PERSPECTIVES | Take part in our coinciding event and workshops this November | 2018

Check out our accompanying events to coincide with PERSPECTIVES, our latest series of events and exhibitions showcasing over 80 artists across Greater Manchester. Get inspired and learn something new at a number of unique artist led workshops and ‘Meet the artists’ events. Learn more about Venture Arts, meet the artists and learn about their creative … Continued

Thank you to all our visitors who came down to The Manchester Contemporary 2018 at visited our ‘Spilling Out’ booth. We had a brilliantly busy weekend sharing our joint presentation with Castlefield Gallery, profiling artists living and working in the North West region. Artists included: Frances Disley, Barry Anthony Finan, Jennie Franklin, Katie Tomlinson, John Powell-Jones, … Continued

Join us for the preview of our PERSPECTIVES exhibitions at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House Thursday 1 November 2018 | 5:30-7:30pm 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, M13 9LW   Text and line are leading themes in the artwork displayed at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, the restored home of celebrated English novelist and writer Elizabeth Gaskell in Longsight. Taking place … Continued

BIG NEWS! Venture Arts are finalists in the Manchester Culture Awards We’re incredibly excited to announce that Venture Arts are officially finalists for the Manchester Culture Awards in both Promotion of Talent and Leadership & Promotion of Equality & Diversity categories! Thank you to everyone who kindly nominated us, this really means so much to us … Continued

Spilling Out: Castlefield Gallery and Venture Arts at The Manchester Contemporary 2018 (Booth 166) 12 October 2018 — 14 October 2018   Building on our long-standing partnership Castlefield Gallery and Venture Arts are pleased to be presenting Spilling Out at The Manchester Contemporary 2018. Spilling Out will include new and existing works in a range of mediums including ceramics, … Continued

Today marks the start of Conversations Series II in partnership with Castelfield Gallery and the Whitworth. We’re excited to announce the six selected artists who will be taking part in this new collaborative residency to work alongside each other to develop shared ideas, create new work, and reflect on the labels placed upon us by society. John … Continued

PERSPECTIVES | Fred Aldous | 1- 2 October 2018 11am-4pm Kicking off PERSPECTIVES, on the 1-2 October, live from the Northern Quarters’ Fred Aldous Ltd art suppliers, artist Leslie Thompson from Venture Arts and Manchester artist and illustrator Matt Girling will draw inspiration from their memories, as well as capturing the bustling environment and passers-by in … Continued

  Keep a look out for… Perspectives  Exhibitions | Happenings | Creative Exchanges Manchester and Salford  presented by Venture Arts October 2018       Credit: Photograph and GIF created by Ellie Walmsley Artwork: Self Portrait, ceramic head by Darren Gallagher

ARTIST CALL OUT | Conversations Series II   Venture Arts is calling for expressions of interest from visual artists to take part in their new project based in Manchester, Conversations Series II.   Conversations Series II, led by Venture Arts and in partnership with Castlefield Gallery and the Whitworth, will support a collaborative residency that will bring together … Continued

INTRODUCING our new Creative Producer | Jennifer Gilbert Jennifer has been with us for 6 weeks now and she has been settling in to her new life in Manchester after moving up from Brighton. She has hit the ground running planning our forthcoming events and exhibitions….More about there very soon! Here she shares some words … Continued