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Reflections: Sangat and the Self

Across manji gatherings and exhibition tours, the events programme for Reflections: Sangat and the Self invites you to explore personal and collective wellbeing through art and shared experiences. 

Exhibition Walkthrough

Explore how both artists critically dialogue with and complement each other's work within without SHAPE without FORM's philosophy, while reflecting on your own approach to understanding self through community and daily practice.

Manji Gatherings

The Manji Gatherings are a series of facilitated conversations co-produced by the Whitworth and without SHAPE without FORM. Taking place around Roo Dhissou’s Manji (A String of Love, 2025), they invite people of different ages, backgrounds and lived experiences to come together. Inspired by the traditional woven daybed, the Manji offers a space for fellowship, shared progress and collective care. 

  • Reclaiming a Sense of Belonging

    Students and young people aged 18–30 are invited to join this gathering to explore ideas of community and belonging through hands-on making.  Develop recipes and objects to share, connect with others and reflect on what it means to welcome positive change, whether starting university, beginning a new chapter or embracing a fresh challenge.

    Sunday 11 October 
    1-3pm  
    Free, booking required 

    Booking link to made available closer to the event. 

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    The Common Thread

    Women are invited to mark International Women's Day by coming together in conversation and sharing the common threads of their lived experiences. Through conversation in a circle, participants will explore menstruation, menopause and the wisdom that emerges across different stages of life, creating space for reflection, mutual support, and connection across generations.

    Sunday 7 March 2027 
    11am -1pm  
    Free, booking required 

    Booking link to made available closer to the event. 

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    Reclaiming Art

    Explore art through the senses with the Whitworth's Venture Arts Artist in Residence, Sally Hirst. The session offers a playful and inclusive approach to creativity, using touch, sound and making to encourage curiosity, connection and shared experience.

    Friday 14 May 2027
    10:30am-12pm
    Free, booking required 

    Booking link to made available closer to the event.

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    Reclaiming the Mind

    Midwives and other maternal healthcare providers are invited to this gathering to pause, reflect and reconnect. Through conversation, shared food and creative activity, participants will explore experiences of overwhelm and burnout in a supportive space centred on self-care, maternal health and collective connection. Presented in collaboration with The Wellcome Collection.

    Saturday 13 June 2027
    2-4pm  
    Free, booking required 

    Booking link to be made available closer to the event.

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