Following on from the success of our previous events, Manchester Made will return to Waterside this year with an exhibition and two craft fairs celebrating the amazing work that is being made by artists, designers and makers here in Greater Manchester.
The Manchester Made exhibition will feature two and three dimensional art and craft from creatives working within Greater Manchester. Launching on Saturday 3 May and following a preview evening on Thursday 1 May, the exhibition will run in Waterside’s Lauriston Gallery until Sunday 27 July.
Information for Artists
- Work will be selected by the curating team at Waterside, alongside a specialist guest juror.
- Selected artists will need to deliver and collect any unsold artwork. Key dates which artists should check before applying are as follows:
In person or courier delivery: 14 or 15 April.
In person or courier collection: 28, 29 or 30 July.
- All work must have been made since July 2023. Selected work must be available for sale or commission.
- The deadline for applications is midnight Friday 28 March. Artists will be informed of the selections by Friday 4 April.
Application Images
Artists can submit up to two artworks for consideration. For the purposes of application one artwork may be a single piece or multiple pieces that have been made together to form one artwork (for example a triptych). Please supply up to three images per artwork. At least one image must be of the artwork in its entirety. Please select images that show as much detail as possible of the work.
Images should be compiled in one folder and submitted via WeTransfer, supplied as jpegs (landscape or portrait) at a maximum file size of 1MB per image. Please label the images with your name and a number for each artwork.
Example for one artwork with three images submitted - Sarah Smith 1, Sarah Smith 1b, Sarah Smith 1c
For any queries please contact Michelle [email protected]