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Artist-led contemporary art gallery and studio community ✨
📍East Philip Street, Salford M3 7LE
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EXHIBITIONS: From ballroom to rave, Donald Shek’s immersive exhibition 'Dance With Me' at @paradiseworks_ explores the power of dance to speak across cultures and generations. “Rooted in British Chinese experience, the show brings together moving image, animation, sound, drawing, print and sculptural interventions within a dreamlike environment..." 🔗 Read more via link in bio. @donshi @antingpig @omsom_agency #artmanchester #manchesterart #exhibitionmanchester #manchesterexhibition #exhibitionsmanchester #manchesterexhibitions #immersivemanchester #immersiveexhibition
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📣 OPEN CALL: SALFORD ARTISTS, MAKERS & DESIGNERS We’re looking for ideas for new public art projects across The Makers District - and there’s no set brief. We want to hear your ideas and your creativity. Projects could be large scale or small, permanent or temporary. We’re open to all kinds of approaches and ideas. We have some potential sites in mind around Chapel Street, Oldfield Road, Trinity Way, Islington Way, Bridgewater Street and East Philip Street, as well as roads and sites around/ leading to Islington Mill, Hot Bed Press and Paradise Works. If you have a particular site in mind, tell us about it! WHO CAN APPLY? Artists, makers and designers living or working anywhere in Salford. You do not need to be based in The Makers District. WHAT TO SUBMIT Please send your proposal as a PDF of no more than 6 pages and no larger than 3MB, including: • A maximum 300-word statement outlining your proposal
• A page of images of your work
• Up to 3 links to your website, Instagram or other relevant sites
• Up to 100 words of additional information, if relevant - for example, materials, fixings, installation or other practical considerations
• Any thoughts on where you would like the work to be situated, if you have a particular site in mind
• A full budget, including artist fees, materials and any practical costs such as fabrication, delivery, fixings and installation Please give us a sense of the scale/size of your proposed work and flag any practical requirements, such as access equipment or installation at height. PROJECT BUDGETS Projects can have budgets of £500-£10,000, depending on the scale and nature of the proposal. Your budget should include all costs from creation through to installation. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE:
5PM · Monday 9 November 2026 📩 Send proposals to: sean@hotbedpress.org
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Monday means one thing... a new interview up on YAC. Artist Maya Rose Edwards (@maya_r0se) spoke to @paradiseworks_ Director, Jessica Bennett (@jessicabennett_art) about 'Aftercrop', their current exhibition exploring place, belonging, labour and the myths and stories tied up in rural spaces. Read the full interview via the link in our bio, and if you are in Salford, we highly recommend visiting before the exhibition closes on 4th October. Photos by @michaelpollardphotography #artistinterview #yacinterviews #mayaroseedwards
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✨ New Episode Alert! ✨ Unbelievably this is episode #30 of The Grateful Web Art Podcast and I’m so pleased it’s with the very lovely artist Jez Dolan. Super big thanks to everyone who has supported the podcast up to this point and a quick reminder that if you’re a regular listener please do consider signing up to my Patreon page to help me keep it going (link in bio). Jez is an artist living and working here in Manchester, and his practice explores the intersections between queerness, sexuality, identity and memory. He works across drawing, film, performance, printmaking and painting, and over the years his work has been exhibited widely across the UK and internationally. His work is held in numerous collections, including the British Museum, Manchester Art Gallery, the Government Art Collection, Bury Art Museum, the Leslie-Lohman Museum in New York, Soho House, the Schwules* Museum in Berlin and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, among others. Jez was the first artist-in-residence at Manchester Art Gallery for the major exhibition Derek Jarman Protest! in 2021–22, and he’s the artistic director of IAP:MCR, the Manchester-based arts and heritage organisation presenting work across visual and performing arts by artists who identify as queer. He has recently curated the exhibition Re/Assemble, currently on at the People’s History Museum Manchester until 3 January 2027. The exhibition features specially commissioned artworks responding to the legacy of Section 28, exploring themes of protest and resilience, celebrating queer voices and creativity. These works are displayed alongside historic and contemporary artefacts from People’s History Museum’s collection, including protest banners and objects. Jez also plays double bass with Manchester-based art-folk troupe Sherpa-K who are performing this Friday, 25 September 2026 alongside the exhibition at the People’s History Museum. https://www.jezdolan.com @jezdolan @phmmcr @paradiseworks_
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It’s been a crazy summer … chaotic, brilliant, exhausting, very funny… and completely worth it 🫶 After a busy few months behind the scenes, it’s been so good to properly kick off our new programme again, welcome some brilliant artists through the doors and make the most of everything else happening across Manchester and beyond ✨ So, in no particular order, here’s what you might have missed this summer…swipe for the context…. And somehow, amongst all of that, we’ve also been planning what comes next. As we head into the colder months, I’m feeling incredibly excited about what’s happening behind the scenes at Paradise Works… new ideas, new collaborations, a growing team and plenty more to come as we approach our 10th birthday next year! 🥳 Sorry About the Mess opening - kicking things off exactly as the title suggests! 🫟 @fleuryearsley doing what Fleur Yearsley does best 🌈 @_adamrawlinson @manchesterunionbrewery cans and, naturally, some very official Paradise Works branding 💁‍♀️ Summer nights at @paradiseworks_ are just 🤌 the bromance reunited 😭 @alex_macdougall @studio_critical @lauriedriver99 spotted in the wild 🤪 @homemcr @_texture____ new space opening 🔥 excited to see hw things go @_will_marshall 👏 forever grateful for the love, generosity and support that keeps me going iykyk🫶 A Manchester Art Fair tour with Selfridges, followed by a very good lunch at Kallos ✨ Fun Home at @rxtheatre … genuinely don’t think I’ve cried that hard in years 🥹🥹🥹 Cubitt adventures. Still feeling incredibly privileged to be on the board of such an important organisation. They need your support right now, so please head over to find out more @cubitt_gallery @cubittstudioartists just a bunch of Nik Naks 🧡 @gwenevanswork @gwensenhui Town Hall meeting… and a promise to never do that particular setup again @maisieapritchard 💀 A surprise visit from down under 🇦🇺 @amberrosecronin @tomborgas Our Haworth Trust scholars this year @_adamrawlinson @freya.wysocki @kelan.andrews — so exciting to see this programme develop and to support the next generation of artists 🤠 a genuine pleasure to finally bring this one together after a year in the making 🥲 Than
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Snaps between Paradise Works + Salford Museum & Art Gallery ‘Walk in My Shoes’ looks at journeying as a metaphor for non-linear processes of recovery, developed with Portraits of Recovery and the recovery community in Salford This weekend we’ll be sharing an archive of the project, bringing together photographs, objects, tools and impressions accumulated throughout the last few months Alongside this we’ll be activating ‘It Remembers Me’, a new large-scale participatory work that you’re invited to walk across with us 19 + 20 September @salford_museum 12-3pm Part of Recoverist Month with @portraits_of_recovery
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3 empty peg puzzles of countryside scenes Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th Documentation by Michael Pollard Antique darts, Assorted bird feathers, Acrylic Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th Documentation by Michael Pollard 4 Pencil Drawings, Nails, Adhesive Static Grass Tufts for Model Making Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th Documentation by Michael Pollard
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Sheep skull, Oak Taxidermy Shield, Fruit Sticker Collection Documentation by Michael Pollard Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th Timber, Corrugated Steel, Felt, Tie, RSPB British Bird Pins, Grass Scythe, Anti-Bird Spikes, Acrylic Paint Documentation by Michael Pollard Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th Steel, LED Lighting Strips, Acrylic, Vinyl Lettering, A4 Printed Pages of the Enclosures Act Documentation by Michael Pollard Aftercrop at @paradiseworks_ open weekends until October 4th
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I’m pretty much overwhelmed to be included in Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light at The Light Durham alongside some of my hero artists. This major exhibition brings together spectacular works from 25 International artists from across five decades who have used light as material, medium, subject and metaphor. Curated by Natasha Howes Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light runs until January 17th and includes: Maarten Baas, Yto Barrada, Tine Bech, Chila Burman, James Clar, Shezad Dawood, Olafur Eliasson, Tracey Emin, Cerith Wyn Evans, Spencer Finch, Dan Flavin, Ceal Floyer, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Katrin Hanusch, Stuart Haygarth, Hilary Jack, Glenn Ligon, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Erin McDougle, Steve McQueen, Tatsuo Miyajima, Ivan Navarro, Katie Paterson, David Shrigley and Liz West. Massive thanks to @neonworkshops @thelightdurham @nkhowes #thelightdurham #victoryoverthesun
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Fantastic opportunity for emerging and mid-career artists! Don’t forget to apply before 6th September 📣🎨 Reposted from @paradiseworks_ Applications are now open for the 2026/27 Haworth Trust Scholarships at Paradise Works! Now in its fifth year, the programme supports contemporary visual artists to develop ambitious new work and build sustainable careers in Greater Manchester. Three artists will each receive: • A free studio at Paradise Works for one year • A materials budget • Mentoring and support throughout the year • The opportunity to take part in a group exhibition at Paradise Works Two scholarships are available for artists within three years of graduating, alongside one for an early to mid-career artist with 3-7 years of professional practice post-graduation. We’re particularly interested in artists whose work has a strong relationship to painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and/or music. The scholarships will run from November 2026-November 2027. Applications close Sunday 6 September at midnight. Find full details and apply via our website, link in bio. The Haworth Trust Scholarships are delivered in collaboration with Paradise Works and The Haworth Trust. #paradiseworks #artistopencall #artistopportunity #manchesterartists #contemporaryart
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#REPOST @paradiseworks_ Applications are now open for the 2026/27 Haworth Trust Scholarships at Paradise Works! Now in its fifth year, the programme supports contemporary visual artists to develop ambitious new work and build sustainable careers in Greater Manchester. Three artists will each receive: • A free studio at Paradise Works for one year • A materials budget • Mentoring and support throughout the year • The opportunity to take part in a group exhibition at Paradise Works Two scholarships are available for artists within three years of graduating, alongside one for an early to mid-career artist with 3–7 years of professional practice post-graduation. We’re particularly interested in artists whose work has a strong relationship to painting, drawing, sculpture, installation and/or music. The scholarships will run from November 2026-November 2027. Applications close Sunday 6 September at midnight. Find full details and apply via our website, link in bio. The Haworth Trust Scholarships are delivered in collaboration with Paradise Works and The Haworth Trust. #paradiseworks #artistopencall #artistopportunity #manchesterartists contemporaryart
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