Studio Nights and Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Enrich your teaching and extend your practice through creative workshops and informal sessions for teachers, educators and group leaders.
Scroll down to find out more about our free Studio Nights sessions and CDP workshops.
Studio Nights
In these free, informal sessions in our Clore Garden Studio, you can connect with exhibitions, meet new people and explore arts practice. Take advantage of the gallery remaining open after hours as we explore our spaces and inspire your inner creativity.
Animation
4 December
6pm-8pm
Bring your own spirit animal to life as we delve into the magical world of Santiago Yahuarcani: The Beginning of Knowledge through animation.
Make
29 January 2026
6pm-8pm
Explore the theatrical staging, art historical paintings, wallpapers, specimens, contemporary photographs and videos of Yuki Kihara: Darwin in Paradise Camp with this hands on making session.
Printmaking
26 March 2026
6pm-8pm
Join our experienced printmaker for an evening exploring the variety of mark-making offered by printmaking as we look towards the worlds of two major schools of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock printmaking through the exhibition Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai, Hiroshige, and the Evolution of Ukiyo-e.
Outdoor Art
2 July 2026
6pm-8pm
Explore the circles and cycles of life as you connect to our Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven_Textile Art Exchanges between Korea, India, and the U.K. with nature as designer as the theme.
Continuing Professional Development (CDP)
Enrich your teaching and extend your practice with an all-staff CPD session at the Whitworth. Connect with the collection and learn practical skills that you can use back in the school setting. Why not play our Minecraft resource and develop your coding skills? Or try new movement and dance techniques?
There’s so much to do – get in touch to build your own experience with us. For more information and to book, email steven.roper@manchester.ac.uk. Sessions are £250 for a half day, £350 for a full day.
'An extremely well organised and enjoyable day – will definitely return' – CPD creative workshop participant