Preview
We have had Phil Ogg, our Artist in Residence with us for a week, and now it is time to delight you with the fruits of his labours.
Come and see Chorlton Soundscape, in the Festival Hub (next to Boots) in Chorlton Precinct.
Phil has been recording some of the community’s favourite sounds from around Chorlton. You may hear sounds you recognize, and some you don’t. You may hear the sounds that were your personal contributions.
We’ve transformed the empty shop into a gallery space to showcase Chorlton Soundscape and an assocaiated Chorlton film projection too…will you be able to tell where it is?
Preview: Tuesday 25 May 5.30-6.30pm (use side entrance between Quality Save and Boots )
Exhibition open: Wed 26 – Sun 30 May 10am – 4pm (free)
OPEN STUDIO
Chatburn Road
PREVIEW FRI 21 MAY 6–8PM
An opportunity to see Carol’s latest felt creations: scarves, cards, bags and more. Visit her studio and enjoy her passion for textiles. You can experiment yourself with colour, textures and shapes in her workshops.
Franny & Filer
Friday 21 May – Friday 30 July
PREVIEW FRI 21 MAY 6–8PM
How would you design and make a collection of jewellery to represent your favourite song from the last decade? Contemporary jewellery and craft gallery, Franny & Filer, asked local jewellers just that. Come and enjoy the results and hear the songs that inspired them!
St. Werburgh’s Church
Saturday 22 May and Saturday 29 May 10.30AM–2PM
Monday 24 May – Friday 28 May 11.30AM–4PM
Free
PREVIEW MORNING SAT 22 MAY 10.30AM–12.30PM
A wonderful creative feast including work from Chorlton Painting Group, costumes from The Athenaeum Dramatic Society, photographs from Manchester Amateur Photographic Society and other arts and crafts from the members of St. Werburgh’s congregation.
Creative Recycling
Sunday 23 May – Wednesday 30 Jun
GALLERY OPEN WED – SUN 11AM–5PM
PREVIEW SAT 22 MAY 12 noon onwards
Mixed-media and photography exhibition by resident artists Glennis Andrews, Fiona Norton and Jack Lloyd.
Chorlton Park Primary School, Infant Hall
Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 May 10AM–3PM
PREVIEW SUN 23 MAY 4–6PM
How do specific objects trigger our special memories of childhood? Come and enjoy the multi-media response when parent and artist Su Vosper explored this fascinating theme with ten families from Chorlton.
Arison Gallery
Tuesday 25 May – Monday 21 Jun
PREVIEW MON 24 MAY 6–8PM
Ahmed’s paintings have been described as a juxtaposition between dream and reality. Figurative, abstract and semi-realistic, his recent work continues to offer vibrancy, atmosphere and colour.
Battery Park
Friday 21 May – Wednesday 30 June
PREVIEW MON 24 MAY 6–8PM
Enjoy this wonderful textile based celebration of Chorlton’s street frontages from the Mini Masters Art Club who worked with local artist Claire Law. Can you spot which local businesses and buildings inspired them?
Frogfish
Friday 21 May 10AM–5.30PM, Saturday 22 And 29 May 10AM–5PM, Tuesday 25 – Thursday 27 May 10AM–6PM
PREVIEW TUE 25 MAY 6–8PM
Be dazzled by these photographs taken both locally and on assignment abroad, on land and underwater. See wonderful images that feature wildlife, culture and portraits of the wonderful places visited and the people met along the way.
Chorlton Central Church
Friday 21 May – Saturday 29 May 12 noon–4PM
PREVIEW TUE 25 MAY 7–9PM
Come and delight in the talent from this local group of 15 portrait painters who’ve met weekly for the past 3 years. You’ll be delighted with what is on show and might even see a face or two that you recognise!
Art Fusion
Friday 21 May – Saturday 29 May
Free
PREVIEW TUES 25 MAY 7.30–9pm
Chorlton and its community inspired this mixed and colourful exhibition by Art Fusion, a group of local amateur artists. Come and enjoy their range of styles and approaches, from the traditional to the more adventurous.
pad
Thursday 20 May – Wednesday 30 Jun
PREVIEW WED 26 MAY 6–8PM
Come and enjoy Dave Kennedy’s latest collection of work. His photographs include images of Chorlton and Manchester which are printed onto canvas, creating limited edition prints with a wonderful patina.
Coffee and Chocolate
Friday 21 May – Wednesday 30 Jun
PREVIEW THU 27 MAY 6–8PM
also at Chorlton C of E School, Vicars Road
Inspired by the Festival’s tenth anniversary and the local artists they have been working with, these up and coming artists from the Vicars Road Art Collective will delight you with their fresh and original artwork. Watch out for exhibition changeovers during the Festival and all through June.
Oddest
Thursday 6 May – Thursday 10 Jun
PREVIEW THU 27 MAY 7–9PM
Focusing on architecture and composition, Jane’s paintings are cropped picture-postcard views of different Manchester locations. Come along and see some of her favourite buildings and locations in a new light and witness the sense of identity, aspiration and modernity that Manchester exudes.
