Recent Exhibitions and News

50 MV – Paper Cuts 2 Exhibition

Paper Cuts 2 curated by Luke Skiffington is open 1st-3rd December by appointment in Liverpool (Mersey View, LL22 6QB).

AIR Open 2024

The AIR Open is back for 2024- this time at a new location; Rogue Artist Studios CIC. This means this years show is bigger than ever before with up to 60 works being chosen for the final selection and up to £2000 worth of prizes to be won!

This year’s judges:

  • Mike Chavez-Dawson (Visual Artist)
  • David Gledhill (Rogue Co-Director)
  • Alan Baker/Rebecca Wild (AIR Gallery)
  • Jude Wainwright (Visual Artist)

The show will open on 15th August from 6-9pm with the awards and closing party being held on 21st September from 2-5pm.

AWOL / Comme Ca Open 2024, Manchester

The Comme Ca / AWOL Art Exhibition (now in its third year) opens on Fri 17th May (with the winners being announced that evening) and runs until Sat 22nd June 2024. Opening times are Wed & Thurs 11-4pm & Sat 11-2pm).

Submissions were shortlisted and presented to a panel of external judges from which the winner and highly commended will be chosen. The judging panel includes:

  • Short Supply: Acclaimed artist-led organisation based in the North West of England that creates opportunities for emerging artists.
  • Sean Williams: Sheffield based Artist, Curator & member of the Contemporary British Painting group.
  • Ceri Morgan: Award winning interior & exterior designer based in the North West.

 

Manchester Open 2024 at HOME, Manchester 

Taking place every two years, the Open Exhibition is the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester’s creative talent. Between Saturday 3rd February and Sunday 28th April 2024, HOME’s Gallery walls will be filled with 480 artworks selected by a panel consisting of art experts and community representatives.

Now in its third iteration, the Open brings together artwork including paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics, digital and mixed media, video, audio and more.

 

Open 2023 at Bury Art Museum 21st October – 3rd February 2024

Bury Art Museum’s first ever OPEN exhibition showing the best of the North West as selected by a panel of highly esteemed judges:

The OPEN 2023 Preview & Prize Giving is due to take place on Friday 20 October – 18:00-21:00. The show will run from 21st October 2023 – 3rd February 2024 with most works available to purchase.