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Recoverist Curators

A new project in partnership with arts organisation Portraits of Recovery.
25 July 2025 – June 2026

Recoverist Curators

A new project in partnership with arts organisation Portraits of Recovery.

In Summer 2025, the Whitworth will present a new project developed in partnership with Portraits of Recovery, a Manchester-based visual arts charity supporting people who identify as being in recovery from substance use. The project participants with their own lived experiences will work with the Whitworth to explore, reinterpret, and influence our understanding of recovery. This will result in a co-curated exhibition that interprets the Whitworth’s collection through the lens of recovery, positioning art as a tool for connecting with and learning from others. Recoverist Curators aims to better represent our recovery communities within the Whitworth, its art collections and across wider society. The project will demonstrate how art can be used to encourage and support positive mental health and wellbeing.

Supported by the Baring Foundation.

Find out more about the project and Portraits of Recovery 

25 July 2025 – June 2026

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