in Standish, Wigan, UK. He is an oil painter who works from life. He has a degree in Fine Art, a year of which was spent studying at the prestigious Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and has work in private collections around the world.
This course will provide you with essential techniques and insights needed to create portrait paintings. Through a series of interactive online sessions, Joe will guide you step-by-step, covering everything from basic proportions to capturing realistic facial features. Suitable for complete beginners or artists looking to enhance their painting skills. During the course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from Joe’s extensive experience and ask questions in real-time. You’ll also receive valuable feedback on your art work to assist your growth as an artist.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to explore the world of portrait painting! Join TERM Art Classes for the Beginners Portrait Painting Short Course and unleash your creativity. Reserve your spot now!
To attend, you will need the following materials:

Pencil/charcoal.
Rubber/eraser/putty eraser.
Ruler.
Brushes.
Acrylic paint or oil paint in white, black, yellow ochre and red (cadmium/cadmium hue) only.
Water to rinse acrylic or linseed oils for oil paint in a jar.
Rag or paper towels to wipe brushes.
Artist sketchbook or paper – 130gsm A3 is ideal.
Surfaces to paint on such as cardboard/wooden board/stretched canvases.
Pallet.
Pallet knife.
Sandpaper.

Tickets are priced on a sliding scale so you can choose what you can afford. Tickets are available from £45, £55, £65 or £75 for the 5 week course (£9, £11, £13, or £15 per class). Concession tickets (students/those on low income) are available for £30 for the 5 week course (£6 per class). Age: 16+.
TERM Art Classes values bringing quality art inspiration and skills to everyone and in paying artists fairly for their time. They will cancel the event if we can not meet the required amount to pay the artist. In this unlikely event, all bought tickets will be refunded.
TERM art classes are streamed LIVE via Zoom on London UK Time. They are coordinated and delivered by professional artists Klaire Doyle, Anna FC Smith, and guest artists based in England.
No recordings are permitted during these classes.
One ticket purchase valid per participant, even if multiple participants are using the same computer screen.
Find them on social media @artdiscussterm
Zoom info:
Please note that you will receive Zoom info via email (from termartclass@gmail.com) approx 2 days before the event when ticket sales end. Please check junk mail if this isn’t in your inbox.
Using a mobile device – Download the Zoom app.
Using a PC / laptop – Use https://zoom.us/
Just before the class – Log into Zoom.us by entering the login info sent to your email (please check junk mail if this isn’t in your inbox).

Sharing Practice - Creating Place II exhibition
2024-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh Library, Civic Square, Leigh, WN7 1EB
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 their practice.
With talks from Nicolette Lafonseca, Joe Whitmore, Anna FC Smith, Helen Mather, and Julie McKiernan and an opportunity to visit the exhibition and network with other participants.
Refreshments will be provided.
Who is it for?
This event is for artists and audiences wanting to learn more about the Creating Place II exhibition as well as those interested in learning about how artists are currently working within the borough. It is an opportunity for participants to network with each other and discuss social practice through an informal Q&A with the exhibiting artists.
For more travel and access information go to Plan your visit (theturnpikegallery.org.uk)
Creating Place II is supported by Arts Council England and Wigan Council.

Creating Place II exhibition
2024-01-20 - 2024-03-30 | The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh Library, Civic Square, Leigh, WN7 1EB
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, with a particular interest in portraits. His recent practice documents the lives of local people and landscapes in paint to reveal the character of his town. He has travelled extensively including Hong Kong, Poland, and New Zealand. Joe will be working with the Drumcroon Collection to present a series of portraits inspired by key works from the collection.
Anna FC Smith is a multimedia artist who explores social history, folk culture, and ritual through historical and anthropological research. Helen Mather is an artist whose practice involves community engagement with communal making, discussion, and collaboration at its centre. Together, their work in Creating Place II will involve exploring the new green heritage of post-industrial landscapes; how we think about these spaces now, and how they become part of our contemporary civic identity.

Nicolette Lafonseca is a creative polymath who uses a variety of visual art media with storytelling at the core. Her project will focus on natural pigments which can be found in the local environment of Leigh, typically in plants that can be seen all around us, but also from other sources such as soils, brick dust, and rust. In the new year, members of the local community and family groups will be invited to attend foraging walks and take part in practical workshops to help create pieces for the installation.
Julie McKiernan is a writer who enables individuals, community groups, and charities to tell their stories, express their views, convey information and change people’s perceptions. Julie will be working with local artist Corrie Shelley on their ‘Share the Care’ project, which will focus on care providers, their personal stories and why they chose to work in Adult Social Care, as well as celebrating Adult Social Care provision in Leigh. They will be interviewing care providers and inviting them to create a square for their ‘Community Care comfort blanket’.

If you are an Adult Social Care Provider in Leigh and would like to get involved, get in touch at contact@corrieshelley.com
We will be hosting a ‘Meet the Artists’ week during February half term 2024 where visitors can drop-in and take part in free creative activities.

Tuesday 20th February 11am – 1pm: Nicolette Lafonseca
Wednesday 21st February 11am – 1pm: Joe Whitmore
Thursday 22nd February Time TBC: Anna FC Smith & Helen Mather (offsite)
Friday 23rd February 11am – 1pm: Julie McKiernan

Saturday Family Workshops - Creating Place II exhibition
2024-01-20 - 2024-03-30 | The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh Library, Civic Square, Leigh, WN7 1EB
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 the opening of the exhibition.
Come along to meet an artist and try new creative activities inspired by our local heritage and environment!

Saturday 20th January 11am – 1pm
Saturday 3rd February 11am – 1pm
Saturday 17th February 11am – 1pm
Saturday 2nd March 11am – 1pm
Saturday 16th March 11am – 1pm
Saturday 30th March 11am – 1pm

Suitable for families with children aged 5+, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. All sessions are drop-in, no need to book. If the session is full you may be asked to wait until a space becomes available.

For more travel and access information go to Plan your visit (theturnpikegallery.org.uk)

Register your interest on Eventbrite here: https://bit.ly/3NPw2gK
Creating Place II is supported by Arts Council England and Wigan Council.

Discover Sunday: Brian Whitmore Calligraphy
2024-01-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Norton Priory Museum and Gardens, Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1SX
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 opportunity to create sublime and thoughtful artwork to take home.
Attendees of the Calligraphy Workshop, which is inspired by Luke Jerram’s Gaia Installation, will have the opportunity to learn creative mark making and pen control, whilst also dipping into learning and using the Uncial Script. These newfound skills will be then used to create a calligraphic circular globe (with the option to make it into a finger puppet), scribed with a meaningful Earth quotation…
There is no additional charge for this activity, which is included in General Admission prices (and free for members of Norton Priory Museum and Gardens).
Tickets are valid throughout the day and include the opportunity to see Gaia, which is displayed in the atrium of the museum visitor centre. To take part, book General Admission tickets for Sunday 14th January 2024 via the Art Ticket website.

Wigan & Leigh Art Map project development
2024-01-01 - 2024-03-31 | Cheshire
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 develop and expand the project through consultation with the local art community.
Consultation
The views of our local art community are integral to ensure the next phase of the Wigan & Leigh Art Map project supports artists and arts organisations in the right way.
If you are an artist or arts organisation (living or regularly working) in Wigan Borough, please share your views by filling in the consultation form: https://forms.gle/KFSMaevR1pF4sBVH6
The form closes on Monday 29th January 2024.
Planned activities – More information coming soon…
Engagement sessions
Liz plans to facilitate a focus group and deliver drop-in sessions with our local arts community. The drop-in sessions will also help those who are not online to find out more about the project and get their details entered on the map.
Local Arts campaign
Not only do we have a talented network of artists and arts organisations, but our local arts and culture sector helps to provide relevance and local knowledge, grow our local economy, foster a sense of community, give us a unique cultural identity and support our local community in a variety of ways (wellbeing, creativity and enrichment). Liz would like to explore these themes to create a unique movement/campaign in support of local arts.
Artists and Arts Organisation features
In addition, Liz is planning on creating artist/arts organisation features on the website and new Wigan & Leigh art map social media accounts.
If you are interested in any of these activities, please get in contact.

Christmas exhibition & market
2023-12-02 11:00 - 19:00 | Cross Street Arts, 114-116 The Standish Centre, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0HQ, United Kingdom
As part of the Standish Christmas Markets, we invite you to join us for our Christmas Exhibition, Open Studio, and Stall on Saturday 2nd December 2023, from 11am to 7pm.
Meet our artists, tour the studios and our gallery space. You will also get the chance to buy original artwork and goods from our artists at both our exhibition and outdoor stall.
Find out more at the Standish Christmas Market.

In the Mix
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-28 | Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2JT
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 Australia… my eyes were opened to another world of light and colour! That was ‘it’… it was so hard to return to teaching and my lecturing job in the Art Department at Wigan College. I immediately started my ‘cunning plan’ of escape and in 2003, at the tender age of 58, eons too late for puberty and even the menopause, I took a 6 month sabbatical from teaching and ran away to Australia to find myself… well not really. I booked a work space for my residency with Central Craft and started first in Darwin, quickly moving down to Alice Springs where I worked for the rest of my escape. Papers were my starting point, easy to get hold of and transport. I had no plan I just started working and experimenting.” – Excerpt for Beverley Coleclough’s artist statement.

From Hysteria to Hypochondria
2023-07-21 - 2023-08-21 | Cross Street Arts, 114-116 The Standish Centre, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0HQ, United Kingdom
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

Gladly Beyond
2023-06-03 - 2023-06-25 | Rogue Artist’s Studios, 2-6 Barrass Street, Higher Openshaw, M11 1PU
Gladly Beyond, an exhibition by Ten Obstructions, an exhibition of painting, drawing, textile and installation. The exhibition will take place at Rogue Artists’ Studios Project Space, 2-6 Barrass Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1PU from Saturday 3rd June – Sunday 25th June. Opening event Saturday 10th June 12-5pm. Exhibition open Saturday and Sunday 12-4pm, weekdays by appointment 07912 378787.
Gladly Beyond journeys literally, visually and imaginatively through time and through space. It explores the possibilities of visual representation and it delves into the nature of perception. Journeys of the imagination take us from fabled and mythic magical gardens to speculative fictions, leaving behind the fictions that justify existing inequalities and the inexorable march of climate change: travelling through space or travelling through time.
Maya Chowdhry’s interactive experience – temp/o~reality explores the measuring of time through objects, as you travel through the idea that if time exists as humans have delineated, then it’s running out. In Garden Meditations Jane Fairhurst explores light through colour, form and texture and the subject of plants, specifically garden plants. In On the Periphery Sarah Feinmann is fascinated by edgeland spaces that have been abandoned and left to deteriorate over time. It is the overlooked in the landscape that inspires her work. She records these aspects on her journeys, using photography to document these moments of change and transition. In Sabrina Fuller’s The Power of Fragility the rich and powerful have departed in a fleet of spaceships, taking with them the beautiful and the functional. Those left behind unite around a single, radical task: to care for the planet and for each other. In Not In Safekeeping: Missing Claire Hignett aims to construct 200+ knitted milk cartons representing the 200+ children missing from Home Office asylum hotels in the UK. This will be ongoing during the exhibition as part performance, part making in public. Christoper Rainham’s Wings Become Waves is inspired by a Mesolithic child buried cocooned on a swan’s wing to be transported from this world to the next. Ian Vines’ Beyond the Horizon uses odd juxtapositions and visual trickery to question the nature of perception and the process of looking.
Sarah Feinmann has her studio at Rogue, and led the organisation of the exhibition. She said “With Gladly Beyond the group Ten Obstructions have embraced the opportunity for experimentation that Rogue Project Space offers.
Ten Obstructions came together in late 2019 through bOlder, a Castlefield Gallery artist development programme for older artists. This is their sixth group exhibition and they continue to offer one another regular support, criticism, encouragement and friendship.
Images and further information available from sabrinasusanfuller@gmail.com.

Moss Printing Creative Workshop
2023-05-28 13:30 - 15:30 | Northlight Art Studios
Moss Printing Creative Workshop
Sunday 28th May, 1.30-3.30pm, Northlight Art Studios
Calling allotment holders in Hebden and Mytholmroyd – Inspired by Calderdale’s historical working-class botanists and the lost plant species of the valley, artists Alison Cooper, Helen Mather and Anna FC Smith are inviting allotment holders from the Hebden Bridge area to join them in exploring their local natural history, present and future.
Using visual and sound art, the group will meet, sharing knowledge, observing, and documenting local nature, to create artwork for the celebratory Open Space 70 weekend in July 2023.
Develop imagery from local mosses, archival botanical imagery and text. Use lino and mono printing techniques to create motifs that celebrate the importance of moss in the local area and communicate past, present and future of this wondrous plant.
Find out more here: www.hebdenbridgearts.co.uk/allotmentarts
@hebdenbridgearts

Between Different States
2023-05-11 - 2023-05-27 | School of the Damned, 2-4 & 16 Margaret Street, Sheffield
Between Different States
Bloc Projects as part of School Of The Damned show
Featuring ‘Sensory Sea Experience For A Swamp’ by Klaire Doyle
2-4 & 16 Margaret St, Sheffield
11th – 27th May 2023
Opening: 11th May, 3-7pm
