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1853 Studios

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1853 Studios

Osborne Mill, Waddington St,, Oldham, OL9 6QQ
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  • Thursday11:00am - 4:00pm
  • Friday11:00am - 4:00pm
  • Saturday11:00am - 4:00pm

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1853 Studios and Gallery is a Creative Studios and community of creative professionals occupying the 3rd floors of Osborne Mill, Oldham. It features affordable and high quality studios for all different creative practices. It also has adaptable gallery spaces suitable for exhibitions, workshops and events. As well as a curated programme of exhibitions and activities, the gallery spaces are also available to hire. The venue’s mission is to create a welcoming, cultural hub in the heart of Oldham that serves the creatives of Greater Manchester.

What's on at 1853 Studios

Layered artworks from 8 Artists exhibiting in the show to create a warm soft pink, grey, brown, purple abstract image. Information on the image is the title of the show 'Peripheries' Names of the Artists Exhibiting 'Rabia Begum, Thomas Bradley, Rio Darwin, Kamil Duda, Daisy Fulton, Gemma Lees, Mahrokh Nakhaei, Iqra Tariq' The location the exhibition takes place '1853 Studios, Mill 2 Gallery, Osborne Mill, Waddington Street, Oldham, OL96QQ'
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Peripheries at 1853 Studios

Eight artists explore violence, migration and shifting ideas of what it means to exist on the margins in this new group show at 1853 Studios.

Free entry

What's on near 1853 Studios

Layered artworks from 8 Artists exhibiting in the show to create a warm soft pink, grey, brown, purple abstract image. Information on the image is the title of the show 'Peripheries' Names of the Artists Exhibiting 'Rabia Begum, Thomas Bradley, Rio Darwin, Kamil Duda, Daisy Fulton, Gemma Lees, Mahrokh Nakhaei, Iqra Tariq' The location the exhibition takes place '1853 Studios, Mill 2 Gallery, Osborne Mill, Waddington Street, Oldham, OL96QQ'
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ExhibitionsManchester
Peripheries at 1853 Studios

Eight artists explore violence, migration and shifting ideas of what it means to exist on the margins in this new group show at 1853 Studios.

Free entry
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