For comprehensive details on the visual arts in the North West visit
www.theartguide.co.uk
MANCHESTER
Apartment is an artist led space in a one bedroom council flat in a sixties tower block in central Manchester, co run by Hilary Jack and Paul Harfleet. www.apartmentmanchester.blogspot.com
assembly (projects) www.assemblyprojects.com
Bankley Gallery aims to give new and emerging artists the chance to exhibit their work while also providing a space in which more established artists can experiment with their practice. www.bankley.org.uk/gallery/gallery.html
Bureau is a new, purpose-built, independent art gallery, which provides a platform for dynamic, exciting and experimental work by emerging and established national and international artists. www.bureaugallery.com
Chinese Arts Centre The Chinese Arts Centre is the UK agency for the promotion of contemporary Chinese art and the interpretation of Chinese culture. www.chinese-arts-centre.org
Contents May Vary Manchester based contemporary artist collective. Co-founded and formed in 2004. www.contentsmayvary.org
Cornerhouse is Greater Manchester's centre for contemporary arts - it presents an international programme of visual arts, film, video, television and publications. www.cornerhouse.org
International 3 www.international3.com
Istanbul - Curatorial Development Trip This blog documents the travels of 10 curators from North West England to Istanbul. 4 days, 8 exhibitions and 14 meetings. The original motivation for the trip was the 10th Istanbul Biennial Not Only Possible, But Also Necessary – Optimism in the Age of Global War where Hou Hanru’s curatorial ethos is entrepreneurial and innovative in its vision and manifestation. www.istanbulresearch.blogspot.com/
Berlin Curatorial Trip www.curatorialtrip.blogspot.com/
Leftfield Fine Art Publishing are a new initiative in fine art and low volume digital publishing. Working with emerging and established contemporary artists and designers, they provide high quality limited edition prints and artefacts.www.salfordleftfield.co.uk
Millworkers www.mill-workers.org
o p e n e n d e d is a series of exchange exhibitions initiated by Manchester based artist Maeve Rendle, taking place initially between Manchester, Bristol and London.
www.openendedproject.com
Twenty+3 projects is a contemporary art project in a converted front room in Manchester. It is an international space for exhibitions, events, discussions and residencies connecting artists from different parts of the world and Manchester.
www.20plus3.co.uk/
UHC is a design and multi-disciplinary art collective concerned with the fundamental social phenomena of power relations, economics and the environment. We instigate our own projects and work with others on group shows and events. www.uhc.org.uk
Whitworth Art Gallery www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Art-gene www.artgene.co.uk
GRIZEDALE
Grizedale Arts www.grizedale.org
LANCASTER
Folly www.folly.co.uk
Storey Gallery has been operating since 1991 and has re-established this splendid Victorian gallery and garden as an artist-run venue that presents high quality contemporary visual art. www.storeygallery.org.uk
LIVERPOOL
Arena www.arena.uk.com
FACT - two galleries provide a space for temporary exhibitions of film, video and new media by internationally significant artists. Picturehouse at FACT comprises three cinemas screening art-house and independent film. www.fact.co.uk
Liverpool Biennial - Liverpool Biennial 06 will be delivered in association with the city’s major visual arts organisations and consists of four key strands: International 06, John Moores 24, Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2006 and Independents 06. www.biennial.com
Static www.static-ops.org
Tate Liverpool www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/default.htm
ULVERSTON
Welfare State International www.welfare-state.org
Updated: [31/02/09]
