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Gallery & Exhibitions

Key projects and exhibitions linked to our gallery programme.  The Mid Pennine Gallery operated in Yorke Street, Burnley, until March 2010.  MPA continues to develop visual arts projects through partnerships.

Previous Events

  • Get Over It
    Get Over It
    Opened 16 January 2010
    Get Over It was the third exhibition in a series of three which looked at the way artists interact with their surroundings.
     
  • Transition
    Transition
    Opened 31 October 2009
    Transition was the second in a series of three exhibitions which looked at the way artists interact with their surroundings.
     
  • Kit of Parts
    Kit of Parts
    Opened 29 August 2009
    Kit of Parts was the first exhibition in a series of three which looked at the way artists interact with their surroundings.
     
  • Araam: Breathing Space
    Araam: Breathing Space
    Opened 27 June 2009
    Araam: Breathing Space was a unique curatorial programme initiated by Shisha in partnership with MPA.
     
  • Interval II
    Interval II
    Opened 14 February 2009
    Interval II explored traces of human presence within the contrasting landscapes of north west England and rural south west China.
     
  • Weavers' Triangle
    Weavers' Triangle
    Opened 06 December 2008
    This exhibition brought together three UK contemporary artists who used a range of approaches to record the industrial legacy left by Burnley’s textile industry.
     
  • Sub-plotting
    Sub-plotting
    Opened 11 October 2008
    Sub-plotting was a multi-media visual arts project, game and exhibition using the mobile phone
     
  • Considered Matter
    Considered Matter
    Opened 14 June 2008
    Considered Matter showcased four artists, at different stages of their careers, whose practice was concerned with raising awareness of the enormous global issue of climate change.