Events

We regret to announce that after 26 years of supporting photographers and championing photography throughout the UK, Redeye, the Photography Network will wind down on 31 July 2024 due to a number of factors, including lack of funding. Read our full statement here. We are no longer publishing events. The archive of past events is available below.

Contemporary Arts Writing: What Does It Do? - Exhibition Tour and Discussion

14 May 2019, 19:00 to 20:30

Talk

Waterside Arts Centre are hosting a tour of one of their current exhibitions, Sweet Debris, followed by a discussion about the relationship between art and writing: do they work with or against each other? Is writing creating a new space somewhere alongside art? Does it help us find a way in? Is writing ever truly reflective of the things we see? The event will be hosted by the curator, Mario Popham, as well as leading art writers Sara Jaspan (Corridor 8) and Laura Robertson (The Double Negative).

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Member-led Body up North

14 May 2019, 19:00 to 21:00

Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art ,

Photographic artist and Redeye Member, Natalie Wardle returns to host an evening that includes presentations from other talented northern photographers Sade Mica and Lucie Crewdson whose work looks at the human form in visual art and performance.

Natalie Wardle is a visual artist and photographer from Manchester. Her work looks at how women construct their bodies to fit in with society’s ideal body types, exploring shapewear and tape that is placed over nipples to both cover and repress their form.

The work of Sade Mica explores her experiences navigating the world as a queer, black person and the nuances that brings in fleshing out an identity that is often met with contempt and confusion.

Lucie Crewdson is a photographer living and working in Manchester. Lucie's photographic practise revolves around everyday experiences, the use of the body, elements of performance and sits within a fashion and fine art context.

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Fail early fail often

7 May 2019, 19:00 to 21:00

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation,

In our experience, everyone is going about their business, talking about the success stories of their career to apply for new work. And so they should. But isn't it freeing to hear about the things that haven't quite gone to plan? Isn't it encouraging to know most people have experienced projects that go totally wrong? Yes!. This is a session to learn from each other's different situations to prevent future issues for yourself.

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33 Oldham Street: Networking evening

3 May 2019, 18:00 to 20:00

Manchester

Networking

Redeye is busy developing connections with local businesses in Manchester, with the intention to bring even more discounts to members in the future.

Through that, 33 Oldham Street would like to invite you to a general business networking event tonight, with free drinks and food (while it lasts!) It's a chance to meet a variety of local businesses and creatives.

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Critique surgery - April 2019

29 April 2019, 18:00 to 20:00

Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art ,

Redeye's Critique Surgeries are aimed at photographers or artists looking for advice and feedback on their work or practice.
At this month's session, we welcome guest panellists Mario Popham, and Laura Deane in addition to Redeye Director Paul Herrmann.

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Social Works?: A celebration and exploration of socially engaged practice

26 April 2019, 13:00 to 17:00

United Kingdom

Festival

Social Works? Is a social art festival for a network of people involved in socially engaged practice. Through artist-led activities and talks, the event will explore the conditions needed to develop valuable and validating exchanges through socially engaged practice. This event is hosted in partnership between AxisWeb and Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Photography Social Manchester

8 April 2019, 19:45 to 21:45

Manchester

Special Event

Mark Hobbs is starting an informal monthly photography meet-up in Manchester for anyone currently working on or wanting to start personal photography projects. Mark says, "The idea is to bring along some photography from a project or idea you're working on currently, whatever stage you're at, even if it's only an idea at the moment. During the evening, people can show each other their work, get feedback, ask questions, come up with solutions or ideas for stuff you're stuck with."

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Literary Evening: The Other

4 April 2019, 18:30 to 20:00

Liverpool

Talk

The Other is an inclusive literary night encouraging its writers to get to know each other and foster new friendships. In response to Open Eye Gallery's current exhibition 209 Women, this edition will be an all-women line-up (including non-binary/female identifying writers) sourced from an open call.

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Talks series on Martin Parr: Return to Manchester

29 March 2019, 13:00 to 3 April 2019, 20:00

Manchester

People from the industry discuss Martin Parr's Return to Manchester exhibition offering their perspective and opinions on the work, including Redeye Director Paul Herrmann.