News & Reading

“Photography has been a thread that ties together ancestry, activism and art”: Hellen Songa in Tracks 03

National Lottery Open Week 2026: 10% bookshop discount

Humans of Wigan – Photography Commission

Making space for young voices: Anna Wijnhoven on Open Eye Gallery’s collaboration with Whitby High School

“What we want is to connect with people”: Tim Mills and his socially engaged work

Work With Us: Assistant Project Producer for Open Eye Hub (Wigan & Leigh)

Martin Parr: A great photographer and a great champion of photography

Firehawks short film now available online

Leticia Valverdes and collaborations in the Amazon Forest

Communities of Welcome. Interview with Anoosh Ariamehr

Castle of Memories. Interview with Billy Osborn

Work With Us: Creative Producer for Open Eye Hub (Wigan & Leigh)

Two Years of People of Anfield

“Every child deserves a place that feels magical”: reflecting on the Garston Residency

Photo Here: all exhibitions

Help us win £1,000. Please nominate us today!

OFFSHOOT: how socially engaged photography helps communities explore their relationships with nature

A journey into the world of sports photography: A Spotlight on Katie Richardson

Reclaim a narrative: photographer Emma Case reflects on I’ll Tell You Later exhibition

Creative Connections: Museums, Makers and Inclusion Symposium with Open Eye Gallery’s Liz Wewiora

Tracing Ukrainian Photography Through History (with Open Eye Gallery’s Max Gorbatskyi)

Ensuring cultural support for Ukraine

Supporting Culture Network’s Statement of Unity

Socially Engaged Photographers appointed for the OFFSHOOT partnership

Unsung Heroes film is now available online

Open Eye Gallery is one of the 29 funded organisations to keep culture thriving across Liverpool

“I am deaf”: a photographer’s reflection on Open Eye Gallery’s “I’ll Tell You Later” exhibition

Proximity walkthrough is now available on our YouTube channel

A Photographer’s Guide to Liverpool

Crossing Sectors 2025: Embedding Collaboration and Care

Work With Us: Operations Manager (Job Share / Maternity Cover)

New acquisition: Comfort Work by Andrii Dostliev and Lia Dostlieva

Two years of Open Eye Hub in Wigan: Environment, Empowerment and Engagement

Celebration of Waiting Rooms exhibition

“Running a gallery isn’t as simple as booking in the photographers and asking them what they have in mind”: student’s view on Open Eye Gallery

Open Call for the Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2025

Rita Pena: Adding a Different Vision To The Neighbourhood’s Stereotypical Perception

Photography revealing the hidden labour of care: Sam Ivin for Carers Week Takeover

MEMORY KEEPERS: help tell the 300-year story of RHS Garden Bridgewater’s ancient sweet chestnut tree, in a unique art project

Refugee Week 2025: Community as a Superpower

22 photographers to celebrate freedom in a national programme of creative projects

Open Call: Socially Engaged Photographer

Act Now: Write to Your MP to Protect the Future of the Visual Arts

Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2025 opening soon

LCR Cultural Events Programme explores life through the lens of diverse community groups in new photographic exhibitions

The Power of Inclusive Photography

‘Well Hung’ is now available on Open Eye Gallery’s Youtube Channel

PHOTO CONNECT: NEW NETWORK SEEKS VIEWS TO HELP CHAMPION PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

Where we place the value and success of socially engaged work? Discussion with Liz Wewiora

Open Eye Gallery joins forces with museums UK-wide on largest ever collaborative exhibition programme

New work examining the impact of violence against women and girls to be shown at Open Eye Gallery

Developing a shared understanding of socially engaged practice: Crossing Sectors 2025

What does it mean for a photograph to be iconic? Key takeaways from the symposium On War Photography

Firehawks: an exhibition about firesetting behaviour is coming to Open Eye Gallery in September

“I went from taking pictures for aesthetic value to taking pictures with a purpose and meaning behind them”: Andy Yates in Tracks 02

Leading visual arts organisations publish 4 recommendations to safeguard the UK’s visual arts and artists

Take part in a photo project celebrating the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community of Liverpool

Getting it right/Getting it wrong: Socially Engaged Art and Ethics

7 books on war, individual, society, and resistance from our independent bookshop

How do art and design come together with other sectors to create quality and meaningful practice?

The Return Of Spellow Library

Poetry events at Open Eye Gallery: 2025 programme

TreeStory goes to Wigan and Leigh

Intervention and Renewal: Tilt essay by Johannes Pretorius

UCEN Photography students exhibit work at Manchester Victoria station

Open Eye Gallery won the Environmental Award in Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Award-2025!

Snapshot of life within six Liverpool City Region community groups to be told in new photographic project

New art project with University of Salford, RHS Garden Bridgewater and Open Eye Gallery

Open Eye Gallery is taking part in National Lottery Open Week

5 books on queer culture from our independent bookshop

Welcome to the Pleasuredome

In-Conversation with Kirsty MacKay now available on our youtube-channel

International Exchange Residency with Eda Emirdağ / Montag Residency

Socially Engaged Photography Network 2025 Survey Results

Tell us your thoughts on accessibility

A Spotlight On Les Monaghan

Open Eye Gallery’s curator, Max Gorbatskyi, in conversation with The British Journal of Photography

Open Eye Gallery is a finalist for Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards: Art Organisation of the Year and Environment Award!

How can socially engaged photography benefit community gardening?

Crossing Sectors #5: professional development programme for lens-based artists, creative producers and curators

A Spotlight on Miriam Flüchter: Reflecting on the past and looking to the future

Christmas Gift Selection from our independent bookshop

TreeStory project received Heritage Interpretation Award

Work with us: Network Coordinator

Marriage (In)Equality Panel Discussion now available on our YouTube-channel

Childhood Is a Garden: Interview With Miriam Fluchter

Announcing the Theme and Participating Artists for Liverpool Biennial 2025

Study with us: Collaborative Doctoral Award with Birmingham City University

A Spotlight On Photovoice

Head of Exhibitions, Max Gorbatskyi

God Loves a Fretter – a writing piece by Severin Domela

A Spotlight On… Paula Keenan and Picturing Eccles

Open Call: Shape of the Wind

6 books celebrating LGBTQIA+ communities and artists from our independent bookshop

Prescot Photography Club: How photography united local community

Introducing Tracks. Sam Batley

Open Eye Gallery and Fire it Up Fund are proud to support 8 young photographers

A Sensory Journey Through Sound and Silence: The Conductor by Mishka Henner – Review by Lizzie King

A Spotlight On… New Langdales

Reflecting on Creative Neighbourhoods

Projects

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