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Previous Exhibitions

OPEN
9 May - 19 June

The Open Exhibition

Featuring over 230 artists from across the borough of Wigan, the art works in this exhibition range from painting and drawing to photography and sculpture. We are delighted to present such a diverse range of creative ideas and the response from local people has been tremendous. Building on the success of last year’s Open exhibition, the decision was made again not to have a selection panel sitting in judgement over each artist’s piece. We endeavour to exhibit all the submissions. It is always a bit of a risky approach, and challenging to install, but it is a real opportunity for amateurs to show alongside professionals, and for people of all ages to have their work on display.

UK DIY
14 February - 25 April 2009

Knitted Landscapes by Knitting Noras Micropower by Inga Hamilton Photo by Paul Simpson Pom Pom International
(Click on the thumbnail images above for full-size view)

This exhibition explores the emergence of alternative, subversive, political craft taking place across the UK as a new generation reclaim and re-define craft, adding a distinctive tongue-in-cheek edge. Featuring crafts that cross-over with fashion, furniture, science, technology, and music culture, the work of innovative national and international makers will be shown alongside work produced by local communities, online communities and knitting groups across the country.

Perceptions
17 - 31 January 2009

Perceptions Exhibition

A disability arts project which explores the concept of perceptions and issues surrounding disability. Community groups from Wigan borough have worked with artists to explore the themes and issues through textiles, photography and creative writing.

Howard Hodgkin: Prints
18 October - 3 January 2009

Howard Hodgkin Prints at Turnpike Gallery

Howard Hodgkin is one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Over the last forty years, he has exhibited in major galleries and museums across the globe and this exhibition from the Barbican Art Gallery presented a retrospective of his prints.

Aimhigher: Perspectives in Print
20 September – 4 October

Image: Perpectives in print

Aimhigher: Perspectives in Print featured work produced by students and families from across Greater Manchester who have taken part in the Aimhigher Roadshow.

Art Factory: Paradise
19 July - 6 September 2008

Exhibition Photo

This summer’s Art Factory saw the Turnpike Gallery transformed into an exciting, interactive exhibition bringing a little bit of Paradise to Leigh. The Gallery commissioned three artists to create interactive zones in the gallery using a variety of materials which visitors could explore

Art with Strangers
17 May - 5 July 2008

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Art with Strangers Exhibition

Art with Strangers presents artworks that have involved encounters with people who started out as strangers. It was organised specially for the Turnpike by Angela Kingston, and included film, video, photography and installation.

Open
15 March - 26 April 2008

Image: Open Exhibition

Leigh and Wigan Artists Open is a celebration of the diversity of current artistic practice in the borough. We have invited amateur and professional artists, living or working in the borough of Wigan, to submit an artwork or hand crafted object to be included in the exhibition. This year a special section for children and young people under 16 has been added and promises some inspiring artworks from our youngest creative talents.

Topographica
Kate Atkin, Layla Curtis, Tania Kovats and Peter Macdonald
19 January - 1 March 2008

Image: Topographica exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery
Topographica exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery

Taking as a starting point the idea of landscape in a state of flux, each of the four artists in this exhibition seeks to articulate their own experiences and understanding of landscape through the medium of drawing. Ranging in scale from the vast to the intimate, all of the drawings are beautifully executed and record each artist’s personal engagement with the landscape, whether real or imaginary.

DAVID HOCKNEY
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
1 December – 5 January

Image: David Hockney exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery
David Hockney exhibition at the Turnpike Gallery

In this exhibition of etchings illustrating the 6 fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, David Hockney has given each fairy tale his own interpretation. Rather than illustrating the stories literally, he has chosen vivid images to encapsulate a mood or detail. Drawn from centuries of folklore, some of the tales are familiar, like Rapunzel and Rumpelstilzchen; others, such as Old Rinkrank, Fundevogel and The Little Sea Hare are little known.

From Wigan to Leigh
10th - 24th November

Image: From Wigan to Leigh exhibition
From Wigan to Leigh exhibition

The Turnpike Gallery presents a showcase of paintings from across the borough of Wigan by members of eight local art groups, including Ashton Art Group; Atherton Arts; Bristles Art Group, Leigh; Leigh Community Art Group; Lowton and Golborne Art Group; Art and Soul, Hindley; Standish Art group; and Studio 77, Leigh.

unbound
15 September - 27 0ctober 2007

Image: (unbound) Work by Maxine Bristow and Caroline Broadhead (foreground)
(unbound) Work by Maxine Bristow and Caroline Broadhead (foreground)

The Turnpike Gallery is delighted to present unbound, an exhibition of newly commissioned work by Caroline Broadhead, Maxine Bristow, Susie MacMurray and Elizabeth Smith. Each of the artists has created work that engages with the gallery space in playful, challenging and revealing ways, whilst drawing on Leigh’s industrial heritage.


LUMIA DOMESTICA
By Willie Williams
7 July – 1 September

Image: Lumia Domestica
Lumia Domestica

This summer’s interactive Art Factory exhibition promises to be an exciting and unique event for visitors to the Turnpike Gallery. Internationally known lighting designer Willie Williams has devised an installation around the theme of light, called ‘Lumia Domestica’, which playfully incorporates a range of household objects. Cake stands will never be the same again!

Khel Toys from India
19 May – 23 June 2007

Image: Khel Toys Exhibition

Celebrating the artistry and colour of contemporary Indian craft, Khel Toys of India is a rare opportunity to look more closely at the fascinating world of Indian toys. Consisting of a diverse range of toys and games from all over the sub-continent, the exhibition provides an insight into the vital role that craft plays in contemporary India. It includes toys made by children, toys made using natural or recycled materials, and intricately made puppets used in traditional Indian entertainment.

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Face Value: The Story of Objects
31 March – 5 May 2007
Local people, schools and community groups from across the borough of Wigan have been invited to loan their most valued and treasured objects to the exhibition. These might include a family photo or heirloom; a painting or sculpture they may have made or bought; even a pebble or souvenir collected on holiday. The gallery will be transformed into a temporary home for these cherished possessions, each one carefully labelled with a description of its importance to its owner so that visitors may share the stories behind the objects.

Between today and yesterday
3 February – 17 March 2007
Richard Billingham, Brian Griffin, Paul Hill, Peter Kennard, Idris Khan, Raymond Moore, Joss McKinley, Martin Parr, Tony Ray Jones, Hannah Starkey, David Walker

Curated by David Walker.

‘When I was approached by the Turnpike Gallery to curate a show involving photography, it was never my intention for it to become a history of fine art photography in Britain. But based on my personal recollections regarding certain photographers’ work, this aspect is impossible to ignore altogether.

I did, however, want to put together an exciting exhibition involving an eclectic mix of British artists who have helped inspire me to create’.


A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, priced at £5.00.

Plastic Fantastic
Saturday 9 December - Saturday 20 January
Michelle Brand, Lois Carson, Stella Corrall, Gina Cottam, Alice Highet, Tamsin Howells, Susie MacMurray, Janet Mitchell, Melissa Rigby, Elina Smith, Kate Smith, Ruth Spaak, and Jason Taylor.

Plastic Fantastic brings together the work of thirteen artists and designers from across the UK, and aims to challenge the idea of plastic as a material of mass production. The exhibition features quirky, unique and innovative designs for jewellery, lighting, furniture, sculpture, wall hangings and screens.

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