Paradise Works

Paradise Works Paradise Works is an artist-led initiative providing studio & project space to a proactive community

Paradise Works: is an artist run initiative and gallery programme providing studios & project space to a community of proactive, contemporary visual artists Est 2017

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and the PW community this year! ✨We can’t explain how grateful we are for tho...
19/12/2024

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and the PW community this year! ✨

We can’t explain how grateful we are for those who come to our openings, share our posts, engage with us, attend workshops and tours. It means the world to us to keep our community thriving.

Just to let you know our team will be back on 9 January for all the exciting things we have planned in the 2025🎉

We hope everyone has a wonderful and restful break 💖

Love from the PW Team and Artists xx

This Giving Tuesday, support us and the Paradise Works space in which art and community come together ✨🚀At Paradise Work...
03/12/2024

This Giving Tuesday, support us and the Paradise Works space in which art and community come together ✨🚀

At Paradise Works, we’re more than just a studio space and gallery—we’re a community of artists working together to make and share meaningful work. In a city where creative spaces are becoming harder to find, Paradise Works provides a vital home for artists to thrive and keep studio spaces affordable for artists.

How You Can Help:

👉Donate: Even a small amount goes a long way in supporting our artists

👉Share: Tell others about Paradise Works and what we’re doing

👉Visit: Come and see what we’re making! Keep an eye out on what’s on and give us a visit

And lastly, thank you to everyone who has believed in what we are doing so far, we can’t wait to build a future for our community and building 💕

One week since our Open Studios! ✨Here are some snaps from the event 📸 If you missed it, the Output/Input exhibition is ...
23/11/2024

One week since our Open Studios! ✨

Here are some snaps from the event 📸 If you missed it, the Output/Input exhibition is on until 14 December on our ground floor gallery!

Please email [email protected] if you would like to visit 💖

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And that’s a wrap for 2024 🎉Thank you so much to everyone who came to visit us at our booth this weekend 💖FINGER! was a...
18/11/2024

And that’s a wrap for 2024 🎉

Thank you so much to everyone who came to visit us at our booth this weekend 💖

FINGER! was a great success, well done to our incredible artists .leach

Congratulations to whose work was selected for the Manchester Art Fund by the curators of 👏

If you came to our booth and can’t stop thinking about one of our pieces, they are still for sale for a limited time only ⏰ Please email [email protected] for catalogue and pricing.

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Anyone coming to our Open Studios today, swipe for a little more information ahead of your visit! We can’t welcome you a...
16/11/2024

Anyone coming to our Open Studios today, swipe for a little more information ahead of your visit!

We can’t welcome you all! Come join us for exhibitions, street food, DJs, and more from 3-10pm today 💕

Get to know our artists with an exclusive tour at our Open Studios this Saturday✨Run by the wonderful and , this a grea...
14/11/2024

Get to know our artists with an exclusive tour at our Open Studios this Saturday✨

Run by the wonderful and , this a great opportunity to meet Paradise Works artists, explore the studio spaces, and connect with new people!

⏰4-5pm
📍Paradise Works

it’s FREE but book your spot through the link in our bio! 🔗

Join us this Saturday for an exciting day at Paradise Works Open Studios! 🫶Alongside Output/Input, live DJs, an exclusiv...
12/11/2024

Join us this Saturday for an exciting day at Paradise Works Open Studios! 🫶

Alongside Output/Input, live DJs, an exclusive building tour, and delicious street food, our community of artists will open their studio doors for an exclusive look at their latest work and exhibitions.

⭐️LULL Exhibition: Sarah Blaszczok and Lauren Steeper present LULL, inviting Caitlin Akers, Linda Hemmersbach, and Sophie Lee to respond directly, and inadvertently l, to their experience of motherhood and a shared goal of sustaining an art practice while raising young children.

⭐️ Chris Alton’s Art Lucky Dip: Stop by Chris Alton’s studio for a chance to pick up unique drawings, collages, stickers, and badges in this lucky dip experience!

⭐️Don’t miss Claire Tindale’s stunning sculptural works, including the striking Information Trees.

⭐️Discover Jeffrey Knopf’s exhibition ‘rose is a rose is a rose’ features with some new 3D prints also available

⭐️Experience Liz Wewiora’s works inspired by local rivers, showcasing a series of commissions connected to the River Sett, Goyt, Mersey, Irwell, and Irk.

⭐️ Division of Labour Gallery: Explore Stop the Chaos Turn the Page, an exhibition reflecting on education and the rise of alternative art schools, showing in the Division of Labour gallery.

📆16 November 3-10pm

See you there! 💕

Join us for an exclusive building tour at our Open Studios! Led by two of our artists and , they will guide you around ...
11/11/2024

Join us for an exclusive building tour at our Open Studios!

Led by two of our artists and , they will guide you around the studios, chat about their work and explore our brand new ground floor gallery which will have the Paradise Works artists new exhibition Output/Input 👉👈

The tour is FREE and will be 4-5pm this Saturday 16 November where you can enjoy the rest of the Open Studios activity before and after 💕

Book through the link in our bio! 🔗

Output/Input and our Open Studios are BACK!Exhibitions + Open Studios + Street Food + DJs = the perfect Saturday! 🎉Parad...
08/11/2024

Output/Input and our Open Studios are BACK!

Exhibitions + Open Studios + Street Food + DJs = the perfect Saturday! 🎉

Paradise Works invites you to our annual Open Studios event, featuring ’s After Party! Our community of contemporary visual artists will showcase their work through exciting exhibitions, tours, and events throughout the studios.

👉 Kick off with a free studio tour, offering a behind-the-scenes look at our artist-led space, plus informal talks with selected studio artists.

👉 Output/Input: Step into our new ground floor gallery space for a playful exhibition exploring communication and misinterpretation. Featuring sculptures, drawings, and time-based works, Output/Input celebrates artistic “transmissions” with humor and a touch of the unexpected. Artists include Jack Brown, Anna Clough, Gwen Evans, Kieran Leach, M I K E S I A N, Tanith Mab, Maisie Pritchard, and Fleur Yearsley.

👉 We will be closing the evening with our annual party! Street food, our PW bar as well as a DJ set by the one and only Cally b2b sebastieN🪩🕺🏾

📅 Saturday 16 November 2024
📍 Paradise Works

Stay tuned for updates on what’s happening in and around the building! Special thanks to .studio for our graphic 💕

Come see us at The Manchester Contemporary, Booth 212! 🖐✨ Finger! explores the artist’s mark through gesture, trace, and...
08/11/2024

Come see us at The Manchester Contemporary, Booth 212! 🖐✨

Finger! explores the artist’s mark through gesture, trace, and the fleeting nature of creation.

Featuring incredible works by Katie Tomlinson, Jack Brown, Robin Broadley, Maisie Pritchard, Kieran Leach, and Adam Rawlinson.

Don’t miss it 15-17 November ⏰

Ticket link to The Manchester Contemporary in our bio!

Join us for an inspiring talk led by , independent curator and director of Paradise Works as part of the !This event is ...
28/10/2024

Join us for an inspiring talk led by , independent curator and director of Paradise Works as part of the !

This event is a unique opportunity to explore the critical role of affordable studio spaces in fostering creativity and supporting local artists. We’ll discuss how placing artworkers at the heart of our communities enriches society and how supporting initiatives like Paradise Works sustain the cultural fabric of our city 🏙

⏰16 Nov, 4:30-5:15pm

Stick around after the panel talk as we will be heading to Paradise Works for two captivating exhibitions, open studio tours, a bite to eat and more events to be announced soon - where you’ll experience the incredible talent housed within the Studio space 💕

Join us for an inspiring talk led by , independent curator and director of Paradise Works as part of the !This event is ...
28/10/2024

Join us for an inspiring talk led by , independent curator and director of Paradise Works as part of the !

This event is a unique opportunity to explore the critical role of affordable studio spaces in fostering creativity and supporting local artists. We’ll discuss how placing artworkers at the heart of our communities enriches society and how supporting initiatives like’Paradise Works’helps sustain the cultural fabric of our city 🏙

⏰16 Nov, 4:30-5:15pm

Stick around after the panel talk as we will be heading to Paradise Works for two captivating exhibitions, open studio tours, a bite to eat and more events to be announced soon - where you’ll experience the incredible talent housed within the Studio space 💕

Don’t miss your last chance to experience Unbearable Lightness of Being! This is the final week to immerse yourself in t...
24/10/2024

Don’t miss your last chance to experience Unbearable Lightness of Being! This is the final week to immerse yourself in the stunning show in our new ground floor gallery space before the exhibition closes.

Get in touch with [email protected] to come and visit!

In collaboration with and

The Manchester Contemporary is back this November!We are exhibiting at The Manchester Contemporary on 15-17 November at ...
22/10/2024

The Manchester Contemporary is back this November!

We are exhibiting at The Manchester Contemporary on 15-17 November at Manchester Central!

The Manchester Contemporary features young galleries and artist-led spaces, creating a critically engaged environment for artistic exploration and development.

The fair for the collector, the curator and the simply curious

Book your tickets: https://bit.ly/3YzdPdt

See you there! 💞

Are you interested in gaining experience within the industry? We are always looking for volunteers to help us with our p...
30/09/2024

Are you interested in gaining experience within the industry?

We are always looking for volunteers to help us with our programming! If so - please email your interest to [email protected]

The artists have landed all the way from Helsinki ✈️And they’ve had a busy itinerary since getting here with a tour of ...
19/09/2024

The artists have landed all the way from Helsinki ✈️

And they’ve had a busy itinerary since getting here with a tour of and today 💖

‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ opens tomorrow and we can’t wait to welcome you all to our new gallery space. A collaboration between 3 Paradise Works artists and 3 acts from Helsinki, pop down this Friday between 6-9pm for the launch.

Link in bio for more info about the exhibition 🔗

Not long now before we get to share our new gallery space with you 🩷Join us this Friday for our new gallery launch with ...
18/09/2024

Not long now before we get to share our new gallery space with you 🩷

Join us this Friday for our new gallery launch with 'Unbearable Lightness of Being', a collaboration between Helsinki- based and Manchester-based textile artists.

📅 20 September, 6-9pm

Join us this Friday 🎉

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3VgAmd8

Join us for an Exhibition Tour at Paradise Works this weekend! Our new gallery space opens this Friday as 'Unbearable Li...
16/09/2024

Join us for an Exhibition Tour at Paradise Works this weekend!

Our new gallery space opens this Friday as 'Unbearable Lightness of Being' opens featuring 3 artist acts from Helsinki and 3 from Paradise Works. This tour will be presented by the co-curators Yue Yu and Jessica Bennett as well as a selection of the artists.

🔗Secure your gallery tour spot here: https://bit.ly/3ZxyxLk

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Paradise Works established 2017: an independent artist led gallery, project space and studios with a proactive community of 30+ proactive visual artists committed to sustaining artists led activity in the cities of Salford and Manchester. We welcome studio visits from curators and arts organistations. We open to the public for our annual Open Studios in October to coincide with The Manchester Contemporary. We are also home to Division of Labour Gallery Salford since july 2018.