The gallery is open before live performances and during the interval.
We are grateful to the Haworth Trust for their support of exhibitions on our gallery wall.
‘Lost and Found’ is a collaborative art and music project which brought together young people in creative pairs – one visual artist and one musician – to develop original work inspired by the stories, myths and historic atmosphere of Chetham’s Library. Over a three-month period, participants explored the library through three workshops, using its tales, architecture, and archives as a starting point for new creative responses.
The visual artists are students from Pinc College, a specialist arts college supporting neurodiverse young people. Working alongside year 12 composers from Chetham’s School of Music, they worked collaboratively and independently across disciplines, finding links, connections, contrasts and compromises to produce unique artworks and musical compositions inspired by one of Manchester’s most historic cultural landmarks.
Still Lives
Still Lives featured six painters from the Fine Art programme at the University of Salford, who elected to capture quiet moments in everyday lives. The painters looked at their relationships with family and friends, taking time to pause, look, and engage with the world. The work examined relationships, routines, and the daily rituals that bring order to our lives.
Creative Support
An exhibition curated in partnership with Creative Support, featuring artworks created by some of their service users.
Creative Support is recognised as one of the largest national not-for-profit providers of prevention and care services in England, providing services for people with a learning disability, autism and mental health needs.
Sound and Vision
Composition students from Chetham’s School of Music responded to the work of artists from Venture Arts, a Manchester-based organisation supporting artists with disabilities.
The students created original compositions inspired by the works of six artists, whose artworks include photography, pastels and embroidery.
Art, Music, and Cultural Diversity
In this exhibition, students of the BA (Hons) Fine Art programme at the University of Salford were invited to reflect upon music and diversity, with artworks that embrace music and culture from around the world.
Jasper Howard and Isaac Jordan: Collaborative Prints
An exhibition of monoprints drawing connections between music and visual arts.
ART/MUSIC/PATTERN/STRUCTURE
Featuring the work of undergraduate students from the University of Salford School of Arts Media & Creative Technology and from two of its Art Design programmes, BA (Hons) Fine Art, and BA (Hons) Photography.
