OPEN STUDIOS, SATURDAY 6TH JULY FROM 1PM, NQL HQ, GF 008, THE COURTYARD, ISLINGTON MILL, JAMES STREET, SALFORD M3 5HW 1pm – LATE… On Saturday 6th July, there will be an open studios day at Islington Mill, with lots going on. As part of this I will be opening up NQL HQ for the first time! Come along to see the Not Quite Light studio space, view some of my work ( photographs, film and sound ), and take part […]
GATHERING POINTS TUESDAY APRIL 30TH – SATURDAY 4TH MAY RESIDENCY AT ARTS LET LOOSE, SWINTON, SALFORD 69-72 The Parade, Swinton Square, M27 4BD Starting on Tuesday 30th April 2024, I will be taking up residency for the week at the Arts Let Loose unit on Swinton Square Precinct, where I will be showing my documentary film Gathering Points, a film about the people of Swinton and the places they gather to share their stories. The screenings are free, and I’ll […]
THESE WILL VANISH SATURDAY 16th – 17th MARCH SWINTON SQUARE M27 4BD FREE 12pm, 1pm 2pm Saturday and Sunday. Artists Lowri Evans and Biff Roxby present ‘These Will Vanish’, a title taken from a local Swinton newspaper headline from 1969. Inspired by revisiting the 1973 Swinton and Pendlebury Arts Festival, using archive recordings and interviews with people that were there, this will be a beautifully evocative event, connecting Swinton’s past with its present. The performance will comprise of 5 scenes […]
EXHIBITION A6 STORIES BY LEN GRANT 16th – 23rd March ARTS LET LOOSE The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton M274BD FREE Well known artist Len Grant was specially commissioned for the NQL weekend to create drawings of the varied businesses along the A6 Chorley Road, and then write up the stories he heard whilst chatting with them. The resulting work can be seen in beautiful and poignant exhibition of prints and text at Arts Let Loose. There will also be […]
IMAGINE A CITY SATURDAY MARCH 16TH 10-2PM ARTS LET LOOSE The Unit 69-73 The Parade, Swinton M274BD FREE, DROP IN! City Designers, Builders and Refiners Workshop of the future: Unleashing Creativity with Buttress Architects!!! An event for children to let their imaginations run free, and for them to create a future city as they see it. This workshop will be hosted by Buttress Architects, who are a well established practice in Manchester. Using cardboard, old packaging and whatever else can […]