For 2026’s Women’s History Month, Team Assistant Keira Marchant is highlighting some interesting female artist made pieces in our Collection – discussing women’s experiences with gender, identity and social roles and how these themes span across the diverse and varied works of four Northern based artists. This March presents the perfect opportunity to highlight the contributions of […]
Our Team Assistant's, Sam Parker's, time with us is coming to an end - he reflects on the past 2 years working with us here.
Turner is a photographic practitioner based in the North West of England, who uses photography to explore and contemplate the relationship between the land and the individual. In an ongoing practice, he uses books and prints to gather ideas into bodies of work that are simultaneously concerned with existential ideas and personal interactions. Want to know more? Find out here!
The University of Salford Art Collection, Paradise Works, Islington MIll, Hot Bed Press, and our associates at Castlefield Gallery got together with our current Graduate Scholars to have a look at what they have been up to in their new studios. Read more here
Year: 2007Medium: IronLocation: Mary Seacole Building, Frederick Road campus, University of Salford Brief biography: b. 1958, Kingston upon Thames in Surrey. Lives and works Littleborough, UK. Clasp was commissioned for the inauguration of the Mary Seacole Building – a place of learning for nurses. Mary Seacole is a heroine of the Crimean War and an iconic figure for the […]
The artists describe One Square Mile as a "short instructional video containing some easy steps for how to rightly read an area."
Year: 1968Medium: Oil on boardDimensions:Brief biography: b. 1887, Stretford, Greater Manchester, UK – d. 1976 Glossop, Derbyshire, UK. Although best known for his mill scenes and industrial landscapes, Lowry’s work covers a wide range of themes and subjects, from landscapes and seascapes to portraits and surreal imaginings. He studied painting and drawing in the evenings […]