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Wednesday 11am - 5pm Thursday 11am - 6pm Friday 11am - 6pm Saturday 12pm - 5pm

AIR Gallery

Contemporary art organisation specialising in pop up exhibitions for emerging and early career artists in the North West.

AIR is a contemporary gallery and exhibition space which showcases emerging and early career artists; bringing cultural diversity and international collaboration of the arts within the local community.

Our grass-roots programme focuses on providing a platform for artists starting out or in the early stages of their career. Our aim is to provide opportunities for experimentation and exposure thro

ugh exhibitions, events and residency schemes.

The gallery has a structured exhibition programme which will include annual open exhibitions, outreach programmes and opportunities for existing local artists and art groups. By hosting regular exhibitions, we hope to increase the awareness and education of the arts in the local area. The gallery spaces is also available to hire for meetings, projects and exhibitions. Please contact the gallery for details on hire costs.

18/11/2024

16/11/2024

Some great work at the today! It was great to see works by so many of our friends and associates as we browsed today especially co-director and works by AIR Award Saul Hay winner Daniel H bell, and Highlt commended artist Sam Owen Hull (plus our AIR Open Judges Mike Chavez Dawson and Jude Wainwright)

I highly recommend checking it out! Its on tomorrow too

16/11/2024

It's a busy weekend !

16/11/2024

Make sure not to miss it this weekend!

05/10/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came by tonight for this one night only immersive show Satori: Digital Roots in Babylon by

Rakaya has been an absolute superstar with this show, pretty much doing everyone herself and we're so thrilled to see it all come together tonight. It's impressive to see how much she's pulled off in such a short space of time and the progression from her degree show to now is incredible. Please do go follow her socials to see more of her work and where its going next!

Also thank you to Katy and the team at for hosting this show and for helping man the door and bar for us this evening.

Thank you to Dayna for the awesome free vegan food (so delicious!) And thank you to Rakayas dad for the pumping tunes.

That's all from us for this year, we're going to have a little break but doesn't mean we won't still be giving you social media content, artist features, open calls and we'll be working on next year's lineup of exhibitions behind the scenes (we've already got 4 shows in the works but we want to take the next few months to flesh them out ;) )

Stay tuned for more

05/10/2024

Tonight's the night!!
Satori: Digital Roots in Babylon
By Rakaya Cohen
at PINK, Stockport

Saturday 5th October 6-10pm
Free entry and free vegan food

An immersive art installation that delves into the intersection of Afrofuturism and cyberpunk aesthetics, set within a dystopian future office space where technology and nature are entwined in unexpected ways. Curated by Rakaya Cohen, the installation invites visitors to explore a speculative world where lush greenery intertwines with retro-futuristic technology like CRT monitors displaying Afrofuturistic visuals.

This exhibition has been organised by AIR Gallery and features work by Rakaya Cohen, one of the Student Graduate Award winners from the BA Fine Art program at Manchester School of Art, selected in 2023. We are excited to showcase her innovative vision as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting emerging artists. We extend our heartfelt thanks to PINK for generously hosting this event.

Join us for the grand opening and one day event TONIGHT Sat 5th October 6-9pm

04/10/2024

Opens tomorrow night! Come and join us at in Stockport from 6-10pm for this ONE NIGHT ONLY immersive installation by Rakaya Cohen
Free entry, free vegan food and great company so pop on by

03/10/2024

And our last highly commended is.... Becky Moon!

Thank you to everyone who took part in the AIR Open 2024 and to all those who visited and cast your votes! It's been one of the busiest shows we've done and we're thrilled you all loved it so much.

Remember we have one more event coming up THIS SATURDAY 5th October before we have a little break.
Satori: Digital Roots in Babylon
By
6-10pm

30/09/2024

And our next Highly Commended winner is.... Enxi Liu for these captivating videos Elevated and Overlap

29/09/2024

And our next highly commended is.... Sam Owen Hull

28/09/2024

Our main awards are now announced but we do have aome highly commended artists that we also want to spotlight...the first being Emma Lloyd!

28/09/2024

It's your last chance today to see EXIT FROM REALITY by Jasmine Bevan. It's appointment only but we have a few people coming between 12-1 if anyonewould like to join then manchester

27/09/2024

COMING SOON: Satori: Digital Roots in Babylon
By Rakaya Cohen
at PINK, Stockport

Saturday 5th October 6-10pm
Free entry

An immersive art installation that delves into the intersection of Afrofuturism and cyberpunk aesthetics, set within a dystopian future office space where technology and nature are entwined in unexpected ways. Curated by Rakaya Cohen, the installation invites visitors to explore a speculative world where lush greenery intertwines with retro-futuristic technology like CRT monitors displaying Afrofuturistic visuals.

This exhibition has been organised by AIR Gallery and features work by Rakaya Cohen, one of the Student Graduate Award winners from the BA Fine Art program at Manchester School of Art, selected in 2023. We are excited to showcase her innovative vision as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting emerging artists. We extend our heartfelt thanks to PINK for generously hosting this event.

Join us for the grand opening and one day event Sat 5th October 6-9pm

27/09/2024

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Manchester

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 5pm

Website

https://www.airgallery.space/

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Satori: Digital Roots In Babylon Exhibition Sat 5-10-24 : 6-10pm This installation will invite you to explore the complexities of a world where past and future collide, where the wisdom of nature meets the relentless march of technology. Elements aim to provoke discussion about the role of cultural heritage, the impact of technological advancement, and the power of nature in shaping our collective future. Drinks and refreshments available along with free vegan food from Dayna’s Vegan Kitchen🌱 #installationart #exhibition #immersiveinstallation #visualart #afrofuturism #scifi #rootsreggae Reposted from @rakayaskolorq

Sharing a few more videos of works from the AIR Open 2024 Bethan Hamilton Lunation #artexhibition #art #airopen24 #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #art #exhibition #contemporaryart #drawing

Sharing a few videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 afor those who missed it! Nisaa Seed Unees Bees II #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

The AIR Open may be finished but we'll still be teasing out videos from the show over the next few weeks #airopen24 #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #art #Gallery #contemporaryart #drawing

Sharing a few videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 as you can't always see the detail from pics alone ;) Emma Lloyd Salty #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

Sharing videos of works in the AIR Open 2024 Lucy Waters Marginalised and Tokenism #airopen2024 #airgallery #art #exhibition #artexhibition #artgallery #Gallery #roguestudios #contemporaryartist #contemporary #contemporaryart #manchesterart #manchester #ceramic

Sharing a few videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 Nicola Bolton Benzie I,II,III #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

Sharing a few videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 Ciarrai MacCormack Unfurl #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

Sharing a few more videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 Julie Cassels and Simon Leahy-Clark #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

Sharing a few videos of the work in the AIR Open 2024 as you can't always see the detail from pics alone ;) Katy Mason Pacememt Altercations #airopen2024 #airopen #airgallery #artgallery #artexhibition #exhibition #contemporary #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #manchesterart #Manchester #Manchesterevents #manchesterartist #roguestudios

Directions from St Peters Square Manchester Exhibition Title: Exit from Reality by Jasmine Bevan Launch Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Venue: Grit Studios, 231-233 Upper Deansgate, Manchester For more information, please contact [email protected] or check out www.airgallery.space #howtofindus #exitfromreality @jasminebevanart #airgallery #art #exhibition #exhibitionopening #Manchester #manchesterart #thingstodo #thingstosee #contemporaryart #joy #themeparks #interactive #immersive #muralart