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A unique art gallery that explores Chinese contemporary culture and visual art. Our galleries will not be reopening as planned on Wed 19th May.

Further details will be communicated. CFCCA is a unique art gallery with a year-round programme of socially engaged exhibitions, events and artist residencies. We have over 30 year’s experience of working with emerging and established artists to provide a space for conversation, debate and cross cultural exchange. We are the go to place to discover new artists and explore relevant global issues fr

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04/10/2022

Han Mengyun’s residency concluded last week with an intimate presentation of her work in progress at our Open Studio

Han’s work employs diverse materiality and media, including craft and architectural structures, embodying her interest in global art history and visual cultures, and the ways in which they are inextricably connected.

During her residency at CFCCA, Han conducted research on the importance of craft. She turned CFCCA’s main gallery into a temporary artist’s studio, where she drew back the curtain on the creative process behind woodblock printing on canvas.

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23/09/2022

"As an artist, I’m not interested in the idea of the origin of things as it seems like an endless and futile endeavour that only creates hatred and competition. What fascinates me instead is the history of connection made possible by the sharing of this woodblock printing technique and many other traditions.”

Thank you everyone who came to yesterday's online talk, “Craft as a Transcultural Practice”, with our artist in residence

And an extra special thanks to our guest speakers and for an insightful discussion which explored how craft travels through cultures and how it brings people together as a communal practice. For those of you who couldn't make it a recording will soon be available on our Youtube channel.

We are running an Open Studio on Friday 30th September for visitors to see Han Mengyun's work at CFCCA - find out more via link in bio

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16/09/2022

OPEN STUDIO - Friday 30 September 2 - 5pm

Visit Han Mengyun in her residency studio in CFCCA’s main gallery space to learn more about her research and current works in progress, ranging from painting and installation to video and the written word.

Free admission but please book to guarantee your place - link in bio

If you can't make it in person on the 30th, Mengyun will also deliver a virtual talk via Zoom on 22 September in which she'll discuss recent projects and research alongside curator Roisin Inglesby and art historian Vivek Gupta. Visit the link in bio to learn more.

Photos: Rebecca Tutthill

14/09/2022

Free online talk next Thursday 22 September at 1pm

Join CFCCA's September artist in residence Han Mengyun, curator Roisin Inglesby and art historian Vivek Gupta for a virtual conversation on craft, its
present-day relevance and the history of transculturalism.

Register for your free ticket via link in bio.

31/08/2022

We are excited to welcome Chinese multimedia artist and bilingual writer Han Mengyun as our September artist in residence!

Initially trained in the tradition of Western oil painting, Han sought difference and otherness in the histories of Chinese, Indian and Islamic art. Her work employs diverse materiality and media, including craft and architectural structures.

During her residency at CFCCA Han will conduct research on the importance of craft, turning our main gallery into a temporary studio space to display the working process of woodblock printing on canvas.

The residency will also include an open studio and public events — more info coming soon.

Images:

Han Mengyun. Courtesy the artist.

Han Mengyun, The Pavilion of Three Mirrors, 2021. Installation view: Diriyah Biennale: Feeling the Stones, JAX district, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, December 11, 2021-March 11, 2022.

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26/08/2022

Thank you to everyone who visited our EXCHANGES // The Art of Contemporary China book launch by Professor Jiang Jiehong. It was heartwarming to welcome visitors old and new, across all different walks of life, coming together for an evening of art and discourse.

Jiang Jiehong was in conversation with Xiaowen Zhu, director of CFCCA, to contextualise the story behind his book and to reflect on emerging narratives and challenges in today's art world. After the conversation we presented Zhao Zhao's film 'Project Taklamakan', which for the artist 'aimed not to explore a future in any scientifically significant terms, but to discuss a future of our daily existence'.

This was the second iteration of EXCHANGES, a series of public programmes to make space for artists and communities as the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art undergoes a period of transformation and growth.

📸 by Joe Smith

24/08/2022

Last chance to get your free tickets for tomorrow’s EXCHANGES: The Art of Contemporary China book launch with Jiang Jiehong.

Professor Jiang will discuss his book with CFCCA Director Xiaowen Zhu, followed by the UK premiere of the artist Zhao Zhao’s ‘Project Taklamakan’ (2015-6).

6-8pm at CFCCA, tickets free – register via our website, link in bio.

Images: Project Taklamakan (2015-6), courtesy of the artist

17/08/2022

Hear Professor Jiang Jiehong discuss his new book, ‘The Art of Contemporary China’ at CFCCA’s EXCHANGES next week.

Art Quarterly says: "The author achieves a fresh and nuanced approach to introducing contemporary Chinese art, and the book is a testament to his extensive knowledge of the field"

Thursday 25th, 6-8pm at CFCCA – tickets free but limited. Please register via our website, link in bio

Images:

Yangjiang Group, ‘Drunk Calligraphy I Drink in Order to Drown the Agony, but the Agony Has Learnt How to Swim’, 2012. Courtesy of the artists

Zhan Wang, ‘Artificial Rocks, No. 175’, 2013. Installation view at Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology, Peking University, Beijing, 2013. Courtesy of the artist

Huang Yong Ping, ‘Serpent d’océan’, 2012. Installation view on the banks of the Loire estuary, Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, 2012. Courtesy of Shen Yuan

15/08/2022

Join us on 25th August for the second iteration of EXCHANGES — an evening of art and conversation to launch ‘The Art of Contemporary China’ by Professor Jiang Jiehong, published by Thames & Hudson.

Professor Jiang will appear in conversation with CFCCA Director Xiaowen Zhu, followed by the UK premiere of the artist Zhao Zhao’s ‘Project Taklamakan’ (2015-6).

Tickets are free but limited – please register via our website, link in bio

01/08/2022

It was great to open CFCCA's doors in July for EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space

As part of the event we showcased short films by seven international Asian filmmakers and hosted a conversation between guest curator Moritz Cheung and artist River Cao

We're looking forward to sharing details of future EXCHANGES soon

Photographs by Joe Smith:

Screening of Photo Booth, Roxy Rezvany, 2022
Screening of That ・ This, Hu Ching-Chuan, 2018
Moritz Cheung and River Cao in conversation

27/07/2022

At EXCHANGES Open House: people-place-space we invited participants to sketch out a vision for what kind of art space the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art should become.

Together we explored how people are placemakers in the context of migration, displacement, and resistance, asking:

· Who gets to embed meaning into a space for its citizens (and who gets left out)?

· How can places be made and defined without excluding communities?

· How do we listen to each other in a multilingual environment, as we attempt to understand each other’s wants and needs?

· Can the community determine alternative use of spaces?

Watch this space for more highlights from the day and news about the next EXCHANGES in the series

Photographs by Joe Smith

25/07/2022

Thank you to all of the artists and visitors who took part in EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space on Saturday.

This was the first iteration of EXCHANGES, a series of public programmes to make space for artists and communities as the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art undergoes a period of transformation and growth

Photographs by Joe Smith:

Mengting Zhuo performing Thesaurus
Visitors sharing their visions for what kind of art space the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art should become
Screening of That ・ This, Hu Ching-Chuan, 2018, courtesy of the artist and Chi-Wen Gallery
Guest curator Moritz Cheung and artist River Cao and in conversation
Mengting Zhuo performing Thesaurus, followed by a conversation with the artist

22/07/2022

EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space is at CFCCA 1-5pm tomorrow!

A dynamic programme of artist film screenings, performance and conversation, with tea and a pop-up crafts market

Free entry and open to all – no need to book, just drop in. Find out more via our website – link in bio

Still from River is My Hometown, River Cao, 2021, courtesy of the artist

21/07/2022

For EXCHANGES at CFCCA this Saturday Mengting Zhuo will create a new iteration of her ongoing performance project, Thesaurus, which explores ways of storytelling without a subject.

Playing with narrative and illusion, every performance becomes an unexpected game with an unexpected audience.

Performance 1 – 3pm, followed by a conversation with the artist

EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space is free to attend and open to all

Image: Thesaurus, Mengting Zhuo, 2015-ongoing, courtesy of the artist

20/07/2022

As part of EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space at CFCCA this Saturday 23rd we’ll be screening seven short films by international Asian filmmakers curated by Moritz Cheung

Drop in to CFCCA between 1 – 5pm to see:

de(-privation)velopment, Aileen Ye, 2020
A Private Collection, Wu Chi-Yu, 2016
That ・ This, Hu Ching-Chuan, 2018
Photo Booth, Roxy Rezvany, 2022
River is My Hometown, River Cao, 2021
Chimera, Eileen Yoon, 2021
A Maiden’s Prayer, Tzuan Wu, 2021

You can also join a conversation with the curator and River Cao at 4pm

Free and open to all – no need to book. Find out more about EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space via our website – link in bio

Stills from:
de(-privation)velopment, Aileen Ye, 2020; A Private Collection, Wu Chi-Yu, 2016; Photo Booth, Roxy Rezvany, 2022; River is My Hometown, River Cao, 2021; Chimera, Eileen Yoon, 2021; A Maiden’s Prayer, Tzuan Wu, 2021; courtesy of the artist. Still from That ・ This, Hu Ching-Chuan, 2018, courtesy of the artist and Chi-Wen Gallery

19/07/2022

EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space at CFCCA this Saturday 23rd includes Remembering Place curated by Moritz Cheung

Watch six short films by international Asian filmmakers and join a conversation with the curator and one of the featured artists, River Cao

Films screened on a loop 1pm – 5pm, artist talk 4pm

Free and open to all – no need to book. Find out more about EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space via our website – link in bio

13/07/2022

ARTIST OPEN CALL - last chance to submit proposals - closing tomorrow 14th July at midday.

We are inviting UK-based artists to apply with a performance / social engagement artwork to be featured in our project space during EXCHANGES Open House: people-place-space on 23rd July 2022

Proposals should reflect the theme people-place-space - this is a paid opportunity and existing and new works are welcome.

We particularly encourage early-career artists to respond to the theme, as a way to develop their portfolio and experiences, or as a testing ground for work and ideas in development.

More details and info on how to submit your proposal are on our website – link in bio.

07/07/2022

ARTIST OPEN CALL – closing date 14th July. For our upcoming event EXCHANGES Open House: people-place-space on 23rd July 2022, we are inviting UK-based artists to apply with a performance / social engagement artwork to be featured in our project space (approx. 270 sq ft).

We accept proposals from a diverse range of media and disciplines from artists who enjoy working with the public on-site. Both existing and new works are welcome, though the proposal should reflect the theme people-place-space.

We particularly encourage early-career artists to respond to the theme, as a way to develop their portfolio and experiences, or as a testing ground for work and ideas in development.

More details and info on how to submit your proposal are on our website – link in bio. The closing date for applications is 14th July

Photograph by Joe Smith

06/07/2022

EXCHANGES // Open House: people-place-space – announcing a dynamic one-day programme of artist film screenings, performance and conversation, with tea and a pop-up crafts market at CFCCA on Saturday 23rd July, 1–5 pm. Free entry and open to all.

EXCHANGES refers to the movement of people, places, ideas, materials, emotions, memories, resources, possibilities, and hopes. EXCHANGES will metabolise collective energies and reflect creative ideas, contributing to a forum of communal expression. They are fluid spaces for togetherness that also embrace differences.

Taking the form of an Open House, the first iteration of EXCHANGES presents a day of artist film screenings, performance, and debate under the theme of people-place-space. Explore our crafts market, sit down for a tea, and join the conversation as together we discover new forms of interconnectedness.

ARTIST OPEN CALL – we’re inviting UK-based artists to apply with a performance / engagement artwork to be featured in our project space during EXCHANGES. Paid opportunity, existing and new works are welcome, though the proposal should reflect the theme people-place-space.

We accept proposals from a diverse range of media and disciplines from artists who enjoy working with the public on-site.

We particularly encourage early-career artists to respond to the theme, as a way to develop their portfolio and experiences, or as a testing ground for work and ideas in development.

Find out more and submit your proposal via our website by 14th July – link in bio.

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📢 OPEN CALLS for artists! (scroll down for multiple opportunities) 👉 Remote Archive & Library Artist Residency (5 July – 13 Aug 2021) In collaboration with The Portico Library, we are accepting applications for a 6-week remote residency working with CFCCA’s online archive and library collection. The intended outcome is for the artist to produce one or more new artworks in the form of a Chinese folded book, to be included in an exhibition at the Portico developed in collaboration with Open Books International collective. 👉 Environmental Programme Commissions We are accepting applications for 3 new digital commissions that explore climate change and today’s environmental challenges. These will engage with our public engagement activities, residencies and young people’s programme respectively. For more information, eligibility criteria and application guidelines, see: https://cfcca.org.uk/opportunities/open-calls/ Application deadline: Sunday 9th of May, 5pm (GMT). #opencall #artistresidency #residency #contemporaryart #residencyopportunity

Omid Asadi - Hansel and Gretel (2021) promo video

We are pleased to preview Omid Asadi's new work Hansel and Gretel which forms part of one day live art exhibition LOITER by PROFORMA this Saturday 30th January. For Hansel and Gretel, Asadi invites us on a journey highlighting hidden aspects of the city below our feet. This piece has been created in response to the artist's exhibition Autopsy of a Home at CFCCA. Follow LOITER live on Saturday here: PROFORMA , or catch Hansel and Gretel on our website throughout February: https://bit.ly/3cd3xI9. Collaboratively commissioned by PROFORMA and CFCCA. #LOITER #LiveArt #ChapelStreet #Salford #Manchester #HanselandGretel

We don't want to end this year without saying a *HUGE* thank you to CFCCA's amazing volunteers, many of whom are taking part in The Art of Volunteering programme 🎉. We are so blessed with a team of such talented individuals without whom we couldn't operate, and we are grateful to everyone who has given us their time this year. http://cfcca.org.uk/opportunities/volunteer/

✨ LAUNCHING TOMORROW ✨ nineteen ways of looking by Jasmin Kent Rodgman. Follow this digital opera on Instagram now - looking at British E/SE Asian diaspora, isolation, human connection, media and mental health: http://cfcca.org.uk/event/nineteen-ways-of-looking/ Commissioned by CFCCA & @chineseartsnow

Peer to Peer: UK/HK Closing Remarks

Join UK and Hong Kong partners and panelists as they are invited to share their highlights of the Festival and look to the future. Simultaneous Chinese interpretation supported by WMA, sign up through peertopeerexchange.org/programme to access.

Panel Seven: Making (it) work online (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

An online exhibition or an exhibition online? A panel discussion on creating and curating online art as an artistic practice, not a solution. Chaired by Hong Kong based academic and curator Vennes Cheng and Jacob Bolton (Peer to Peer: UK/HK), Peter Bonnell (QUAD - Derby), Antonio Roberts (Artist) and Wu Jiaru (Artist). Simultaneous Chinese interpretation supported by WMA, sign up through peertopeerexchange.org/programme to access.

Panel Four: Placemaking: Utopian Vision v Social Experiment (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

What are the challenges and barriers in the face of art programming for placemaking and community building in Hong Kong and the UK? A public discussion chaired by Jeannie Wu (HART Hong Kong) with Fiona Venables (Milton Keynes Arts Centre), Bess Chan (HKIPF 香港國際攝影節 Hong Kong International Photo Festival) and Maddi Nicholson (Artist/ Art Gene). Simultaneous Chinese interpretation supported by WMA, sign up through peertopeerexchange.org/programme to access.

Panel Three: Isn’t all art Activism? (Peer to Peer UK/HK)

Panel Three: Isn’t all art Activism? — Chantal Wong (Eaton HK, HK), Yang Yeung (1983, HK), Helen Wewiora (Castlefield Gallery, UK), chaired by Skinder Hundal (New Art Exchange, UK)

Panel One: Artistic exchange in the time of a global pandemic (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

A panel exploring the value of artist-led practice and artistic exchange as a radical and necessary approach in responding to a changing international world. Chaired by Wing-Sie Chan (a-n The Artists Information Company) with Angel Leung (Videotage), Dorcas Leung (HART Hong Kong), Jamie Wyld (videoclub) and Lee Wing Ki (Artist, representing 1a space). Simultaneous Chinese interpretation supported by WMA, sign up through peertopeerexchange.org/programme to access

Peer to Peer: UK/HK Opening Session and Welcome

Join us to launch Peer to Peer: UK/HK, an online festival of visual arts exchange between the UK and Hong Kong. With Nick McDowell (Director International, Arts Council England), Sarah Fisher (Director, Open Eye Gallery), Lindsay Taylor (Curator, University of Salford Art Collection) and Ying Kwok (Festival Director, Peer to Peer: UK/HK). Simultaneous Chinese interpretation supported by WMA, sign up through peertopeerexchange.org/programme to access

Jasmin Kent Rodgman's new digital opera will be running between 17 and 27 November on Instagram. Watch a sneak peek and follow @nineteenwaysoflooking on IG today: https://www.instagram.com/nineteenwaysoflooking/?hl=en 'nineteen ways of looking' is an anti-racist digital opera, set on Instagram, that looks at the rising discrimination of the British ESEA diaspora, offering 19 perspectives on isolation, media, human connection and mental health. Co-commissioned by CFCCA and Chinese Arts Now. Generously supported by Arts Council England. More info: http://cfcca.org.uk/event/nineteen-ways-of-looking/ #nineteenwaysoflooking #digital #digitalopera #opera #newmusic #dance #poetry #spokenword #eastasia #southeastasia #cfcca #contemporaryart #covid19 #lockdown #lockdown2

Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open 2021

Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open 2021 invites applications from early-career artists & makers! ⚡️5x £8k awards to create new work ⚡️Group exhibition @jerwoodarts ⚡️3 venue national tour until 2022 incl. @AbdnArtMuseums ⚡️Free to apply Deadline: 26 August 2020 APPLY HERE: https://jerwoodarts.org/jerwood-art-fund-makers-open-2021-application/

A virtual tour of CFCCA in 3D by the Centre for Virtual Environments (University of Salford), 2003

Origami Workshops this Sunday 25 November

Exhibition prep underway

Samson Young: One of Two Stories, or Both

Caoi Fei, Haze and Fog (2013). Film Trailer.

Samson Young: One of Two Stories, or Both

Jiayi Hu interview

Interview with Suki Chan

Wen-Chi Su - MovISee

Do Not Open It - Lu Pingyuan

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Amazing Residency Opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Hong Kong this summer with Videotage, open to UK-based artists.
Flights, Accommodation, materials, and expenses covered by CFCCA.
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Omid Asadi - Hansel and Gretel (2021) promo video

Peer to Peer: UK/HK Closing Remarks

Panel Seven: Making (it) work online (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

Panel Four: Placemaking: Utopian Vision v Social Experiment (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

Panel Three: Isn’t all art Activism? (Peer to Peer UK/HK)

Panel One: Artistic exchange in the time of a global pandemic (Peer to Peer: UK/HK)

Peer to Peer: UK/HK Opening Session and Welcome

Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open 2021

A virtual tour of CFCCA in 3D by the Centre for Virtual Environments (University of Salford), 2003

Origami Workshops this Sunday 25 November

Exhibition prep underway

Samson Young: One of Two Stories, or Both

Caoi Fei, Haze and Fog (2013). Film Trailer.

Samson Young: One of Two Stories, or Both

Jiayi Hu interview

Interview with Suki Chan

Wen-Chi Su - MovISee

Do Not Open It - Lu Pingyuan

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