To celebrate our current exhibition Carry the Clouds Away, Art Collection Team Assistant Keira Marchant has interviewed featured photographer Liam Ratcliffe. Read below to learn about Liam’s photographic practice, inspirations and visions behind his new body of work titled In My Own Strange Way which you can see now by heading down to the New […]
Location: New Adelphi Building, University of Salford Schedule: 10am – 4.30pm: Symposium 4.30 – 6.30pm: Drinks reception and networking at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. The Symposium Hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society, University of Salford and Open Eye Gallery, this one-day symposium brings together artists, commissioners, academics, funders, cultural organisations, environmental partners and public […]
Presented by Photography at The University of Salford Thursday 29th – 30th October 2026 Calling all photographers, academics, practitioner and educators! A hybrid conference exploring regenerative practices in digital and analogue photography, presented by Photography at the University of Salford, in collaboration with The Sustainable Darkroom. Tickets for this conference are now live! If you […]
We’re delighted to announce that Merseyside based artist Leo Fitzmaurice has been selected through an open call to create a bold new artwork for the third platform at Salford Crescent Railway Station. Jointly commissioned by the University of Salford Art Collection and Network Rail, the artwork will celebrate the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal that […]
A generous donation from the University of Salford’s kit stores this year has given Salford Youth Service members the chance to get their hands on some Canon 500D & 600D DSLR cameras to use during their photography and storytelling workshops ran by Socially Engaged Photographer Liz Lock. Reusing instead of buying new has helped the […]
Carry the Clouds Away: New Adelphi Exhibition GalleryUniversity of Salford17th August – 18th December 2026Free entry, open to the public 10am – 4pm weekdays (excl bank holiday). *Please note the exhibition will not be open during the Peel Park celebrations on 22nd August, but attendees are encouraged to visit during gallery opening hours. This Saturday […]
Welcome to our five new graduate scholars, joining our unique 12 month artist development programme ran in partnership with Castlefield Gallery.
DEADLINE: SUN 12 JULY 2026, MIDNIGHT We are inviting early to mid-career creatives who live, work or study in Salford to apply for the CreaTech Artist CoLab 2026, an expanded artist development programme exploring the intersection of creativity and technology. Building on last year’s pilot, the 2026 programme has been developed to offer a broader […]
When? – Launch: 25th June 2026 / 6–8pm / RSVP – Exhibition runs: 26th June – 31st August 2026 Where – Open Eye Gallery Liverpool The Exhibition We are delighted to announce that Yan Wang Preston’s The Perfect Flower will be exhibited as part of Open Eye Gallery’s 2026 LOOK Photo Biennial. The Perfect Flower is part of […]
Team Assistant Cami O’Hagan gives their thoughts on the need for change in how we celebrate Pride month. Exploring the queer ecologies of utopia, and experiencing joy and resistance through connecting with nature in June’s artwork of the month; Arcadia: Queer by Nature (2023-24) by Jack Jameson. When I think about Pride Month, I think […]