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Memory Keepers: Open Call for Short written Pieces

Final Deadline: Monday 2nd 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 […]

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 […]

LOOK Climate Lab 2026: Open Eye Gallery Liverpool

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 […]

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 […]