Fresh Art Inspiration for Summer!

The hot news is that Andrew Hunt was recently commissioned by the BBC to produce three life size portraits of the main characters in the hit series Peaky Blinders.

'Cassettes Versus Vinyl' featuring Horace Panter from The Specials

A lively music-themed art exhibition at ARTZU gallery THIS WEEKEND! (16th-19th June 2016) A must-see for music and art lovers! The heat is on: cassette or vinyl?

Andrew Hunt Commissioned by the BBC to Paint Rising Star Cillian Murphy for Peaky Blinders

Andrew Hunt’s Outstanding Ability as an Artist see his Paintings being Key to The Peaky Blinders Plot

ART SPARKS CREATIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE

Art sends a powerful visual message to clients about an innovative brand and corporate ethos that distinguishes you from your competitors.

Bright Lights, Big City – Manchester on Canvas

Matt Wilde takes us on a guided tour of the best and the greatest from Manchester’s past and present. So grab your paint brush and let art lead the way.

A TASTE OF HONEY - A Major New Solo Exhibition that Defines Manchester, Past and Present

“It’s high-time we celebrated this ground-breaking film that defined an era. Acheson’s technicolour odyssey takes us across 1950s Manchester, bringing it all back to life, but with a very contemporary twist, something you simply can’t miss!”

Outstanding New Paintings from Carl Melegari

ARTZU Gallery are excited to announce the arrival of a new body of exceptional portraits by Carl Melegari in our Manchester gallery. These powerful paintings incorporate some highly sort after female figures which radiate Melegari’s genius for revealing the human soul.

From Darkness Comes Light: The Paintings of Michael John Ashcroft

Michael John Ashcroft explores the hills and streets of Greater Manchester by capturing the light and darkness he has felt reflected in his own life. It was a devastating illness which persuaded him to focus all his attention on creating vibrant art. He discusses his inspirations in this article.

ARTZU Gallery has Moved!

ARTZU Gallery has relocated as part of the creative redevelopment happening at Old Granada Studios.

State of The Art Cinema

‘State of the Art Cinema’, the free public exhibition offering an interactive experience of contemporary film poster design and photography, has arrived at ARTZU Gallery: Tuesday 28th October – Saturday 1st November 2014 inclusive 11am – 6pm

A Day in the Life of Sculptor, Anna Gillespie

Anna Gillespie’s contemporary sculpture has a haunting beauty shown through her absorbing depiction of our relationship with the environment. Artzu Gallery is pleased to have several new pieces in the gallery.

Gillespie’s ecological artworks capture the in between imaginings of our day dreams with figures merging into nature to create a captivating enchanted world.

Tim Garner: Social History in the Making

Tim Garner is like a local anthropologist studying our swagger from industrial labourer to desk bound computer geek; tracking our changing habits, with a finger on the pulse of the city’s town planning.

Read All About It: The Times Newseum is Coming to Manchester's ARTZU Gallery

Read All About It! The Times Newseum comes to ARTZU Gallery in Spinningfields, from April 9th – 22nd. The secrets behind the news, an exhibition of artefacts, documents and installations that show how the news has been delivered through the centuries.

New Paintings by Matt Wilde

Over time, each of Matt Wilde’s paintings reveal more hidden layers of detail, from the news paper cuttings with their buried stories, to his own personal artistic adventure.

From Carousel to Oklahoma! Luminosity in Paint from Pip Dickens

Pip Dickens is a painter who captures the essence of reality with sublime colour and delicate patterns. She has been the recipient of the Jeremy Cubitt Prize, the Edna Lumb Art Travel Prize and the prestigious Leverhulme Trust Award.

From Carousel to Oklahoma! Fabulous Luminosity in Paint

Pip Dickens discusses the challenge of capturing the fabulous, high saturation and luminous colour specific to the big bold musicals of the 50s such as ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Carousel’ and ‘South Pacific’.

Stephen Farley Discusses the Accident Which Created his Artistic Career

Stephen Farley began his career in industry and then suffered, what he felt at the time, was a tragic eye injury. Strangely, as the years have progressed his visual impairment has led to some of the most inspirational aspects of his artwork.

The Art Work of Andrew Hunt Arrives in Manchester!

For the best part of my career thus far, since my success in The BP National Portrait Award, I have been showing and selling in prestigious London galleries. I have been waiting for a space up North to show my works and am now happily represented by ARTZU Gallery.

STREET TALK - The Mancunian Way

STREET TALK captures the voice of the people who create our great city, asking them how they want to merge the old with the new, and what vision of ‘The Mancunian Way’ do they see for the future?