Sam Parker reflects on 2 years with the Art Collection
Our Team Assistant's, Sam Parker's, time with us is coming to an end - he reflects on the past 2 years working with us here.
University of Salford Art Collection
New exhibition coming soon: Mediated Realities
A new exhibition coming to the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery at the University of Salford in September 2025.
Mediated Realities
COMING SOON - An new exhibition exploring the way artists have dealt with times of crisis and conveying information in the modern era - curated by our Team Assistant; Sam Parker.
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
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!