Exhibitions
Our mission is to provide a platform for both emerging and established Manchester and North West artists, showcasing their work and helping them engage with a wider audience.
Our exhibitions highlight various artistic styles and genres, including contemporary art, photography, sculpture and more. Here you can see our current exhibitions, and previous ones held under our Cotton On MCR name.
Current Exhibitions
‘Nostalgia’
Longsight Art Space
This exhibition looks to showcase a wide range of contemporary art in all forms, exploring the feelings of nostalgia and what these can mean to each person.
Nostalgia is a sentimental longing for something in the past. Whether we feel drawn towards an object, a place, a person, a colour, a sound, this feeling of remembrance is a personal experience that can bring forth a mix of emotions.
2nd December – 7th December
Previous Exhibitions
‘Inspired by Manchester’
Neighbourhood Gallery Sale Pop-up
An exhibition of works all inspired by Manchester,
from iconic cityscapes, spirited people and
vibrant culture, this exhibition is a celebration
of the heart and soul of our city.
9th February – 2nd March 2024
‘Abstraction’
Neighbourhood Gallery
‘Abstraction’ is an open call exhibition where we aim to celebrate all that is abstract art. ‘Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.’
12th January – 3rd February 2024
‘Figurative Forms’
Unit 23, Stanley Square, Sale
This exhibition pushes the boundary of what figurative art can be. We aim to showcase works that explore the human form in many ways: this can be life drawings, sculptures of the human figure, portraits, photographs, abstract depictions of the body… anything and everything that is of or explores figurative forms.
16th November – 23rd December 2023
‘Evolving Horizons’
Neighbourhood Gallery
Evolving Horizons showcased artworks that explore the ever changing landscapes that surround us. This may be the ever growing urban landscapes of our city centres, or the more peaceful and ever changing movements of our natural lands
5th October – 11th November 2023
‘In Manchester’
100 Barbirolli Square
Following an open call, a variety of artworks from a huge mix of artists was selected, including paintings, photography, sculpture, textiles and more. We wanted this exhibition to showcase one of our core values, ‘that art can be for everyone, and can be made by anyone.’
19th May – 5th June 2022
‘International Women’s Day’
The Village Hall, Great Northern
In celebration of International Women’s Day, we wanted to show off the amazing, artistic talent that our female artists have here in Manchester. We asked female identifying artists to submit 2D and 3D work to feature in our 3 day pop-up exhibition. The exhibition was featured on Manchester Wire, Mancunian Matters and I Love Manchester.
10th March – 12th March 2023
‘Beyond Landscapes’
Saul Hay Gallery
The aim for this exhibition was to not only show painted landscapes of natural scenes, but abstract work, cityscapes and even landscape themed sculptures – all from Greater Manchester artists .This exhibition was displayed in the amazing Saul Hay Gallery, and showcased a huge mix of work, exploring what ‘landscapes’ means to the artists.
17th August – 28th August 2022