Chinese Arts Centre

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 1EU
England

Website

www.chinese-arts-centre.org

E-mail

info@chinese-arts-centre.org

Telephone

0161 832 7271

Fax

0161 832 7513

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Chinese Arts Centre is the international development agency for contemporary Chinese artists. In Nov 2003 we opened a new purpose built gallery, designed by Manchester's award-winning OMI architects. The building houses to two state of the art spaces, a large gallery and a more flexible project space, ideal environments in which to celebrate and profile new work.

Visitors can sit back and sample a unique selection of teas in a sumptuously decorated teahouse, featuring Chinese tea urns sourced from China, a first in Manchester, and to buy gifts in the gallery shop, many of which are handcrafted in China and exclusive to Chinese Arts Centre.

Venue Type:

Gallery

Opening hours

Tues - Sat: 10.00 - 17.00
Sun - Mon: Closed

Closed: Bank & National Holidays

Admission charges

Chinese Arts Centre is fully accessible. Admission is free

General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language audio guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 1EU
England

Website

www.chinese-arts-centre.org

E-mail

info@chinese-arts-centre.org

Telephone

0161 832 7271

Fax

0161 832 7513

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

The main gallery is 150 metres sq and houses Chinese Arts Centre's curated exhibitions and takes in tours from the national and international scene.

The new building offers several ‘physical' facilities for artists' use. The project space of 50 sq. metres will be a studio for resident artists who are taking part in Chinese Art Centre's Breathe residency programme and a space for open studios. We also offer surgeries, advice and consultation services for artists as well as providing administrative support and IT facilities in a purpose built study/resources space.

To compliment our hugely successful artist-lead school workshops and outreach programme, the education suite has the very latest IT facilities available to enhance learning. This will mean that Chinese Arts Centre will continue to be at the forefront of disseminating information about Chinese creativity, from the traditional through to the contemporary. The education suite is also available for conference hire.

Collection details

Architecture, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Film and Media, Fine Art, Performing Arts, Photography

Key artists and exhibits

  • Xu Bing; Liu Xiao Xian; Dinu Li; Ming Wong; Gordon Cheung; He An; Anthony Lam; Guo Wei; He Duoling; Shaoyinong and Muchen; Community Museum Project; William Yang; Ellinda Siu; Chun-Chao Chiu; Suki Chan

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 1EU
England

Website

www.chinese-arts-centre.org

E-mail

info@chinese-arts-centre.org

Telephone

0161 832 7271

Fax

0161 832 7513

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.
The Life and Time of Ho Chung Village

60-Minute Cinema

27 April — 9 June 2012 *on now

60-minute Cinema is a six week changing video programme at Chinese Arts Centre. During this time, our main gallery space will be transformed into a comfortable seating environment specially designed for viewing video.

Three curators Dong Bingfeng, Teresa Kwong and Amy Cheng have been invited to curate a 60-minute programme of moving images. Each of the curated programmes will be presented for two weeks each. The curators are invited to draw on their specific areas of interest and expertise to encompass artists' film, video and animation, from each of their home cities. Due to the difference in history and policy, these three Chinese cities - Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan have very different lifestyles, social systems and cultural identity.

Suitable for

  • Any age

Where

Chinese Arts Centre

Admission

Free admission

Website

http://www.chinese-arts-centre.org/main-gallery/60-minute-cinema/

Market Buildings
Thomas Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 1EU
England

Website

www.chinese-arts-centre.org

E-mail

info@chinese-arts-centre.org

Telephone

0161 832 7271

Fax

0161 832 7513

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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