Events and Exhibitions
This year sees the return of photographer and Redeye member, Robert Watson, to Manchester’s iconic Central Library for a nearly four month exhibition, running from October 2023 to January 2024. Robert Watson is an internationally exhibited, award winning photographer with work in private collections throughout the UK and Europe. His portfolio spans over two decades. Many of Watson’s photographs are shot on film; using his Hasselblad and Leica cameras to produce the documentary and portrait photography for which Watson is held in high regard.
Venues
Upcoming Events and Exhibitions
Photographer, David Gleave, is exhibiting and celebrating ten years of image making at the Manchester Central Library, 12 January - 31 March 2024.
Past Events and Exhibitions
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Manchester Art Fair blurs the boundaries between the traditional and the contemporary, creating a friendly and unpretentious Northern art-buying experience. Immerse yourself in art on 17-19 November 2023 at Manchester Central.
Work From Home by Johannes Pretorius is a photographic response to an increase in remote working arrangements. It surveys the places where personal and professional spheres intersect, and the people who live and work in them. It also raises questions about the implications of remote work on culture, society, and the economy. This work will be shown at The Carlton Club in Manchester in October-November 2023.
The Powerhouse Portraits exhibition has given out 99 disposable cameras to over 40 people ranging from 8 to 87 years old. Working with three groups over six weeks they ran a series of 18 workshops. Sessions were facilitated by Ian Johns and Nasima Bee giving participants the chance to learn photographic and creative writing techniques. The exhibition and publication highlight the workshop outcomes from the personal albums produced featuring photographs from workshop sessions and the participants day to day lives.
Join us for an evening at the Working Class Movement Library where together we will explore the archive, learn about local history and and unearth unique inspiration for your projects.
Join us for an exciting event with professional photographer Drew Forsyth as he demonstrates how to achieve the best portraits whilst shooting on location.
Book launch of Roxana Allison's most recent publication Hope. Despair. Miracles at Longsight Library on Tuesday 3rd October, 5-7pm.
For the last 50 years, Jill Furmanovsky has been photographing music’s greatest icons. Now, for the first time, Jill is opening a retrospective exhibition ‘Photographing the Invisible’ at Manchester Central Library displaying some of her most famous works and hidden gems from her extensive archive
Do you have a project you would like some feedback on? Would you like to meet other photographers in the Manchester area?
Our Come and Chat sessions are friendly, relaxed and welcoming spaces to show your work, chat with photographers about their work and business and help you feel reconnected and inspired!
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Bradley Brook is an outdoor photography exhibition by Manchester Photographer Tristan Poyser, exploring our relationship with nature and the benefit to our mental health and wellbeing.