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Venture Arts, Manchester

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Venture Arts, Manchester

Venture Arts, 43 Old Birley Street, Hulme, M15 5RF
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Venture Arts is a progressive visual arts charity based in Hulme, Manchester, with a small exhibition space. It works alongside learning disabled artists to create and show exciting new collaborative visual artwork. Venture Arts’ vision is to see learning disabled people play a valued and valuable role within arts and culture as artists, critics, audiences, advocates and workers. They showcase the work of our artists locally, nationally and internationally.

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