CreaTech Artist CoLab Opportunity
A new artist development and commission opportunity for early career or emerging creative connected to Salford - wishing to explore creative technologies. Deadline to apply: 11 August 2025
What’s on
Liang Yue’s ‘COO18’
Yue lives and works in Shanghai and internationally. Her video and photography practice takes the ‘everyday’ and the ‘beauty of insignificance’ as its focus, using readily available tools – such as her mobile phone camera – and minimal editing techniques to make deceptively simple works. Want to know more? Find out here!
Bridget Riley’s ‘Frieze’ & ‘From one to the other’
Many of her works are inspired by the shifting reflections of sunlight on water. She grew up in a disused watermill turned family home, surrounded by rivers, canals and ponds ‘shining, sparkling, glittering, moving, flowing’ – as well as spending time living in Cornwall, exploring the changing qualities of the sea and sky. Want to know more? Find out here!
Jessica El Mal’s ‘Spring Rain 09.12.22’
'Spring Rain 09.12.22' draws contrast between the perception of rain in Manchester - where the regular wet weather is often a cause of annoyance - and Morocco – which experiences an annual drought, worsened each year by climate change. Want to know more? Find out here!
Christiane Baumgartner’s ‘Prometheus I-III’ & ‘Nordlicht – 6.08pm’
Christiane Baumgartner is best known for her monumental woodcuts based on her own films and video stills, exploring themes of time, place and memory. These works are selected from a set of four prints presented by the Contemporary Art Society in 2023. Want to know more? Find out here!
Joshua Turner’s ‘Float like a feather, sink like a stone’
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!
Mishka Henner’s ‘Selfie’
Selfie offers a different kind of self-portrait, using a highly reflective surface that acts like a black mirror. The camera has zoomed out far beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, allowing the viewer to simultaneously ‘see themselves, the world, and everything they’ve ever known, all in one frame’. Want to know more? Find out here!
Experiencing ‘From The River’s Mouth’
In May 2025 our Artist in Residence at the University of Salford Acoustic Labs, Hayley Suviste, presented a 3-part installation as part of Sounds From The Other City. Artist Lizzie King shares her experience of 'From The River's Mouth' here.
Energy House 2.0: Mishka Henner & Emily Speed
In Spring 2025 we launched an ambitious exhibition of new work by artists Mishka Henner and Emily Speed, in partnership with the Castlefield Gallery, Open Eye Gallery and Energy House Labs. The exhibition is the culmination of 18-month Artist Residencies with Energy House 2.0 at the University of Salford. Find out more here.
Energy House 2.0: Mishka Henner & Emily Speed
In Spring 2025 we launched an ambitious exhibition of new work by artists Mishka Henner and Emily Speed, in partnership with the Castlefield Gallery, Open Eye Gallery and Energy House Labs. The exhibition is the culmination of 18-month Artist Residencies with Energy House 2.0 at the University of Salford. Find out more here.