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EXHIBITION & EVENTS ARCHIVE
World Gone Mad: Surrealist in Recent British Art
21/04/2006Castlefield Gallery is proud to present an exciting touring exhibition that charts a new surrealism in recent British painting and sculpture. World Gone Mad is an exhibition about the visual legacies of Surrealism to be found in the work of contemporary British artists, a generation making renewed links between the novel approaches of the old avant-garde and the resources it offers for their own work and how to picture the world today.
British Art Show 6 Symposium
24/03/2006 / 13:00 - 19:30PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS HAPPENING AT THE WHITWORTH ART GALLERY
Castlefield Gallery in partnership with The Whitworth Art Gallery present a symposium, coinciding with the British Art Show 6 in Manchester (27th January – 2nd April 2006).
The event will feature two afternoon presentations and a debate on key issues surrounding British art now, led by a panel of artworld insiders and chaired by Professor Jonathan Harris. Refreshments provided.
FREE ADMISSION – BOOKING REQUIRED
To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email events@castlefieldgallery.co.uk.
British Art Show 6
28/01/2006Castlefield Gallery is proud to have been chosen as a venue for the Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition The British Art Show 6. This survey show tours to Manchester from BALTIC, Gateshead and presents 50 artists and artists’ groups from the current British contemporary art scene, shown across numerous venues. Selected by renowned curators Alex Farquharson and Andrea Schlieker, the exhibition features a range of artistic practice from painting and sculpture, to film, video and performance, with a number of artists utilising a combination of these disciplines.
WEBSITE LAUNCH: The Art Guide www.theartguide.co.uk
24/11/2005 / 18:00 - 20:00The Art Guide is a detailed listings website, which gives you access to exclusive information on the best of the visual arts activity in the North West region; including art fairs, artist book launches, exhibition previews, open studio days, talks, conferences, and live art performances.
Register your details to subscribe to a regular e-newsletter and receive your personal invite to forthcoming events.
If you are a promoter, access the website or contact Castlefield Gallery on guide@castlefieldgallery.co.uk for more information on how to become a member.
‘Compendium’-Original and Edition Works from our Print Portfolio Artists
25/11/2005Castlefield Gallery has invited the 8 artists from our Print Portfolio to showcase original artworks alongside their exclusive limited edition prints.
Artists: Gordon Cheung, Elaine Constantine, Rachel Goodyear, Tom Hackney, Chris Jones, Mark Leckey, Olivia Plender, Carole Romaya.
PureScreen #12: A Haunting
28/10/2005 / 17:00 - 18:00A programme of recent artist film and video curated by Castlefield Gallery, Manchester in association with A Haunting (a multi-disciplinary and multi-site project taking place in Manchester, 28th October – 3rd November 2005, which has been curated by Jonathan Carson and Vicki Wheeler.)
LAUNCH – Wideshut Magazine – Collaborative Editions
06/10/2005 / 18:00 - 20:00WIDESHUT presents the first in the series of collaborative editions, working with a number of key producers in the arts, including visual arts, film, music, and others…
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Olivia Plender – Artist’s Talk
07/10/2005 / 14:00 - 16:00FREE ADMISSION – BOOKING REQUIRED
To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email events@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
Olivia Plender will be giving a talk about her practice and exhibition ‘The Medium and Daybreak’.
‘Critical Object’ – Talk with Jeanne Randolph
13/10/2005 / 18:00 - 20:00FREE ADMISSION – BOOKING REQUIRED
To book please call the gallery on 0161 832 8034 or email events@castlefieldgallery.co.uk
As part of Castlefield Gallery’s continuing series of talks examining the relationships between artists and other practitioners, eminent Canadian writer Jeanne Randolph presents her idiosyncratic approach to writing on culture; combining narrative, psychoanalysis and critical theory to create dialogues with artworks.