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Chinese New Year 2012 – Wishing Tree

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Chinese New Year Wishing Tree Installation 10 – 28 January 2012

Come down to Chinese Arts Centre this January to join us in celebrating Chinese New Year! Our gallery will be filled with colourful works made by both the public and artists in and around Manchester.

Manchester based artists Olivia Glasser and . . . → Read More: Chinese New Year 2012 – Wishing Tree

A new solo exhibition by Chen Man

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Chen Man 10 February – 7 April 2012

Chen Man is one of the most well known female Chinese photographers of the 21st century and is a leading fashion photographer in China. Born in the 1980, she grew up in Beijing and studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Before her . . . → Read More: A new solo exhibition by Chen Man

Institution for the future – exhibition for Asia Triennial Manchester 11

Exhibition

Institution for the future Co-curated by Biljana Ciric and Chinese Arts Centre 1 October – 26 November 2011 Preview: 12pm – 8pm, 30 September 2011

Curated by: Biljana Ciric in collaboration with Chinese Arts Centre Artists: Hu Xiangqian, Roslisham Ismail (aka Ise and Parking projects), Yang Jun, Michael Lee, Vandy Rattana, RuangRupa, Richard . . . → Read More: Institution for the future – exhibition for Asia Triennial Manchester 11

Everything Must Go – Foreign Investment

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Everything Must Go Foreign Investment 5 August – 17 September 2011 Artist demonstration – Gold-gilding Workshop – 20 August 2011 Art Sale – 16 September 2011 Exchange – 17 September 2011

Everything Must Go is a playful new work by the artist group Foreign Investment. This commissioned project for Chinese Arts Centre, . . . → Read More: Everything Must Go – Foreign Investment

Structure – Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja

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Structure Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja Exhibition Dates: 2 July to 23 July Evening reception with artist: Friday 1 July 2011

Chinese Arts Centre is proud to present two different site-specific sound installations by local artist Angie Atmadjaja. We will be splitting our nine week exhibition period to showcase these two exciting installations, . . . → Read More: Structure – Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja

Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja

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Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja Intrinsic Exhibition Dates: 13 May to 11 June 2011 Artist Talk and Demonstration: Saturday, 28 May, 2.30-3.30pm Tonoscope Workshop: Thursday, 2 June, 2.30-3.45pm Structure Exhibition Dates: 2 July to 23 July Evening reception with artist: Friday 1 July 2011

Chinese Arts Centre is proud to present two different . . . → Read More: Exhibition by Angie Atmadjaja

The Scanner – video commission by Household

As part of Chinese Arts Centre’s current main gallery exhibition, Design collective Household are showcasing their specially commissioned video works on-line to co-incide with each of the ‘machines’ situated within the space.

Here is the scanner – just follow the link to take a look! : http://www.vimeo.com/20348442

Image: Human Error Exhibition by . . . → Read More: The Scanner – video commission by Household