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UK Contemporary Art Fair 19/20/21/22 November 2026

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Short clips, amazing works and one last day!
The Manchester Contemporary is open tomorrow for its final day — don’t miss it! Ticket link in bio by @mcrcontemporary

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THE MANCHESTER CONTEMPORARY 2026 ✨

Last year was something special. Ready for what’s next? 👀🎨

Discover bold ideas, fresh perspectives and inspiring contemporary art from galleries and artists at The Manchester Contemporary 2026

Watch last year’s highlights and get ready to join us next month!

Tickets now available☝️

#TMC26 #contemporaryart #manchester

Watch the video, relive the atmosphere and start planning your visit.

19-22 November
Manchester Central

#TMC #contemporaryart #manchester by @mcrcontemporary

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Introducing The Manchester Contemporary 2026

Manchester has always done art its own way, and The Manchester Contemporary is the perfect example.

A showcase for emerging galleries and the artists they champion, it’s bold, experimental and refreshingly unpretentious.

Tickets link in our bio ☝️

Image Credits:
Only Once, Daitoku-ji, Obai-in Kyoto, 2018 by Karen Knorr with @whiteconduitprojects_london
The sea darkens/and a wild duck's call/is faintly white by Terry Perk with SCHOOL
Cheek by Jowl by Mandy Payne with Saul Hay Gallery by @mcrcontemporary

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The Manchester Contemporary 2026 exhibitor list has arrived!
Discover the galleries and artists joining us this year, and start planning your contemporary art discoveries.
New perspectives, exciting work and plenty of inspiration await.

Book your tickets via the link in our bio ☝️

We’ll see you there!
#TMC26 #manchester by @mcrcontemporary

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The Manchester Contemporary 2026 is getting an extra day!
For the first time ever, we’re extending the art fair to four days, giving you even more time to discover exciting contemporary art, meet leading galleries and explore new work from artists from across the UK and beyond.
19-22 November
Manchester Centra
Tickets ☝️ by @mcrcontemporary

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The Manchester Contemporary 2026 is getting an extra day!

For the first time ever, we’re extending the art fair to four days, giving you even more time to discover exciting contemporary art, meet leading galleries and explore new work from artists from across the UK and beyond.

19-22 November
Manchester Central
Tickets 👆

Join us for The Manchester Contemporary 2026 and make sure you don’t miss the expanded fair.

🎟️ Book your tickets now: [TICKET LINK]

#TheManchesterContemporary #ManchesterArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtFair #Manchester by @mcrcontemporary

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We’re really pleased to be working with Elliott Flanagan towards a solo presentation with Arcade at The Manchester Contemporary this November.

Elliott is developing Divine Youth, a project growing out of memory, class, place, working-class youth culture, masculinity, escape, music, travel and self-invention.

There’s a great interview with Elliott in Corridor8, reflecting on home, class and representation.

Read via link in bio.

Work commissioned by: @superslowway

Exhibition at The Salon in Burnley: @creativespacesburnley

Interview is in conversation with poet Andrew McMillan: @andrewpoetry

Photos by Jack Bolton.

@elliottflanaganstudio @mcrcontemporary @corridor8 by @mcrcontemporary

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The final spotlight in this series celebrating last year's Manchester Contemporary Art Fund acquisitions is Freedom and Respect (2024) by @shezaddawoodstudio, represented by @castlefieldgall.

The engraving on this cocktail shaker is adapted by Dawood from his banner design Freedom and Respect (A Banner for Castlefield) (2023), which was gifted to Castlefield to mark the organisation's 40th anniversary.

Freedom and Respect is now on display at @manchesterartgallery as part of the Gallery's contemporary collection.

Thank you for following this series highlighting the Manchester Contemporary Art Fund acquisitions. Each work reflects the Fund's vital role in supporting artists and galleries while continuing to grow Manchester Art Gallery's collection for future generations. by @mcrcontemporary

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Today's spotlight from last year's Manchester Contemporary Art Fund acquisitions is Clack Clack (2024) by @simeonbarclay, represented by @castlefieldgall.

Drawing on advertisements, magazines, television and music, Barclay combines images of culturally significant moments and figures with personal memories to explore how we define and situate ourselves within society.
You can find Clack Clack in Gallery 19 on the second floor of @mcrartgallery by @mcrcontemporary

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Today's spotlight from last year's Manchester Contemporary Art Fund acquisitions is Apparition (Series No. 6) (2014) by @brass_art99, represented by @salad4art.

Drawing on traditions of puppetry and shadow play, Apparition explores illusion, transformation and the shifting relationship between the body and its image.
The work is now on display in Gallery 14 on the first floor at @mcrartgallery by @mcrcontemporary

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Make some noise, there’s two new acquisitions causing a stir 🍸
Shezad Dawood’s ‘Castlefield - Freedom & Respect’ and Simeon Barclay’s ‘Clack Clack’ are now on display in the Craft and Design Gallery.

Simeon’s just been nominated for this year’s Turner Prize and Shezad’s latest film, ‘Episode 7: Africana, Ken Bugul & Nemo’ is on display now @castlefieldgall in the group show ‘Out Here’ until 19 July.

Matthew Pendergast, Head of programmes at Castlefield Gallery tells us more.
“It’s fantastic to see [Shezad’s and Simeon’s] work on display in the city’s art gallery. Both pieces were commissioned to celebrate Castlefield Gallery’s 40th anniversary and to raise funds in support of our activities. Castlefield Gallery’s purpose is all about nurturing the work and careers of visual artists, especially those in the North West of England.

Shezad has a long standing relationship with the gallery and commitment to artists living and working in the North of England. We are very grateful to Simeon for all his positivity, the deep understanding of our purpose and approach he has demonstrated over an extended period now, and his generosity - being one of the seven artists who donated their design to the gallery to make the anniversary editions. We wish Simeon the very best of luck for his Turner Prize nomination this year!

We are especially pleased the acquisitions are contributing to the city’s Craft and Design displays, joining a rich collection of objects. Sincere thanks to everyone who invests in The Manchester Contemporary Art Fund and makes the Manchester Art Gallery acquisitions from the fair possible.”

Photographs by @michaelpollardphotography An aluminium engraved cocktail shaker and below the object in its presentation box taken in Manchester Art Gallery by @mcrcontemporary

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Manchester Contemporary Art Fund Acquisition

@errolaart
Yes I Am Certain That The Romans Did Not Lie On Their Sofa Wearing Dirty Vans And Feasting On Pasta! (2024) (left image)
Radio (2024) (right image)
Represented by @_texture_.
Born and raised in Zimbabwe and now based in the UK, Errol Theunissen creates paintings rooted in personal experience and memory. His work is characterised by vivid colour, warmth, joy and emotional honesty, transforming everyday moments into scenes that feel both deeply personal and universally relatable.
With playful titles and expressive compositions, Yes I Am Certain That The Romans Did Not Lie On Their Sofa Wearing Dirty Vans And Feasting On Pasta! and Radio celebrate storytelling through painting. Together, they invite us to reflect on memory, humour and the ways our experiences shape how we see the world.

Acquired through the Manchester Contemporary Art Fund, both works are now part of @mcrartgallery ‘s permanent collection. Visitors can discover Yes I Am Certain That The Romans Did Not Lie On Their Sofa Wearing Dirty Vans And Feasting On Pasta! in Gallery 12 and Radio in Gallery 16. by @mcrcontemporary

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