Eclectic late-night openings until 9pm every Thursday, with music, performances, talks and screenings
Start the weekend early with our Thursday Lates – a series of sociable, after work and late night openings that are the perfect place to meet up with friends, explore the gallery and enjoy a specially curated selection of talks, performances, film screenings, live music and artist interventions.
WYC Speaks: In Black and White
Thursday 26 October, 6-8pm, free
Join the Whitworth Young Contemporaries (WYC) for an evening of discussion, poetry and workshops to celebrate Black History Month.
Chaired by Pat Farrell, the panel will discuss race, diversity and issues growing up in Manchester today. The event will kick off with a set from poet Isaiah Hull.
Panel members will include: Kemoy Walker, Youth Worker and Youth Ambassador in Moss Side Philipa from WYC, a representative of the Manchester Youth Council and a curator from The Whitworth.
6pm: Poetry from Isaiah Hull
6:30-7:30pm: Panel Discussion
7:30- 9pm: Workshops
This event coincides with our exhibition Steve McQueen: Ashes. Ashes (2002-2015), a double video projection, tells the story of a young Caribbean man known by this name. On one screen we see a film portrait of him, young and handsome, standing on the prow of a boat.
The other side of this screen shows the building of Ashes' tomb after he has been murdered by drug dealers on the island. Life, death, despair and hope are presented by McQueen in this perfectly crafted elegy.
Drinks are available in the Whitworth Cafe from a paid bar.
