Hilary Jack at Castlefield Gallery - Reprieve
Hilary Jack introduces her solo exhibition 'And Scent of Pine and the Woodthrush Singing...' at Castlefield Gallery.
Exhibition continues to Sunday 24 July, 2011.
Hilary Jack will lead a free tour of solo exhibition on Thursday 21 July, 6-8pm (Free, booking required)
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Castlefield Gallery, 2 Hewitt Street, Manchester, M15 4GB.
Gallery Films - Castlefield Gallery: Artist led galleries
Gallery Films is a new series of interviews with five galleries from around England that gives insight into the different ways in which exhibition spaces can operates
A gallery's sources of funding and context all bear great influence on their programme and consequently the kind of work they are likely to exhibit.
Researching and understanding this is how the hopeful exhibitor can establish whether a space is likely to respond favourably to their approaches.
Galleries can play a key role in the careers of artists, but for many reaching them appears a remote goal. Understanding how a gallery works and its priorities are the first steps in building a relationship with a space. This series of interviews interrogates 5 different models of gallery operation, identifying the commonalities and the differences in how they work and interact with artists, audiences and their contexts.
In this video Castlefield Gallery director Kwong Lee discusses the gallery programme, how they discover the artists that they work with and how the gallery engages with the artist community and the local context of Manchester.
Andrew Mcdonald at Castlefield Gallery
I lose myself in the process of drawing, an escape from the world, but the end result, an art-work, is the opposite – a confrontation with the world. Andrew McDonald (2016)
From 28 April - 11 June 2017 Castlefield Gallery (Manchester) presented a significant solo show of works in animation by artist Andrew McDonald. A selection of existing pieces were presented alongside two new works in the medium that has been an integral part of his practice for two decades.
McDonald capitalises on the intensity of a medium that requires drawing images over and over again. His animations often feature lone characters caught in austere, colourless and darkly comic loops. In a new two-channel video installation Fence/Hammock (2017), McDonald introduces two separate figures that are both busy striving for escape. One figure struggles with the entrapments of his hammock, whom then fatigued from his multiple attempts to find freedom, remains caught in an inescapable stupor; perhaps content to simply dream of freedom, to dream of another place. Another figure climbs over a fence and runs off, only to reappear on the screen. The figure is relentless in repeating these actions, despite making little progress at all. Where is freedom to be found here, on the other side of the fence or in resolving to make peace with the futility and absurdity of the situation?
McDonald’s work with animation began with pads of tracing paper, drawing on each page from back to front, he later incorporated photocopying, laboriously scanning each image into a computer to be edited together to make a film, eventually he obtained a graphics tablet which allowed him to draw directly onto a computer.
The artist’s approach to mark making is reminiscent of British Post War Modernism; purposefully scratchy hand-drawn lines provoke psychological and physical sensations in us. The artist’s images wriggle and writhe across the paper, existing in real time and jumping from the screen into our physical space. His drawings take on a life of their own, existing as strange life-like forms descending upon us from another place, they are uncanny in their ability to repulse whilst equally compel us to engage with them.
McDonald’s making process is intense, extended periods of drawing and production demanding months of the artist’s time, yet often resulting in viewing experiences that are only minutes, even seconds long. The self-induced isolation required to make McDonald’s work mirrors the lone looped figures in his animations, speaking to the notion of the artist as ‘tortured soul’. Through his work McDonald sheds light on the inner workings of his mind, sharing this momentarily with the viewer, only to once more retreat back to the studio.
Andrew McDonald is Manchester based, teaches at the University of Central Lancashire, and is represented by The International 3. He has exhibited nationally, including with MIMA, Site Gallery, Chapter, The Grundy Gallery, and was featured in British Art Show 6.
Haçienda Classical, LIVE at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, England - 30th June, 2018
Haçienda Classical, LIVE at Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, England - 30th June, 2018.
The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England, which became famous in the Madchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. To read more about The Haçienda, click here: .
Haçienda Classical is a live orchestral curation by original Haçienda DJs Graeme Park and Mike Pickering along with experimental orchestra Manchester Camerata. Haçienda Classical reinvents dozens of iconic dance tunes as classical compositions, sometimes alongside the original performers.
This film features excerpts of the Haçienda Classical at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl in June 2018, which included appearances by Bez from The Happy Mondays, Peter Hook from New Order and Lisa Stansfield. To read about the event, click here: .
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Places to see in ( Manchester - UK )
Places to see in ( Manchester - UK )
Manchester is a major city in the northwest of England with a rich industrial heritage. The Castlefield conservation area’s 18th-century canal system recalls the city’s days as a textile powerhouse, and visitors can trace this history at the interactive Museum of Science & Industry. The revitalised Salford Quays dockyards now house the Daniel Libeskind-designed Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry cultural centre.
Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. The local authority is Manchester City Council. The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium
Manchester achieved city status in 1853. The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894, creating the Port of Manchester and linking the city to sea, 36 miles (58 km) to the west. Manchester fortunes declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration.
In 2014, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked Manchester as a beta world city, the highest-ranked British city apart from London. Manchester is the third-most visited city in the UK. Manchester is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. Manchester Liverpool Road railway station was the world's first inter-city passenger railway station and in the city scientists first split the atom and developed the stored-program computer.
Manchester is well known for being a city of sport. Two Premier League football clubs bear the city name – Manchester United and Manchester City. Manchester United play its home games at Old Trafford, in the neighbouring Greater Manchester borough of Trafford, the largest club football ground in the United Kingdom. Manchester City's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium (also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes); its former ground, Maine Road was demolished in 2003.
Alot to see in ( Manchester - UK ) such as :
Museum of Science and Industry
John Rylands Library
National Football Museum
Manchester Art Gallery
People's History Museum
Manchester Museum
Manchester Town Hall
Imperial War Museum North
Albert Square, Manchester
Heaton Park
Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden
Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
The Hidden Gem
Whitworth Art Gallery
Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Opera House
Old Trafford
Mamucium
Beetham Tower
Cornerhouse
Manchester Jewish Museum
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
84 Plymouth Grove
Alan Turing Memorial
Moses Gate Country Park
Clayton Hall
Debdale Park
The Lowry
Sealife Manchester
Platt Fields Park
Salford Quays
Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester
Wythenshawe Park
Reddish Vale
Alexandra Park, Manchester
Chetham's Library
Bruntwood Park
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Clayton Vale
Stamford Park
Daisy Nook
Manchester Arndale
Victoria Baths
Manchester235
Bramall Hall
Longford Park
Woodbank, Stockport
Boggart Hole Clough
Genting Casino Manchester
Peel Park, Salford
( Manchester - UK) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Manchester . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Manchester - UK
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Making of What sound should we make (2018) by Ruth Barker
Commissioned by Castlefield Gallery and the University of Salford Art Collection, artist Ruth Barker has developed a constellation of related artworks including loomed works, audio, sculpture, costume, installation, and photography. Barker’s new performance If this is the last thing that I say (2018), premieres at the launch of the exhibition on 8 March 2018 - International Women’s Day at Castlefield Gallery.
Ruth Barker worked with a group of school children from Clarendon Road Primary School, in Eccles, Salford. Her three-channel audio piece, What sound should we make (2018), includes a monologue by the artist herself, alongside recordings made in the University of Salford’s Anechoic Chamber (a room designed to completely absorb the reflections or echoes of sound) during a sonic meditation workshop with the children, led by Barker, and inspired by the pioneer of deep listening, Pauline Oliveros.
The exhibition is part of Manchester’s Wonder Women Festival 2018, and marks the 100th anniversary of The Representation of the People’s Act, a law passed in 1918 that reformed the electoral system in Great Britain.
Places to see in ( Manchester - UK ) Palace Theatre
Places to see in ( Manchester - UK ) Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre, Manchester, is one of the main theatres in Manchester, England. It is situated on Oxford Street, on the north-east corner of the intersection with Whitworth Street. The Palace and its sister theatre the Opera House on Quay Street are operated by the same parent company, Ambassador Theatre Group. The original capacity of 3,675 has been reduced to its current 1,955.
In 2008 the Royal Opera House and Manchester City Council began planning stages a new development known as Royal Opera House, Manchester. The proposal would have seen the Palace Theatre refurbished, to create a theatre capable of staging productions by both the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera. It was intended that the Royal Opera House would take residence of the theatre for an annual 18-week season, staging 16 performances by the Royal Opera, 28 performances by the Royal Ballet and other small-scale productions.
Palace Theatre, originally known as the Grand Old Lady of Oxford Street, opened on 18 May 1891, having been designed by the architect Alfred Darbyshire at a cost of £40,500. The interior of the theatre was renovated under by Bertie Crewe in 1913, the renovation took seven months and the theatre reopened with a reduced seating capacity of 2,600.
( Manchester - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Manchester . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Manchester - UK
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Porthkidney Sands
A great beach for walking with spectacular views, dog friendly all year round. Access the beach from the public footpath which starts at St Uny Church. Follow the path through the golf course, under the St Ives branchline and down the steps. Walk out towards the estuary, Godrevy Island and lighthouse are in the distance. The huge expanse of Porthkidney Beach opens up as you round the rocks, stretching away towards St Ives. Don't forget your camera!
UK Summer Exchange 2016
A group of Construction Students from Morrison Hill experienced 16 days of exchange life among nine majors cities in United Kingdom and Holland respectively.
UK Summer Exchange 2016
Machester
Preston
Uclan
Cheshire
Manchester University
Old Traffold Stadium
Castlefield Gallery
MC Construction Co. Ltd
Manchester Cathedral
Coventry
Coventry Cathedral
Coventry University
Birmingham
Bath Abbey
Royal Crescent
Stonehenge
Windsor Castle
London
Jestico+Whiles
Big Ben
Thames River
London Eye
Tower Bridge
60 places to visit in Manchester - in 120 seconds
I wanted to highlight lots of the interesting places there are to visit in the Manchester area. I chose 60 places and present them in just 120 seconds. This video is a reminder to people of just how much there is to see and do in the Manchester area. There are plenty of reasons for people to come and visit, and plenty of people who live in this area to go out and explore. Here's a list of the 60 locations. What are your favourite places in the Manchester area? Please write in the comments below.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Central
Palace Theatre
Band on the Wall
MediaCityUK Salford Quays
The O2 Apollo
Manchester Airport Runway Viewing Park
Manchester Arndale shopping centre
Ashton Market
Manchester Cathedral
The Manchester Bees #beeinthecity
Manchester Art Gallery
Fog Lane Park
The Transport Museum
Canal Street
The Manchester Jewish Museum
Bruntwood Park, Cheadle
Cheetham Hill Road
Chinatown Manchester
Clayton Hall
Heaton Hall
Tatton Hall
The Curry Mile
Didsbury village
Fletcher Moss Park
Chetham's Library
The John Rylands Library
The Portico Library
The Central Library
The Museum of Science and Industry
Liverpool Rd railway station (MOSI)
The Baby Computer (MOSI)
London Road Fire Station
Oldham Street
The Opera House
Platt Hall
The Peveril of the Peak
The Greater Manchester Police Museum
The Printworks
The Victoria Baths
Wythenshawe Hall
The Museum of the Manchester, Ashton
Wythenshawe Forum
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The East Lancashire Railway
Platt Fields Park
The Octagon Theatre Bolton
The Trafford Centre
Tandle Hill Woods
Lyme Hall
Crime Lake
Ordsall hall
Beech Road Chorlton
Rochdale Town Hall
The National Football Museum, Urbis
The Bridgewater Hall
Afflecks Palace
Market Street
The Christmas Markets
The view from Werneth Low
The music is 'Grashopper' by Quincas Moreira from the YouTube audio library.
Build-Up A Practice
To coincide with her exhibition at Castlefield Gallery, Emily Speed directed a group of acrobats to perform a series of construction exercises for a one-of live performance in the gallery on Sunday 7 April 2013.
Build-Up was commissioned with support from Castlefield Gallery and Arts Council England and in association with the Manchester Modernist Society's creative residency at the Toastrack, Manchester.
AIR - Paying Artists Consultation (Manchester)
As part of AIR's Paying Artists Campaign, artists were invited to Castlefield Gallery in Manchester to discuss strategies towards campaigning and advocacy.
For more information on the campaign visit:
A day at Manchester Museum
We Face Forward // Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery
A film documenting the workshops at Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery inspired by We Face Forward, a city-wide exhibition of art and music from West Africa.
wefaceforward.org
Film by wild.bees@ymail.com
Castlefield Rooms Wedding Photography // Emma and David
True Faith - MIF 2017
True Faith exhibition at manchester art gallery . The silence of the soundtrack that you hear is True Faith with the volume turned down in honour of Ian Curtis and Anthony H Wilson .
Manchester apes ad alvearia propellere
Psychogeography
A conversation about Psychogeography
Manchester Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
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#Manchester is a city of firsts. #Vacation here to what was the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution, the place where mankind first split the atom, and the birthplace of the modern computer.
In Castlefield, #visit the remains of a Roman fort, Bridgewater Canal, and some of the mills which once generated incredible wealth for the city.
The Town Hall was built to rival the great buildings of London. Many of the treasures sourced by merchants during the Industrial Revolution now reside in the Manchester Art Gallery and the Manchester Museum.
The People’s History Museum celebrates those who challenged Britain’s rigid political and class systems. At the world’s oldest surviving railway station, you’ll find The Museum of Science and Industry, while the Imperial War Museum North reminds us of the human cost of warfare.
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Making of What sound should we make 2018 by Ruth Barker
Commissioned by Castlefield Gallery and the University of Salford Art Collection, artist Ruth Barker has developed a constellation of related artworks including loomed works, audio, sculpture, costume, installation, and photography. Barker’s new performance If this is the last thing that I say (2018), premieres at the launch of the exhibition on 8 March 2018 - International Women’s Day at Castlefield Gallery.
Ruth Barker worked with a group of school children from Clarendon Road Primary School, in Eccles, Salford. Her three-channel audio piece, What sound should we make (2018), includes a monologue by the artist herself, alongside recordings made in the University of Salford’s Anechoic Chamber (a room designed to completely absorb the reflections or echoes of sound) during a sonic meditation workshop with the children, led by Barker, and inspired by the pioneer of deep listening, Pauline Oliveros.
The exhibition is part of Manchester’s Wonder Women Festival 2018, and marks the 100th anniversary of The Representation of the People’s Act, a law passed in 1918 that reformed the electoral system in Great Britain.
What do we want? (and when do we want it?)
What do we want? (and when do we want it?), a round-table discussion as part of a-n’s Assembly Salford event in May 2018.
Speakers including Hilary Jack (artist and co-director of Paradise Works), Helen Wewiora (director of Castlefield Gallery), Ian Tabbron (senior relationship manager for Arts Council England), Tim Brennan (head of department of art at Manchester School of Art), and Daniel Welsh (development manager for Salford City Council) offered their perspectives on the creative ecology of the city. The discussion was chaired by Kerry Harker.
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Camera and edit: Tim Brunsden