Events and Exhibitions
Almost Nothing But Blue Ground interrogates the Victorian fern craze, land ownership, capitalism, and the colonial project, through the lens of pioneering Victorian photographer and botanist Anna Atkins at FormaHQ by Tom Pope and Matthew Benington.
To commemorate the Sheffield great Flood of 1864, The Photographer, Martyn Pearson has created two exhibitions of contemporary photography. The ‘Still-Life’ exhibition depicts artefacts relating to the flood. These exhibitions are part of the 160th year anniversary flood events across the city of Sheffield.
SixBySix presents: Lost in the Wilderness by Kalpesh Lathigra, exhibition currently showing at Ropes and Twines until 30 April, 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.
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).
"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.
Venues
Upcoming Events and Exhibitions
The Level 6 Photography (BA) course at Leeds Trinity University are hosting their photography exhibition 'More Than Human' at the Mary Holloway Theatre at the university, in April this year.
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.
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.
Past Events and Exhibitions
Manchester Art Fair is one of the UK’s most ambitious art fairs. Selling modern & contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and editioned prints from a selection of UK and international galleries and artists on 11-13 October at Manchester Central.
The event will consist of a morning of presentations by a group of expert reviewers on key features of portfolio and professional development. During the afternoon there will be opportunities for one to one portfolio advice and reviews from 3 reviewers for 20 minutes each. This event is perfect for emerging practitioners, students and artists and will provide valuable advice and reviews from leading practitioners, curators and commissioners. Speakers and reviewers include Anthony Luvera, Liz Hingley, Niall Mcdiarmid, Sebah Chaudhry and Skinder Hundal.
Back for its fifth year, Hull International Photography Festival returns to celebrate the cultural importance of photography in the region. Alongside award-winning visiting and local photographers, there will be a host of other events taking place across the city.
FORM is a new collective of seven artists working with photography and visual arts, based in Manchester, Birmingham, rural Yorkshire, London and Liverpool. New work by each collective member will be shown for the first time from September 29th 2018 at Brighton Photo Fringe. The collective came together as part of Redeye's Lightbox programme.
Join FORM in the Phoenix, Brighton on Sunday afternoon, 30 Sept, for a panel discussion with members of the collective and Paul Herrmann, director of Redeye.
Photgrapher Andrew Susich has spent the last five years documenting life in the San Francisco Bay Area and Manchester using a 35mm Leica M6 camera and Illford film.
Opening night - 12th April 2018
Enjoy complimentary cocktails starting at 7pm provided by Absolut. Framed images for sale as well as prints available to order in a variety of sizes. Music will be supplied by former Hacienda resident DJ Paulette.
Exhibition opening hours
Monday to Thursday 12pm — 12am
Friday and Saturday 12pm — 2am
Sunday 12pm — 11pm
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
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.
HIP Photography Festival is an annual event that celebrates physical art form and recognises the cultural importance photography holds.
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.
Lee Price’s photography exhibition captures life at The House of Kings and Queens, a home belonging to a young transgender woman which has become a sanctuary for the LGBT community in Freetown, Hull’s sister city in Sierra Leone.