Queer from the North: LGBTQ+ History Month collection spotlight
Art Collection Team Assistant Cami O'Hagan explores three works from the Collection this LGBT+ History Month
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Sustainable Collage Workshop by Studio Within
This event is part of Go Green Salford fortnight, festival of Sustainability. Join us for a free drop-in collage workshop in the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery lead by artist, alumni, and founder of Studio Within Katie Aird! Inspired by our new exhibition City of Making – come along to discover how imagination and sustainability can […]
New Exhibition: City of Making
We are excited to announce that on Monday 16th February the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery will be opening to share with you ‘City of Making’ An exhibition which celebrates Salford’s long history of creativity from its roots in manufacturing and industry, to to today’s thriving community of artists, makers and designers. The display combines prints, […]
Memory Keepers: Open Call for Short written Pieces
Final Deadline: 9th March We are seeking final participants for the Memory Keepers project inspired by the 300 year old sweet chestnut tree in the grounds of Salford’s very own RHS Garden Bridgewater. Award winning artist Yan Wang Preston is calling for submissions of short stories, poems and creative written work based on local or […]
A day trip to Belfast: Research Visit
Team assistant Cami O’Hagan reflects on their day visiting Belfast’s contemporary art scene – making the most of their time here before moving back to Manchester. On Thursday 11th December I got the train to Belfast to explore the city’s artistic side. As a self-guided experience, I was able to pace the structure of my […]
Open Call: Artist Commission for Salford Crescent Station
The commission is for an artist or collective to design a permanent legacy artwork for the station, which fulfils a planning condition for the development of the third platform. This planning condition requires the artwork to commemorate the former Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal at this location, while also being an iconic and ambitious piece marking Salford Crescent Station as a […]
Introducing our new Team Assistants
Back in November we were delighted to welcome two new assistants to the Art Collection team as Graduate Associates: Cami O’Hagan, a graduate from the University of Salford’s BA (Hons) Photography course who has previously collaborated with us as a Curatorial Intern, and Keira Marchant, a graduate from the University of Salford’s BA(Hons) Film Production […]
Manchester Galleries Research Visit
As part of my role as Team Assistant I was very lucky to get the chance to go on a research day visiting art galleries around Manchester. It’s always brilliant to be reminded of the strength of Greater Manchester’s cultural scene, and it was insightful to see what innovation can be brought to our own […]
[Dec 25] Graduate Scholars – Studio Visits
Last Tuesday was our first check in with this year’s cohort of graduate scholars. In this visit we tapped into a melting pot of diverse techniques, practices, and concepts. The day was a brilliant insight into what is informing the approaches of these artists in their early stages of artistic development. And it’s safe to […]
[Nov 25] Supplier sustainability success!
November 2025 Through positive engagement with an external supplier, the University of Salford Art Collection team has prompted a manufacturing change which will result in a significant reduction of single plastic use nationally – over 16,500 small plastic bags a year! As part of the Green Impact programme at the University of Salford, ran by […]