by our exhibitions and the collection.
Past projects
Follow the links below to explore some of our previous projects, developed in collaboration with community groups across the city.
Under My Skin
Participants with learning disabilities create textile artworks.
Visual Dialogues
Manchester Art Gallery’s young people’s group, the Creative Consultants, create a display featuring artworks from Tate Britain.
TeaLC
What does it mean to be a carer?
Our Selves
Explore stereotypes and misconceptions with Age Concern’s Lesbian and Gay Social Group 'Out in the City'.
Wellwoman Project
Refugee women in Manchester explore well-being through art and culture.
Storymakers
Chinese families create stories of dreams and fantasy worlds.
Big Draw Jigsaws
Young people and families make larger than life jigsaws.
The Rusholme Project
South Asian artists and local residents celebrate Rusholme.
The Rusholme Project
Beyond the Page
Muslim girls and women go beyond the page.
Your Story: Your Journey
Creative story maps made by Chinese families celebrating processional journeys and objects on display
Welcome to Manchester
Young unaccompanied asylum seekers create a DVD to help other asylum seekers settle into Manchester
Art Treasures Community Programme
Wythenshawe, Rusholme, Harpurhey and Collyhurst people create artwork inspired by the Art Treasures exhibition and the history of their local area
Inspired by Kylie
Young people took inspiration from Kylie–The exhibition during summer 2007 to create music, fashion and costume.
Beautiful Day
Beautiful skirts designed and made by young women with textile artist Nina Chua.
Greendrops and Moonsquirters - The Utterly Imaginative World of Lauren Child Community Programme
Musical interactive stories for Playgroups,Libraries and Sure Start Children Centres.
The Changes
Young refugees tell their stories through photographic artworks
The Drawing Machines - The Big Draw 2008
Families from Ashbury Meadow and Clayton SureStart Children's Centres make robotic drawing machines.
Held
Adults from the award winning arts-based mental health service Start Manchester created their own exhibition.
Image and Identity
Young people from NCH projects and Units for Looked After Children across Manchester creatively explore the theme of ‘Image & Identity’.
FInd out more about Image & Identity.
Families
