Category: Exhibitions
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Manchester Literature Festival comes to SLC
On Saturday we have a special launch for a new book inspired by Morrissey’s lyrics. Its part of the Manchester Literary Festival and starts at 8pm in the concert hall. The event, hosted by editor Peter Wild, features readings from contributors Jeff Noon, Catherine O’Flynn, James Hopkin and Helen Walsh. Tickets £5 / £3 concessions Book on…
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SWEDISH DRILL in the Concert Hall
A 3 month performing Arts project working with local young people and artists came to a fantastic conclusion last night with a live performance in the newly restored concert hall. The event involved a new gymnastic dance, projected film and live music from the Ordsall Samba Drummers. Young people were from Kidzwidreamz- SAYO- Salford Lads…
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The Street of 1000 Children
Two artists examine the importance of Salford’s redbrick terraced streets. Leslie Holmes uses the gym floor to list the lives of over 400 families from Rudman Street, one of the last surviving streets of the Docks Estate. Lawrence Cassidy’s installation of storage containers wrapped with family photos and home movies from the 1960s retraces a…
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Exhibition at Salford Lads Club
Our next exhibition is The Street of 1000 Children organised by Leslie Holmes. It will take place over 3 weekends from June 16th until 1st July. It was featured on BBC TV North West Tonight. This can be viewed at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/content/articles/2007/04/18/180407_street_feature.shtml The exhibition is part of Architecture Week 2007: Website at www.architectureweek.org.uk
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Drawing Inspiration Award
Our project Knockout Drawings from the Boxing Ring has been chosen as one of only 5 award winners from 1312 Big Draw events across the UK. Sue Grayson Ford, Campaign Director, comments “Salford Lads’ and Girls’ Club and Ordsall Community Arts fully demonstrated the Big Draw’s aims of bringing people together, engaging them creatively and…
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The Big Draw from the Boxing Ring
Join us on Saturday 14th October from 12-4pm for an unusual drawing workshop in the boxing ring at Salford Lads’ Club. We will be drawing the fast moving combat sports of Capoeira, Ju-jitsu, Thai and ABA boxing. Can’t draw? Well we can’t box either, but we know someone who can. We have a Capoeira group…
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“Quaker Girl ” Bazaar of 1911
Step back to 1911 at our “Quaker Girl Bazaar” on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th September, 12 – 4pm.The title comes from the popular musical of the time. “The Quaker Girl” The original event included stalls, competitions and entertainment. We have a special exhibition of the club’s archive photographs from the Edwardian period. Ordsall Community…
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The Smiths is Dead: Iconic Images from the ‘Dirty Old Town’
The exhibition ‘Dirty Old Town’ is set in the Billiards Room and celebrates the significance of the area’s red brick streets. Artist Leslie Holmes has collected together a unique collection of archive photographs and pictures by local residents. A place that inspired ‘Coronation Street’ ‘A taste of Honey’ ‘East is East’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’.…
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Open Day in October
On Saturday 15th October we will have a special open day, creating a giant drawing in the gym. This is one of the events in the Big Draw project that is taking place all over the country.We want to make a drawing of the area around the club including Coronation Street. The event is supported…
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Heritage Open Days
The Club will be open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday, 10th and 11th September from 11am-4pm. We have a special exhibition of The Ghost Camp on show in the Concert Hall. The Smiths Room is open and has many more pictures since it first opened in June 2004.