Events in Bury - Arts

Kerry Morrison is an environmental artist who works within the public sphere, engaging with ordinary people. She creates artwork in response to environmental issues within a given locale, relating them to the wider global context. Since 2000 she has worked in collaboration with ecologists, environmental scientists and conservationists. Whether she works in collaboration or independently her approach can be described as a process-led socially engaging, art/ecology practice that investigates the relationship between humans and nature.
She explores the nature of Bury in this exhibition, which, continuing her 'process led' method of working, will evolve over the duration of its run of approximately 16 weeks.

Gallery opening times - Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 5pm and Saturdays, 10am to 4.30pm.

As a mark-making act, drawing can simply be represented as (and be representational of) transfering the three or more dimensions of reality down to two - flatness. The irony of flatness is a challenging exhibition of contemporary drawing, which examines the possibilities and power of drawing. Through it, working with shadow, line and gesture, the artists taking part investigate the experience of the act, the space of the act, the moment of the act, and the concept of the act. The internationally renowned artists featured include Marianne Eigenheer, Stefan Gec, Rachel Goodyear, Robert Grenier, Kristian Gudmundson, Alan Johnston, Ulrich Ruckriem and Karin Sander.

Steve Miller's work contains language alongside images in the form of conversations, quotes and observations; he wittily juxtaposes different styles, cultures and periods of time. His non-animated film sequences, storyboard formats and single images are concerned with the absurdity of context, and are often employed to ironic effect. They illustrate everyday paradoxes, and the dialogues within the works are usually self-contained. Biographical details can be read as personal ideas that also suggest the commonplace in a wider context, rather than something that is purely self-centred.

Start is an organisation that assists people with mental health issues to develop their creativity and confidence through the visual arts. The exhibition by members of Start has become a regular feature in the programme at Bury Art Gallery. We are delighted to present another vibrant show of members' recent work.

Beautiful, enchanting & supremely accomplished singing. One of the finest male voice ensembles of its time. Songs of Ukraine.

Once again Christmas is hurtling towards us and the search for something different for your special someone begins again. If the thought of facing the frenzy of Christmas crush in the shops brings you out in a cold sweat, why not take time out and browse through the tempting delights of the IDEAS exhibition; the perfect place to find beautiful and unusual things. Join with us at the special opening on Friday 14 November, 6pm to 8pm, and take advantage of the 10% discount and festive refreshments.

Bury Art Society is a thriving art group that meets regularly and follows a varied programme of practical painting sessions, lectures and demonstrations covering all media and subject matter. Members of the Bury Art Society work throughout the year preparing for outdoor exhibitions and their annual show held at Bury Art Gallery. A panel of judges awards the Millenium Prize for the best picture in show and the Tommy Valentine Award for the best landscape in the exhibition. Visitors, too, can vote for their best picture. New members are always welcome. Most of the paintings in the exhibition are for sale and would make ideal Christmas presents.