This June, the Whitworth, Manchester’s gallery in the park, hosts a warped weekend of art, music and the unexpected beneath the trees. Programmed by 15-25 year olds from across Greater Manchester, the festival celebrates the installation of a major new sculpture in Whitworth Park by the Turner Prize-nominated artist, Anya Gallaccio. The Festival has been…
From 24 June 2016 the Whitworth will unveil a new public sculpture by internationally acclaimed British artist Anya Gallaccio in Whitworth Park. In only the second permanent public sculpture of her career the artist will reimagine in steel a tree removed from the park during the Whitworth’s £15 million redevelopment by architects MUMA (McInnes Usher…
Discover the hidden secrets that have been kept within the grounds of Whitworth Park for over a hundred years, at this new exhibition being hosted by Manchester Museum. In a project that received £39,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Whitworth Park: Pleasure, Play & Politics, uncovered a host of archaeological treasures that give us a…
