Always something moves, Sophie Lee, 2020

How We Work

We collaborate with artists to develop and curate ambitious creative projects

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We provide critique and artist professional development support through mentoring, courses and workshops

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We partner with galleries, museums and organisations across the UK to co-curate exhibitions, events and other creative projects

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We work with partners across the UK to provide training courses and workshops for creative people

Curatorial

We enjoy telling stories and creating experiences for audiences and participants. Often led through a collaborative process between artist(s) and partner venues across the UK, we take a hands-on role with all elements leading up to a public presentation.

Typical roles can include:

  • artist support & critique of work
  • venue liaison
  • fundraising
  • promotion & marketing campaigns
  • curation & installation
  • facilitation of accompanying events

Fundraising

We have extensive experience developing and receiving successful arts funding for projects with individual artists, collectives and small organisations.

We are able to offer:

  • Project development support for future fundraising
  • Proofreading & editing
  • Access support for application writing

Courses & workshops

We regularly partner with arts organisations and institutions across the UK to deliver in-person and online artist development sessions for creative people. These can be one-off workshops or ongoing programmes centered around various themes or requirements.

Example workshops include:

  • Making a strong application
  • Finding the right opportunity
  • Talking about your work
  • Writing about your work
  • Understanding your audience
  • Funding and fundraising
  • Project planning

Consultancy

We offer small-scale arts collectives, galleries and groups consultancy support.

This can include:

  • business planning
  • strategic planning
  • programming support
  • best practice for working with artists

Current & Past Partners

From exhibitions and events to courses and workshops, we enjoy working in collaboration with partners across the UK.

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Curatorial

  • &Model Gallery, Leeds, UK
  • Air Gallery, Altrincham, UK
  • AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
  • Arcadecardiff, Cardiff, UK
  • Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
  • British Land, London, UK
  • Broadgate, London, UK
  • Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, UK
  • Bury Art Museum, Bury, UK
  • Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • Chiara Williams Contemporary Art, London, UK
  • Cube, Manchester, UK
  • Finnish Art Agency, Helsinki, Finland
  • HOME, Manchester, UK
  • Institute of Curiosity & Curating, London, UK
  • London Art Fair
  • Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • Manchester Central Library, Manchester, UK
  • The Manchester Contemporary, Manchester, UK
  • The NewBridge Project, Gateshead, UK
  • The Old Fire Station, Oxford, UK
  • Old Granada Studios, Manchester, UK
  • Platform A Gallery, Middlesbrough, UK
  • Rosie Glenn Fine Art, London, UK
  • Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
  • The Tetley, Leeds, UK
  • Vane, Newcastle, UK

Courses & workshops

  • The Auxiliary Project Space & Studios, Middlesbrough, UK
  • Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, UK
  • CCA Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Clayhill Arts, Somerset, UK
  • Cultivator Cornwall, UK
  • Hatchery Arts, UK
  • Heart of Glass, St Helens, UK
  • Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK
  • New Art Exchange, Nottingham
  • NN Contemporary Art Northampton, Northampton, UK
  • Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Salford, UK
  • Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, UK
  • Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
  • Twentysevenb Studios, Macclesfield, UK
  • The Whitaker, Rawtenstall
  • The Whitworth, Manchester, UK

Funding

  • Arts Council England
  • Cheshire East Council Cultural Framework
  • Cultivator Cornwall, UK
  • Farrow & Ball
  • HOME, Manchester, UK
  • Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, UK
  • St. John’s, Manchester, UK
  • University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
  • University of Salford, Salford, UK
  • University of Salford Art Collection, Salford, UK