As part of the City of Making exhibition programme, the Art Collection are pleased to announce the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery’s first photography open call. Salford has always been a place to experiment, invent and imagine. PHOTO 100 is inspired by Salford’s 100 year anniversary, join us in celebrating Salford and submit your images inspired […]
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Art Collection Team Assistant Cami O'Hagan explores three works from the Collection this LGBT+ History Month
Date: 3rd May 2026 Immersive Art Installation: Simon Connor and Andrew Brooks University of Salford Art Collection in partnership with From The Other The University of Salford is excited to announce that it is partnering once again with Sounds from the Other City Festival! We will be presenting a brand new, hot off the press […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Launch: 22nd January 2026 / 6–8pm / RSVP here Exhibition continues: 23 January – 29 March We are excited to announce that this January our partners at Open Eye Gallery Liverpool are exhibiting LOOK Climate Lab, a biennial programme exploring how photography can be a relevant and powerful medium for talking about climate change. At […]