Announcing: New commission with Mandy Cleveland and Hot Bed Press
The University of Salford is delighted to announce Mandy Cleveland as the fifth of six artists selected for new commissions for the Collection
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Artist Q&A: Jack Tan, Tale As Old As Time
The first of two blog posts with artist Jack Tan, discussing his new commission 'Tale As Old As Time'. Jack talks with us about the tradition of ‘disaster ceramics’ , and key moments in Chinese civil rights history in the UK.
Announcing: New commission with Marija Bozinovska Jones, AND Festival & Somerset House Studios
For the final in our series of new commissions this Summer, the University of Salford Art Collection has teamed up with AND Festival and Somerset House Studios to commission a new digital work by Marija Bozinovska Jones.
Spring micro-commission #3: Pat Flynn
The third in a series of micro-commissions, inviting artists to respond to our Collection. Digital artist Pat Flynn has re-interpreted a body of his own work from 2015.
Now screening: Song for Armageddon by Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson
Co-commissioned by the Collection in 2017, the film is now screening online - with new reflections on the topics of the work in light of Covid 19.
Spring micro-commission #2: Jesse Glazzard
The second of our Spring Salford micro-commissions. Photographer Jesse Glazzard revisits a series of work that explores LGBTQ+ identity, class, politics, and creative practice.
New Commission: Parham Ghalamdar – Birds or Borders. #COVIDCommissions
In partnership with Castlefield Gallery, the University of Salford is delighted to announce Parham Ghalamdar as the fourth of six artists selected for new commissions for the Collection during COVID 19.
‘Darling’ – Professor Jackie Kay CBE shares final poem in lockdown series
The final in a series of poems shared each week during Covid 19, from our Chancellor and Writer-in-residence Jackie Kay.
New Commission: Jack Tan – Tale As Old As Time. Part of our #COVIDCommissions programme
We are pleased to announce the third in a series of new artist commissions this Summer.
‘Welcome Wee One’ – A poem by Professor Jackie Kay CBE
The latest in a series of weekly poems shared by Chancellor and Writer-in-Residence Jackie Kay CBE