Created in 1859 & run by artists.
Today MAFA has a membership of over 110 diverse and talented artists. Our painters, sculptors and printmakers represent the best in fine art across the region.
Today MAFA has a membership of over 110 diverse and talented artists. Our painters, sculptors and printmakers represent the best in fine art across the region.
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Coming Soon: Stockport July 2024
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Tim Brennan’s manoeuvres come to Manchester in the form of a new free guidebook. This is the opening quote from one of three new guided walks that make up my new pocket travel book, ‘Corridors: Three…
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MAFA will next exhibit at Stockport Memorial Art Gallery this summer. The exhibition will open on 20th July 2024 and run until 13th September. More than 60 MAFA Members will be exhibiting, along with selected graduates…
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Jane Burgess was recently asked by the editor of ‘The Artist’ magazine to write an article describing her use of different media for different situations. The article titled ‘Watercolour or Oil?’ appears in the February 2024…
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You can now watch the recording of the Bunker Talk online. MAFA Members John Hewitt, Julia Midgley and Professor Tim Brennan discussed their relationship with drawing with Sophie Benson. This talk relates to our upcoming exhibition…
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Associate Membership is the initial step towards full Manchester Academician status. In February/March each year practising, professional Fine Artists within the U.K. may submit an application for Selection. Information can be found here.
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