Events and Exhibitions

A woman dressed in horse riding outfit with a whip, looking directly at the camera, against a yellow background with white stars
17 January 2024 to 12 May 2024

Shy Burhan's acclaimed 'Women in Uniform' photo exhibition is 'coming home' to Bradford's Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for the first time!

A mother and her child in a bathtub together, mother looking down and child directly at camera
8 March 2024 to 19 May 2024

A bold, uncompromising and thought-provoking exhibition exploring an unfiltered and often unseen side of motherhood is now at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.

Lāsma Poiša’s I Became A Mother will be showcased at the historic venue between 8 March and 19 May.

A black and white image of framed family photographs on a table
7 March 2024 to 20 May 2024

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is pleased to present Miyuki Okuyama’s first UK solo exhibition, Japan, outside Japan. The show features Okuyama’s two recent works, Dear Japanese: Children of War (2012-17) and Michinoku Homeward: Walking towards the Northeast (2021).

A young boy laid on the sofa looking down and sad in an evening light
18 April 2024 to 29 June 2024

"Little Faces Big Feelings" is a poignant photographic collection documenting and highlighting the profound impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and young people worldwide. The project, spearheaded by documentary photographer Maria Reaney, brings together 16 artists from internationally diverse backgrounds to shed light on the social and emotional challenges faced by children during lockdowns and thereafter. On at the Library of Birmingham 18 April - 29 June 2024.

 

Black and white image of an elderly lady in a wheelchair holding up a photo of a baby close to her face
27 April 2024 to 31 January 2025

This April, acclaimed Bradfordian social documentary photographer Ian Beesley turns 70. He has spent the last 5 decades documenting life in the North of England. He had planned to retire this year. Instead, the appetite for his work is stronger than ever. So on April 27 a previously unseen selection of Beesley’s work selected from his archive of over 200,000 images goes on show at Salts Mill, Saltaire.

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Upcoming Events and Exhibitions

A poster with text about the exhibition including black and white documentary images of people
28 June 2024 to 29 August 2024

SALFORD 77 is a documentary photography project focusing on everyday life in a changing urban environment in 1977. It aims to bring back memories of these parts of Salford and to show younger people the times their parents and grandparents grew up in.

Past Events and Exhibitions

31 January 2018, 18:30 to 20:00

Festa Major - Vilafranca del Penedes, Catalonia by Guille Ibanez

Join us at this member-led event on the opening night of Guille Ibanez’ exhibition Tierra Santa at the Instituto Cervantes for a talk and discussion about the culture behind his photography of Spanish rituals and celebrations.

Please note this event is now sold out - advance booking is full

27 January 2018, 10:00 to 17:00

In partnership with Castlefield Gallery and Manchester Craft & Design Centre, we present a day of talks, discussions and workshops encouraging photographers, artists and makers to draw inspiration for their personal practice from other paid and commercial work.

18 November 2017 to 21 January 2018

Saddleworth is the result of a five-year creative journey by Matthew Murray, fuelled by his desire to build an extraordinary and entirely new body of work.

Persistency of Death (Desire of Memory) 7 | © Clara Turchi Rose
3 November 2017 to 19 January 2018

There will always be a question over the photographic image as to whether it can ever truly capture reality. ‘Artificial Things’ explores this idea further, bringing together photographic artists who use the medium to explore and merge the boundaries of the fake, the real, and the in-between.

© Ben McDonnell
12 January 2018

The residency at Outset has hosted four recent Royal College of Art graduates from the MA Photography course: Victoria FornielesBen McDonnellJoshua Phillips and Nemo Nonnenmacher.

Millscapes poster
11 November 2017 to 4 December 2017

Millscapes is an exploration of Bailey Mill and Wellington Mill, two Saddleworth landmarks that have now vanished from the landscape. The exhibition is a mix of historic images from the Saddleworth Museum archives and those taken by photographer Andrew Marland in 2007 as the now derelict mills awaited their eventual destruction in the years to come.

Photo: ANC Rally, Sharpesville, 1990 © Vanley Burke
3 October 2017 to 30 November 2017

Vanley Burke is often described as the ‘Godfather of Black British Photography’, whereby his iconic images have captured the evolving cultural landscape, social change, and stimulated debate in the UK over the past four decades. 

© Peter Barker, Half Dropped Eye Lid
30 September 2017, 10:00 to 30 November 2017, 17:00

HIP Photography Festival is an annual event that celebrates physical art form and recognises the cultural importance photography holds. 

30 November 2017, 10:00 to 17:00

Join renowned architectural photographer and trainer Martine Hamilton Knight for a day learning about the benefits of using good photography to promote your work and practice.

27 November 2017, 18:00 to 20:00

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Explore the latest ideas and share your photography workflow quandaries in this informal discussion on storing, processing and archiving your digital images.

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