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Art Galleries
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the Greater Metropolitan County of Manchester
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Stockport Art
Gallery
Oldham Art Gallery
Above & Below:
Gallery Olham Photos Courtesy of Oldham Art Gallery © 2002
Bury Art Gallery
Gallery Oldham
Rochdale Art
Gallery
Howarth Art Gallery,
Accrington
Colin Jellicoe
Gallery, Manchester
Ginnell Gallery,
Manchester
The Gallery,
Manchester
Former Fletcher
Moss Art Gallery, Didsbury
Imitate Art Gallery,
Longsight
ArTzu Gallery,
Northern Quarter
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Castlefield
Gallery
2
Hewitt Street, Knott Mill,
Manchester M15 4GB
Tel: 0161-832 8034. Fax: 0161-819 2295
Email: info@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Website: www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Castlefield Gallery is a major resource for contemporary visual
artists and their work. Founded by Manchester’s Artists Studio
Association (MASA) in 1984, and recently re-located to new premises
which were designed by Manchester-based architects ARCA in April
2002. This was made possible by an Arts Council England Lottery
Award, plus generous support from Crosby Homes North West Ltd,
Linn Products and Arts Council England North West.
The Gallery supports emerging and newly established artists in
the North West, throughout the UK and the rest of the world.
It boasts
6 main exhibitions per year and additional ‘Project Space’
exhibitions dedicated to emerging artists from the North West.
There is also an ongoing programme of live performance, music
and screening events aimed at encouraging awareness and enjoyment
of a wider range of contemporary art practice. Groups
and educational parties are welcomed and guided tours are possible
- please contact in advance to discuss your specific requirements.
There are disabled access and toilet facilities, and induction
loop and sign language facilities are available.
For more information on current and future exhibitions and events,
please visit their website.
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TheGallery
Manchester's Art House
113
Portland Street, Manchester.
Tel: 0161-237 3551.
Established in 1993, the Gallery shows contemporary British art,
with particular interests in young and new contemporary Northern
artists and the Royal Society of British Sculptors.
Stockport
War Memorial Art Gallery
Wellington
Road South, Stockport
(Corner of Greek Street). Tel: 0161-474 4453.
A fine neo-Classical building with an imposing approach on the
Main A6 Road heading south out of the town centre. Paintings and
sculpture of local and national importance on show all year round
as well as frequent special visiting exhibitions. Demonstrations
by local artists occasionally held.
Gallery
Oldham
Oldham
Cultural Quarter, Greaves Street,
Oldham OL1 1AL
Tel: 0161-911 4653. Fax: 0161-911 4669
Email: ecs.galleryoldham@oldham.gov.uk
Website: www.galleryoldham.org.uk
Gallery Oldham is the new Art gallery and museum for Oldham set
in a unique and bold landmark building which cost £9 million to
build and forms the first phase of a new Cultural Quarter for
the town of Oldham.
The Collections Gallery is one of the largest and most varied
in the northwest of England, consisting of thousands of items
of fine and decorative art, photography, natural and social history,
geology and archaeology.
Gallery Oldham forms the first phase of a dynamic and ambitious
new Cultural Quarter for Oldham. Education and cultural diversity
lie at the centre of Gallery Oldham's work and its regular programme
of events includes activities, workshops and talks for people
of all ages on a wide range of subjects.
Exhibitions feature Oldham's unique collections of art, social
and natural history alongside touring work, newly commissioned
and contemporary art, international art and work produced with
local communities. The new gallery building has brought about
an integration of the once separate museum and gallery services
and the gallery is involved in a whole range of projects looking
at local history and wildlife in and around Oldham. The
gallery is open Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm and admission
is free. (Times may change - please check before setting out).
Bury
Art Gallery
Moss
Street, Bury BL9 0DR.
Tel: 0161-253 5878. Fax: 0161-253 5915.
Email: artgallery@bury.gov.uk.
Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10.00am-5.00pm. Admission free. The
gallery has a rare collection of Victorian art on permanent display,
the bequest of Thomas Wrigley, a local paper manufacturer who
died in 1880. The gallery opened in 1901 and houses an extensive
collection, including works by Turner, Constable, De Wint, Landseer
and Lowry. Part of the Bury Museum.
Fletcher
Moss and Parsonage Gardens
GALLERY
NOW CLOSED
On
the A5145 next to Old Cock Inn,
Didsbury, Manchester M20.
A
small hidden-away former art gallery which was devoted entirely
to depictions of scenes and events about or in Manchester. A charming
setting and well worth the time and trouble to find. A high walled
garden borders this Georgian house, named after Fletcher Moss,
a Manchester alderman who purchased it in 1884. There is a small
orchid house, many rare tree specimens, a rose garden and a rich
and extensive collection of herbaceous plants. Next door to Didsbury
Parish Church and Fletcher
Moss Botanical Gardens.
See
also: Didsbury
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Rochdale
Art Gallery
The
Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1QA. Tel: 01706 342154
This gallery has a permanent collection of Victorian and Edwardian
paintings on display and holds periodic exhibitions of contemporary
art by painters, photographers and sculptors.
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Hawarth
Art Gallery
Hawarth
Park, Manchester Road Accrington, Lancashire.
Tel: 01254-233782
The Hawarth Art Gallery houses the largest collections of Tiffany
Glass anywhere in Europe, as well as other items of glassware
from the modern era. There is also a collection of watercolours
and oil paintings, and the gallery features regular monthly
special exhibitions of works by national as well as local artists
and crafts people. The building is a beautiful example of Edwardian
"Tudor" architectural style, set in its own extensive grounds
which are suitable for picnicking. Open Monday to Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday from 2.00pm -5.00pm. Closed on Fridays.
Open all year round except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New
Year's Day and Good Friday. Admission free. (Please check before
setting off as times may have changed).
Colin
Jellicoe
Gallery
82 Portland Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-236 2716.
Fine arts in an independent gallery, including drawings, prints
and graphics.
The
Barn Gallery
127-129
Portland Street, Manchester. Tel: 0161-237 3551.
A fairly new gallery which promotes northern artists with frequent
exhibitions of contemporary art. Also available for corporate
entertaining. Open Monday to Friday 10.00am-5.00pm. Thursday
10.00am-7.00pm. Saturday 10.00am-4.00pm. Sunday 1.00pm-4.00pm.
Admission free. Toilets, disabled access, no dogs, groups and
parties catered for.
(Please check before setting off as times may have changed).
ImiTate©
Gallery
623 Stockport
Road, Longsight, Manchester M12 4QA. Tel: 0161-225 1200.
Email: info@imitate.org.uk.
Website: www.imitate.org.uk
The ImiTate©
Gallery is a unique public art venue that will showcase the
work of Artists near and far, from Manchester and beyond. Call
by regularly, and you will witness an ever changing display
of artwork that will beguile and inspire even the most jaded
of visitors. We are open for visitors from 1pm to 6pm every
Tuesday to Sunday.
ArTzu
Gallery
Virginia
House, 5 Great Ancoats Street,Northern Quarter,
Manchester M4 5AD. Tel: 0161-228 3001.
Email: info@artzu.co.uk.
Website: www.artzu.co.uk.
Gallery Opening Times:
Tuesday - Saturday 11.00am - 5.30pm, Sunday by appointment only,
closed on Mondays.
It has been
said there is a definite buzz about ArTzu Gallery which is situated
in the Northern Quarter and boasts a wide range of vibrant canvases
and artistic styles. Big names jostle with artistic newcomers
and the varying styles demonstrate the breadth of the collection
in this open and attractive venue.
With something for every palette, Nick Betney, the owner, aims
is to stimulate the taste buds of the connoisseur collector
as well as offering
exciting enticements for the absolute beginner.
Nick says "I wanted a spacious gallery where the artwork
was impressive but where people would instantly feel relaxed
as they come through the door".
Unit 1 Claybank
Works, Back Rochdale Road, Bury BL9 7AU.
Tel: (Mobile) 07946 433203. Email: mail@attic-art.co.uk.
Website: www.attic-art.co.uk.
The venue offers original art work and limited edition prints
for sale as well as a variety of sculptures and crafts by talented
local and international artists, craftspeople and photographers.
Arts & Crafts workshops, an Artist drop in centre, writer’s
classes and many more activites to stimulate and enhance creativity
are also on offer. Opening: 10.00am - 4.00pm Wednesday to Saturday.
12noon - 4.00pm Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Run
by proprietor Karen Jones.
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