Bankley Studios & Artists Gallery

Open Call Exhibition & Open Studios

Open Call Exhibition & Open Studios

Starts: 7th Oct 2016 | Ends: 29th Oct 2016

Join us for the opening of our annual Open Call Exhibition and Open Studios Weekend 2016!

Open Call 2016:
Private View and Presentation: Fri 7th October 2016, 6-9pm

Exhibition continues 8th – 29th October 2016
Open Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

Congratulations to our first prize winner, Helen Wheeler, who has been awarded £500 and a solo show at Bankley Gallery in 2017. Our second prize of £200 went to Jason Thompson and our Visitor Choice Prize of £100 to Clare Charnley & Patricia Azevedo.


Shortlisted artists:

Patricia Azevedo and Clare Charnley, James Bloomfield, Andrew Brooks, Alice Chandler, Paul Crook, Claire Curtin, Ania Glinkina, Daniel Goodwin, Ana Mendes, Donal Moloney, Laura Moreton-Griffiths, Isabel Moseley, Mandy Payne, Andrew Robinson, Corinna Spencer, Ruby Tingle, Jason Thompson, Gideon Vass, Helen Wheeler, Emily Whitebread, Chen Yun Ling


This year's shortlist and winners were selected by Poppy Bowers – Exhibition Curator at The Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester, Ann Bukantas - Head of Fine Art at Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Katie Rutherford – Director & Curator at Object/A Manchester, Charlie Booth - Programme Co-ordinator at Redeye Photography Network, Matt Davies – Artist & Winner of Bankley Open Call 2015.

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Bankley Open Studios 2016:
Launch Evening: Friday 7th October 2016 6-9pm
Open Studios: 8th & 9th October 12-4pm

Bankley will open three floors of artist studios to the public showcasing the work of over 30 artists working in painting and drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, textile, video art and performance, representing the diversity and quality of work by artists currently resident at this artist-led co-operative.