Exhibitions

Reading the Book of Nature:Studies From the Natural World by John Ruskin

Brantwood

6 September – 16 November 2018 Ruskin believed that the natural world was a…

Hilde Goldschmidt and Kurt Schwitters

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

On now This display focuses on the work of two German artists who came…

John Harden (1772 – 1847)

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

26 September 2018 – February 2019 To celebrate the Lake District’s new status as…

Drawn From Life, by Ged Curley

Urban Art Gallery

1 – 30 November 2018 Once again, The Arts Society Fylde member Ged Curley…

Chris Paul Daniels Northern Lights

Grundy Art Gallery

28 September – 15 December 2018 With original music by Graham Massey, Northern Lights…

Lowry & The Pre-Raphaelites

The Lowry Galleries

10 November 2018 – 24 February 2019 This exhibition brings together works by Rossetti…

The Simpsons: An Arts & Crafts Family

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

21 September – 6 January 2019 This exhibition places The Simpsons family in the…

Grayson Perry Spotlight Loan

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

21 September – 6 January 2019 Turner prize winner Grayson Perry established his career…

Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

9 November  2018 – 16 February 2019 Julie Cope is a fictional character created…

Alison Watt: A Shadow On The Blind

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

12 October 2018 – 2 February 2019 Alison Watt was born in Greenock in…

Frank Hampson – The Man Who Drew Dan Dare

The Atkinson

15 September 2018 – 16 March 2019 Frank Hampson created ‘Dan Dare, Pilot of…

The Art of Noise

The Atkinson

8 September 2018 – 16 March 2019 An exhibition of paintings and sculpture drawn…

Subi

Manchester Art Gallery

14 September –  1 November 2018 Subi is a Korean word which when used in…

Leo Fitzmaurice: Between You and Me and Everything Else

Walker Art Gallery

29 September 2018 – 17 March 2019 As part of the Arts Council Collection…

Grayson Perry: The Vanity of Small Differences

Grundy Art Gallery

28 September – 15 December 2018 After four years touring the world, Blackpool is…

Northern Light by Donald Wilkinson

Brantwood

1 September – 29 October 2018 Donald’s exhibition consists of land and seascapes made…

Liverpool Biennial 2018: Beautiful world, where are you?

Bluecoat Display Centre

14 July – 28 October 2018 Liverpool Biennial is the UK biennial of contemporary…

Four Corners of One Cloth: Textiles from the Islamic World

Whitworth Art Gallery

23 June 2018-2019 From Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Yemen – the four corners of…

Prints of Darkness: Goya and Hogarth in a Time of European Turmoil

Whitworth Art Gallery

7 July 2018 – August 2019 Francesco José de Goya Lucientes (1746-1828) and William…

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre

Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre Showcases international and local art. The collections and…

Venues