Exhibitions in Manchester and the North
Maja Lorkowska, Exhibitions EditorLuckily for us, when leaves start to fall, galleries change over exhibitions. This month’s top picks include communal sound-making, breathtaking figurative works and… glass pickles!
The Whitworth opens Barbara Walker: Being Here, the first major survey of the artist’s career to date. The show gathers over 70 works on canvas, paper as well as a brand new commission.
Also in Manchester, you’ll find art installations as commentary on food production in Steph Huang: There is nothing old under the sun at esea contemporary and Mikhail Karikis: Songs for the Storm to Come at HOME, where the artist stretches the potential of art and music to become a call to action.
Castlefield Gallery continues the 40th anniversary programme with 40 Years of the Future: Jo McGonigal x Frank Bowling, while Sunny Bank Mills celebrates the creative output of two local female artists in Loretta Braganza & Sheila El-Hassani: A Lifetime of Making.