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Rediscovering Salford: Four new artist commissions announced

Four exciting new commissions from Salford based artists Jack Brown, Cheddar Gorgeous, Hilary Jack and Lizzie King. The artists, selected in partnership with Islington Mill and Paradise Works studios, will make new works exploring the parks & green spaces of Salford.

Mandy Cleveland – Back of the Envelope

A new Q&A with Manchester-based artist Mandy Cleveland, one of six artists commissioned this Summer. Mandy discusses new work that reflects on feelings of 'personal and global' uncertainty during Covid 19.

Spring micro-commission #5: Mollie Balshaw

The final in our current series of micro-commissions. Painter Mollie Balshaw records themself painting in the studio - revealing the usually private 'performance' behind the work.

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.

Pat Flynn

Artist: Pat FlynnTitles: Cheese, Cheese Selection, Cheese HoleYear: 2015Medium: C-type prints on di-bond 52.5cm x 70cm Edition of 5 +1AP. Courtesy the artist and The International 3Brief biography: b.1972, UK. Lives & works in Greater Manchester.Acquired: 2015, from the International 3 Gallery Pat Flynn is an artist based in Greater Manchester. His realistic, digitally-rendered work focuses on “how we understand ourselves […]