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21 March 2024

Home. Ukrainian Photography, UK Words: Tour

4 March - 28 February 2025

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Home: Ukrainian Photography, UK Words @ New Adelphi

4 March - 8 March 2024

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CREATIVE SOCIAL: IN THE ABSENCE OF FORMAL GROUND

2 March 2024

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We Feed The UK @ Exterior Walls

8 February - 31 March 2024

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Contrail Cirrus: the impact of aviation on climate change

7 March 2024

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Tree Story @ Liverpool ONE

16 February 2024

Open Source #27: Saffron Lily – In The Absence of Formal Ground @ Digital Window Gallery

6 February - 31 March 2024

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Contemporary Photography from Ukraine: Symposium @University of Salford

4 March - 5 March 2024

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Is Anybody Listening? Symposium: Commissioning and Collecting Socially Engaged Photography

29 February 2024

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Different approaches: Artists working with scientists

15 February 2024

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LOOK Climate Lab 2024: All Events

18 January 2024

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Diesel & Dust @ Digital Window Gallery

18 January - 31 March 2024

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Tree Walks Of Sefton Park with Andrea Ku

21 January 2024

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Artists Remake the World by Vid Simoniti: Book Launch

31 January 2024

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Shift Liverpool Open Meeting

6 February 2024

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We Feed The UK Launch and LOOK Climate Lab 2024 Celebration

8 February 2024

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Cyanotype workshop with Melanie King

17 February 2024

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End of Empire: artist talk and discussion

22 February 2024

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Book Launch: What The Mine Gives, The Mine Takes

24 February 2024

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Local ecology in the post-industrial era: open discussion

14 March 2024

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Plant a seed. Seed sow and in conversation with Plot2Plate

16 March 2024

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Waterlands: creative writing workshop

23 March 2024

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Erosion: panel discussion

9 March 2024

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Waterlands: an evening of poetry and photographs

23 March 2024

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Force For Nature Exhibition

27 March - 28 March 2024

Voices of Nature: Interactive Performances

28 March 2024

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Sum of All Parts: Symposium

27 February 2024

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LOOK Climate Lab 2024

18 January - 31 March 2024

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MA Socially engaged photography Open Day event

1 February 2023

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Tish: Special screening and Q&A

13 December 2023

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Book Launch: A Look At A New Perspective

23 November 2023

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Community workshops @ Ellesmere Port Library

6 November - 5 February 2024

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Book Launch: ‘544m’ By Kevin Crooks

30 November 2023

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Bernice Mulenga @ Open Eye Gallery Atrium Space

17 November - 17 December 2023

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Bernice Mulenga: Artist Talk

18 November 2023

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Local Roots @ The Atkinson

14 October 2023

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Community @ Ellesmere Port Library

26 October - 11 April 2024

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Critique Surgery for Socially Engaged Photographers

6 November 2023

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Deeds Not Words: panel discussion

12 October 2023

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Deeds Not Words @ Atrium Space

3 October - 22 October 2023

Ode To Our Space @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

A Look At A New Perspective @ Digital Window Gallery

29 September - 23 December 2023

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Book Launch: Crow Dark Dawn

19 October 2023

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Exhibition Launch: A Place of Our Own

28 September 2023

Reflections

12 September - 22 December 2023

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Sandra Suubi ‘Samba Gown’ Procession

9 September 2023

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A Place of Our Own

29 September - 22 December 2023

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POETRY BOOK LAUNCH: JACK BENNETT – LUNETTE

7 September 2023

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A Portrait of the High Street @ Prescot

31 August 2023

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Recovery in Focus & Inside Stories

Recovery in Focus & Inside Stories 

Open Eye Gallery hands over its gallery to a day of workshops, showcases and discussion with two different but complementary projects ‘Inside Stories’ and ‘Recovery in Focus’. Both projects will launch a public display of their work on our digital window gallery. A work in progress version of Inside Stories will be showing in the gallery throughout the day and the artist will be present to discuss the work. There will be an interactive photography workshop run by addictions therapist and creative facilitator, Jill Whittingham and the ‘Recovery in Focus’ team, followed by a discussion event which brings artist, Alexa Wright and Jill Whittingham, together to discuss their projects.

We welcome people to book onto both events and stay with us throughout the day, or drop in for a shorter time. For information and booking details below:

 

Recovery In Focus Workshop

10am – 2.00pm including breaks 

A hands-on workshop using photography to explore our stories of recovery from addiction.

About this event

This half day workshop is an introduction to the Recovery In Focus programme created by Eternal Media, which uses photography to explore experiences of addiction and recovery.  This encompasses all forms of addiction including alcohol, drugs, gambling or any other substance/behaviour.  In the workshop we will be delving into a collection of images to express and share how photos can express how we view recovery, as well as taking and sharing photos on the day to illustrate what recovery means to us.

So much of a successful recovery is about being connected with others who understand the nature of our experience and this workshop offers a great opportunity to connect with others, extending our recovery network in a really creative way. 

The workshop is open to anyone in recovery from addiction who is able to take a photo – your level of photographic skill or length of time in recovery is no barrier!  You can use a smartphone or digital camera.  Several experienced photographers from the team at Eternal Media will be on hand to give support and creative suggestions too.

This session will be facilitated by Jill Whittingham who is in recovery herself, an Addictions Therapist and Director at Eternal Media. 

You can book onto the workshop HERE

 

An In Conversation between artist Alexa Wright and therapist and creative facilitator Jill Whittingham 

2.30 – 3.30pm 

Artist Alexa Wright and therapist and creative facilitator Jill Whittingham will discuss their projects, both of which use photography as a tool for expression and for processing personal journeys. 

‘Inside Stories’ will be screened throughout the day in our gallery foyer.  

Artist Alexa Wright, in partnership with Novus, has been working with men at HMP Liverpool and women at HMP Styal to create video works that explore what words such as Freedom, Responsibility, Judgment and Power mean for them. Works in progress towards this project will be screened throughout the day. Alexa will be present to invite feedback and conversation around the videos. She is especially keen to gain feedback from anyone with experience of the criminal justice system. 

You can book onto this event HERE

 

Image: Anonymous Inside Stories participant

Recovery in Focus & Inside Stories 

Open Eye Gallery hands over its gallery to a day of workshops, showcases and discussion with two different but complementary projects ‘Inside Stories’ and ‘Recovery in Focus’. Both projects will launch a public display of their work on our digital window gallery. A work in progress version of Inside Stories will be showing in the gallery throughout the day and the artist will be present to discuss the work. There will be an interactive photography workshop run by addictions therapist and creative facilitator, Jill Whittingham and the ‘Recovery in Focus’ team, followed by a discussion event which brings artist, Alexa Wright and Jill Whittingham, together to discuss their projects.

We welcome people to book onto both events and stay with us throughout the day, or drop in for a shorter time. For information and booking details below:

 

Recovery In Focus Workshop

10am – 2.00pm including breaks 

A hands-on workshop using photography to explore our stories of recovery from addiction.

About this event

This half day workshop is an introduction to the Recovery In Focus programme created by Eternal Media, which uses photography to explore experiences of addiction and recovery.  This encompasses all forms of addiction including alcohol, drugs, gambling or any other substance/behaviour.  In the workshop we will be delving into a collection of images to express and share how photos can express how we view recovery, as well as taking and sharing photos on the day to illustrate what recovery means to us.

So much of a successful recovery is about being connected with others who understand the nature of our experience and this workshop offers a great opportunity to connect with others, extending our recovery network in a really creative way. 

The workshop is open to anyone in recovery from addiction who is able to take a photo – your level of photographic skill or length of time in recovery is no barrier!  You can use a smartphone or digital camera.  Several experienced photographers from the team at Eternal Media will be on hand to give support and creative suggestions too.

This session will be facilitated by Jill Whittingham who is in recovery herself, an Addictions Therapist and Director at Eternal Media. 

You can book onto the workshop HERE

 

An In Conversation between artist Alexa Wright and therapist and creative facilitator Jill Whittingham 

2.30 – 3.30pm 

Artist Alexa Wright and therapist and creative facilitator Jill Whittingham will discuss their projects, both of which use photography as a tool for expression and for processing personal journeys. 

‘Inside Stories’ will be screened throughout the day in our gallery foyer.  

Artist Alexa Wright, in partnership with Novus, has been working with men at HMP Liverpool and women at HMP Styal to create video works that explore what words such as Freedom, Responsibility, Judgment and Power mean for them. Works in progress towards this project will be screened throughout the day. Alexa will be present to invite feedback and conversation around the videos. She is especially keen to gain feedback from anyone with experience of the criminal justice system. 

You can book onto this event HERE

 

Image: Anonymous Inside Stories participant

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