Tag: Members
About Friends Of MAFA
About Friends In 2010 The Friends of MAFA was set up in order to give people interested in the Arts an opportunity to become involved in the North Wests’ leading
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MAFA Research and Education
Research and Education Derek Boak teaches Art at Rainford College. He has been a member of Manchester Academy of Fine Arts since 2004. In 2007 he started a series of
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150th Anniversary – A Retrospective Summary
150th Anniversary News & Events In 2009 and 2010 M.A.F.A. celebrated its 150th Anniversary. In this section of our website you can see an archive of the celebratory events that
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About MAFA Graduate Awards For MMU School Of Art Graduates
MAFA MMU Graduate Awards MAFA MMU Student Award Winners Tony Ratcliffe and John Hewitt agreed to instigate a mechanism for MAFA to make awards to final year students in Manchester school
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New MAFA President, Gerry Halpin MBE, Launches His Presidency
MAFA President Gerry Halpin MBE launches his Presidency The recently elected President of MAFA, Gerry Halpin MBE, hosted a very successful ‘T’ Party for Members, Friends and Trustees as a
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John McCombs – MAFA President 2008 to 2015
John McCombs was MAFA President between 2008 and 2015 John’s gallery at 12 King St, Delph, Saddleworth is open every day except Monday and full details can be found on his
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MAFA 2017 Spring Exhibition
Manchester Academy Of Fine Art 2017 Spring Exhibition. This years MAFA exhibition will be held at the Stockport Art Gallery From Saturday 25th February until Tuesday 11th April 2017
Read more...John Sprakes – Winner Of The MAFA Travel Bursary 2015
News From MAFA Member John Sprakes – Winner of the MAFA Travel Bursary 2015 MAFA Member John Sprakes. ” Hadrians Wall stretches approx. 35 miles from Wallsend in Newcastle to
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David Lee (Art Critic) Opens MAFA’s 2017 Exhibition
David Lee Opens MAFA’s 2017 Exhibition which runs untill Tuesday 11th April. MAFA is delighted that David Lee, renowned art critic and publisher, opened this years Spring Exhibition at Stockport Memorial
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L S LOWRY – MAFA Member For 40 Years
[NEEDS FACT CHECK – Peter] L. S. Lowry and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Few artists are more closely associated with Greater Manchester than L. S. Lowry. Best known
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26th March 2017 – Congratulations to Julia Midgley elected Associate Member of the Royal Watercolour Society
Julia Midgley Elected To Royal Watercolour Society. Julia was required to submit a portfolio of work, sketchbooks and three framed works with one work retained for the Society’s Diploma Collection
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4th – 9th July 2017 at Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester,Colin Taylor Solo Exhibition.
‘New Lines In Space’ Colin Taylor’s Solo Exhibition at The Contemporary Six Gallery, Manchester – 1st – 21st June 2017
Read more...Brian Bradshaw – 1923 to 2016
Brian Bradshaw Prix de Rome, ARE, ARCA, MAFA (1951) We are sad to be informed of the death of long time Member Brian Bradshaw in November 2016 aged 93 years.
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Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Graduate Awards 2017
Manchester Academy of Fine Arts Graduate Awards 2017 After a fascinating journey through the studios and galleries of MMU School of Art on Friday June 9th David Edwards, Peter
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Malcolm Taylor Solo Exhibition 8th September to 22nd October 2017
‘Between The Lines’ An exhibition of Malcolm Taylor’s work at Water Street Gallery, Todmorden. Malcolm Taylor is having a solo exhibition at Water Street Gallery, Todmorden, from Friday 8th September
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Julia Midgley Invites You to Studios Weekend 23rd & 24th September 2017
Julia Midgley A.R.W.S. R.E. Dip A.D. studio: 01606 77006 mobile: 07887 525050 www.juliamidgley.co.uk http://juliamidgleydrawings.blogspot.co.uk julia@juliamidgley.co.uk
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Buy Art Fair 2017, 27th – 29th October
Buy Art Fair 2017, 27-29 October at Manchester Central Celebrating ten years of the North’s favourite art fair. See thousands of pieces of art from one hundred exhibiting galleries and
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MAFA’s AGBI Steward’s Post
Did you know that MAFA have an ‘Artists General Benevolent Institution’ steward?
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MAFA Small Works Exhibition Open 21/10 to 18/11 2017
MAFA’s latest members exhibition runs from 21st October to the 18th November 2017 at the Portico Library Gallery. Opening details can be found on the Portico website. The photos here
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Chapel Gallery Exhibition
Two MAFA members were selected for the ‘Wanderer’ exhibition at the Chapel Gallery Ormskirk they are Anthony Ratcliffe and Katie Lenegan.
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Don McKinlay
Don McKinlay’s obituary has appeared in the Guardian newspaper and can be read on line if you follow the link.
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Zeitgeist Exhibition at Warrington Art Gallery
You and your guest are cordially invited to the launch of Zeitgeist at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, kindly sponsored by Martin Dawes and Samsung. Peter Davis is a prize-winning
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Malcolm Taylor at RBA 21-31st March 2018
I’ve had two of my paintings selected for the Royal Society of British Artists’ annual exhibition at Mall Galleries, London. So if you’re in London on Tuesday 20th March and
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Crossley Gallery, Dean Clough
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Jane Braithwaite Receives the Cuneo Medal
Congratulations to Jane Braithwaite on receiving the Cuneo Medal MAFA member Jane Braithwaite has been awarded The Equestrian Society’s top award which is given for the most meritorious group of
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Sky Arts Landscape Artist Of The Year 2019
Landscape Artist of the Year 2019 Landscape Artist of the Year offers you the chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution’s permanent collection and £500 of art
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Anthony Ratcliffe – The Northern Stone & Peat Smoke
Anthony Ratcliffe is exhibiting at the Kirkby Gallery, Knowsley this summer, the exhibition features woodcut prints, watercolours, drawings and book art.
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Sarah Sharpe at Gallery6
‘Unconditional Love‘ Solo Exhibition by Sarah Sharpe You are invited to join Sarah at Gallery 6 on Tuesday 14 May 2019 6.00pm – 9.00pm for a glass of wine and
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Nine New Members Elected to Manchester Academy Of Fine Art
The annual selection day for viewing the work of applicants who aspire to be members of the Academy took place on Saturday 1st June at the Bolton Arena.
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The Atkinson, Stockport, The Landing, Summer 2019.
Members of the Academy were delighted to have the opportunity to show their work at The Atkinson Southport, a welcome return after their last exhibition, some 20 years ago, featuring the
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Christine Southworth Exhibits In The Society of Women Artists Annual at the Mall Galleries.
Christine Southworth has three charcoal drawings in the Society of Women Artist annual exhibition, at the Mall Galleries London, On the 24th-29th September.
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Barbara Sykes at the Great Northern Art Show
MAFA member Barbara Sykes has been invited to exhibit six of her drawings and paintings in the Great North Art Show in Ripon Cathedral from 31 August to 22 September
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Melanie Wilks Gives An Artists Talk Tonight at 7pm – SNAPArts, Wakefield
MAFA member Melanie Wilks will be giving an Artist’s Talk on 25th September, at 7 0’Clock in SNAPArts, Walker House, 22 Bond St., Wakefield as part of The Yorkshire Sculpture
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A Two Location Exhibition of Work by MAFA Artist Colin Taylor
We are delighted to invite you to this unique collaboration between Colin Taylor, The Royal Exchange Theatre and Contemporary Six.
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MAFA Autumn Exhibition 2019
21 September 2019 – 1 November 2019 Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery, Stockport. An exhibition of work by members of Manchester Academy of Fine Art. The exhibition was opened by
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