Events

Every Thursday (until 29 August)
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

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 May
11am – 4pm, £35
Booking essential for weekend courses:
t: 0161 275 7450 e: whitworth@manchester.ac.uk
Serious about Art - Weekend Course Inspired by our textiles collection. Join a contemporary textile artist and learn traditional techniques to create your own innovative work of art.

On Sundays:
9 & 23 June, 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 College of Music and supported by the Friends of the Whitworth. Click here for more details.

Saturday 6 July
11am – 4pm, Free, no need to book
Saturday Supplement is a curated day of talks, performance, discussion and debate, in which artists, curators and academics explore the themes of our current exhibitions.

Saturday 6 July
10pm – 2am, Free, no need to book
 
Join us late for an evening of art, performance, music and stargazing. Curator tours of Nikhil Chopra's Coal on Cotton, look at the night sky with an astronomer or simply enjoy a nightcap in our café.

Wednesdays: 10 July & 14 August
Saturdays: 20 July & 17 August
1 – 3pm, £5 per session
Social art and craft workshops. Try your hand at some new, unusual techniques in a fun and friendly atmosphere. You'll even receive a voucher to enjoy a brew in our café when you're done!
Booking is essential t: 0161 275 7450

On Saturdays:
13 July & 10 August
1 – 3pm, Free, no need to book
Monthly talks, discussions and workshops introducing new, innovative textile artists. Learn about their practice and share the skills that make these ideas possible.

Saturday 13 July
7.30 – 10.30pm, Free, no need to book
An evening of art, discussion and performance co-curated with Mark Devereux Projects (MDP) artists, Nicola Dales, David Ogle and Nicola Ellis.
These artists are exhibiting in, Means of Feedback, at Cube Gallery, 11 – 17 July. markdevereuxprojects.com
Supported by BAREFOOT WINES.

On Saturday:
27 July & 24 August
1 – 3pm, Free
Get away from talk of focal lengths, megapixels and f-stops for a more considered, conceptual approach to photography. Join photo artists for talks and discussions with the chance to share your images and ideas with the group. Click here for more information...

The Friends of the Whitworth support the Gallery, and are a lively organisation offering a wide programme of events including lectures, behind the scenes visits, visits to other art galleries, museums, houses and gardens at home and abroad and social events. Click here to visit the Friends website and find out about current events.

Free, no booking needed
Find out more about your favourite shows with free guided tours led by the Whitworth's exhibition curators.