The Whitworth

Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Aisha Khalid: Larger Than Life. Exhibition runs until 27 January 2013. Lahore-based Aisha Khalid is one of Pakistan’s leading contemporary artists. She is part of a generation…

Curator’s Tour: John Piper

14:00 26 January 2013
Curator’s Tour: John Piper Saturday 26 January, 2pm, free.

Hockney to Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Hockney to Hogarth: A Rake’s Progress. Exhibition runs until 3 February 2013. The Whitworth has been presented with David Hockney’s entire print series A Rake’s Progress…

Jane and Louise Wilson

6 October 2012 - 27 January 2013
EXHIBITION Jane and Louise Wilson. Exhibition runs until 27 January 2013. Bringing together recent works by the acclaimed British artists Jane and Louise Wilson, this exhibition…

John Piper: The Mountains of Wales

19 January - 7 April 2013
John Piper: The Mountains of Wales. 19 January – 7 April. John Piper began to draw and paint the landscape of North Wales in the middle of the Second World War. He was sent to Snowdonia…

Artangel Open Platform

18:00 - 20:30 29 January 2013
Venue: Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, UK. "Artangel let artists do what no one else will. It's as simple as that." Jeremy Deller Open is a £1 million initiative by Artangel, BBC…

Artists’ Skills: 3D Landscapes

13:00 20 - 15:00 22 February 2013
Free for children of all ages, their families and carers. Artists’ Skills: 3D Landscapes Tuesday 19, Wednesday 20, Thursday 21 & Friday 22 February 1 – 3pm, FREE Experiment with materials to create a 3D landscape.

Saturday Supplement | March

11:00 2 March 2013
Saturday Supplement | March Saturday 2 March? 11am – 4pm, Free?, no booking necessary. VENUE: Whitworth Art Gallery. A chance to see the new exhibitions, meet some of the exhibiting…

Whitworth | Spring Season

2 March - 16 June 2013
Spring Season Whitworth Art Gallery To 16 June 2012. Whitworth Art Gallery is delighted to announce its spring 2013 exhibition programme, including solo presentations of work by…

Colourful Sundays Special

13:30 - 15:30 10 March 2013
Free for children of all ages, their families and carers. Colourful Sundays Special. Mothering Sunday 10 March 1.30 – 3.30pm, FREE. Bring mums, grandmas, aunties... make something…

Wonder Women | Radical Women

11:00 - 14:30 23 March 2013
Radical Women. Saturday 23 March, 11am (Textiles), 1pm (Fine Art & Prints), Free. Radical Women: Works from the Whitworth Collection. Join our curators behind the scenes to celebrate…

Artist Talk: Nancy Holt | Land Art

11:00 14 May 2013
Artist Talk with Nancy Holt. Tuesday 14 May, 11am - 12.30. Free, no need to book. Artist Nancy Holt talks about her work as part of her current exhibition, Nancy Holt: Land Art.

Lost and Found: Museums at Night | Whitworth After Hours

19:30 - 22:30 17 May 2013
An exhibition in a night with Richard Wentworth. The Manchester International Festival artist uses the objects donated the previous night (at Manchester Museum and Manchester Art Gallery)…

Nikhil Chopra: Coal on Cotton

5 - 7 July 2013
Friday 5 July, from sunrise 4.49am – Sunday 7 July, until sunset 9.37pm* The Indian artist Nikhil Chopra has been widely acclaimed for his performances that use a repertoire of characters…

Whitworth Summer Season 2013

5 July - 1 September 2013
With love, W | Summer Season... Nikhil Chopra: Coal on Cotton | Revolutionary Light: Blake, Kapoor, Turner | Continental Drift: Themes in European Art | Wall to Wall: New Wallpaper…

Performances by RNCM students

12:30 - 13:15 7 July 2013
On Sunday: 7 July All at 12.30 - 1.15pm, Free. Enjoy music and art together in the Whitworth’s regular series of gallery concerts, given by music students from the Royal Northern…

Summer Holiday: DIY Art

13:00 24 July - 15:00 30 August 2013
Summer Holiday. DIY Art. Every weekday 24 July to 30 August, 1 – 3pm. Free, no need to book. Drop into the Gallery’s DIY creative corner with your family and create anything from…

Summer Holiday: Meet the builders

10:00 - 15:00 9 August 2013
Summer Holiday: Meet the builders. Friday 9 August, 10am – 3pm, Free, no need to book. We are building a new Whitworth, come and join an artist our builders ISG construction team.…

Toddlertastic | for under 5s

10:30 12 - 12:30 26 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON MONDAYS > For under 5s and their grown-ups: Toddlertastic: Adventures in Drama, Art, Music or Dance. Every Monday*. 10.30 – 11.30am or…

Art Baby | For Babies

10:15 14 - 10:15 28 August 2013
Families : Free Artist Led Workshops. ON WEDNESDAYS > For babies and their grown-ups: Art Baby. Every Wednesday: 10.15 – 11.15am or 11.30am – 12.30pm. Creative sensory, discovery…

Crafternoon Tea

13:00 14 - 13:00 17 August 2013
Crafternoon Tea. Wednesdays: 14 August. Saturdays: 17 August. 1 – 3pm, £5. Social art and craft workshops. Try your hand at some new, unusual techniques in a fun and friendly atmosphere.…

YOGA

08:30 15 - 08:30 29 August 2013
YOGA Every Thursday. 8.30 – 9.45am, £3. A fantastic way to start your day. Use our gallery spaces to exercise, relax and simply feel better. Please bring your own yoga mat. Booking is essential t: 0161 275 7450

Alternative Camera Club

13:00 - 15:00 24 August 2013
Alternative Camera Club. On Saturday 24 August. 1 – 3pm, free. Get away from talk of focal lengths, megapixels and f-stops for a more considered, conceptual approach to photography.…

Whitworth Weekending

30 August - 1 September 2013
Whitworth Weekending: Fri 30 Aug__Sun 1 Sept. Highlights include – Nick Crowe and Ian Rawlinson, Six White Horses: Sun 1 Sept 6pm__Midnight. Fri 30 Aug__Sun 1 Sept: Join us for…

The Whitworth closure for major development work

2 September 2013 - 14 February 2015
The Whitworth reopens on Saturday 14 February 2015. The gallery is currently closed in order to carry out major development work, transforming the Gallery into a new 21st century Gallery…

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