Castlefield Gallery

A thought-provoking exhibition by Mishka Henner and Emily Speed. The gallery offers a strong Associates program for artists looking to expand their creative community, supported by a warm and welcoming team and fully wheelchair accessible facilities.

Great small Gallery. Nice staff. Good Art. Some interesting items to buy at very reasonable prices. Enjoyed our visit 😊

Small gallery with friendly, knowledgeable staff

I wandered in there one morning and as I was admiring the Johnny Depp self portrait, a guy who was working there just happened to walk in. He proceeded to give the best introduction to art ( Johnny Depp, Bob Dylan and Billy Connolly) I could have hoped for. Must have been about 45 mins long - coffee included! Just Brilliant! So Grateful to you!

Wonderful approachable and friendly place. Go in and have a look! Saw John Powell Jones' exhibition here we travelled from London to see (was incredible) and the staff were brilliant too, even recommending other exhibitions we may wish to return to the gallery for. Thanks very much!

I was lucky enough to arrive just in time for tour curated by Gus, really great and a fantastic space.

Nice gallery, friendly and welcoming. Small, you don't need a huge amount of time here, but a nice place to pop in and see what's on

Was a good gallery. Only if there's a bit more to see. It can just matter of timing though.

It's easy to forget about Castlefield Gallery as it's tucked away behind Deansgate Station and Atlas cafe-bar. An unusual, triangular shaped gallery spread over two floors, it shows about six exhibitions each year with a strong focus on contemporary art, photography and short films. Most of the exhibitions tend to be group shows or collectives with a small publication including images and essays on individual artists. Over the years I've seen some spectacularly dull, disappointing and pretentious work here masquerading as Conceptual Art or work in progress. Luckily, these experiences have been counteracted by Elaine Constantine's truly staggering photos, Olivia Plender's playful pulp fiction homages and Tom Hackney's engaging, photo-realist paintings of American landmarks.

As Sarah-Jane has already pointed out, it's so easy to overlook this little gallery. But it's worth a visit simply on the offchance that you'll see some great art. It can be rather hit and miss though, as is expected with a smaller gallery. It was founded by the Manchester Artists Studio Association back in 1984 as a gallery and resource for contemporary visual artists, and has continued to support new and emerging artists and their practices. With an events and exhibitions programme, a professional development scheme and the means for artists to work with film and video. Having relocated to the purpose-built Castlefield premises in 2002 after a Lottery award and some generous sponsorships, it now offers exhibitions in the shape of Leo Fitzmaurice and Kim Rugg with their two-person show based around the concept of defamiliarisation, Purescreen's production of artist experimentation with the moving image and new work by David Osbaldeston. It can get a little bit pretentious so heed Sarah-Jane's warning but definitely check this little gallery out.

This modern, small gallery is where you would find unheard-of artists exhibiting their new paintings/sculptures/masterpieces and a venue for art-lovers to admire differing and a wide variety of work. Along with these local artists showing off their work, it sometimes has well known Turner-Prize winners along with national and international exhibitors showing work. Casual, relaxing, serene and quiet atmosphere inside so definitely a good place to clear your head of the bustle if you need it! If in the vicinity, or trying to stay out of a sudden downpour, then this is definitely worth a visit!