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Programme and Communications Assistant

What's On

Exhibitions
Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits
Current
Upcoming
Past
Exhibition
Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits
from
14
June
2025
until
14
September
2025
'The Contest of the Fruits' is the first UK institutional solo exhibition by the internationally acclaimed art collective Slavs and Tatars. It is an exploration of language, politics, religion, and humour through the lens of a 19th-century Uighur poem, reimagined as a vibrant animated film and rap battle.

What's On

Events
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Residencies
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Projects
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Marcos Kueh
Residency
Marcos Kueh
from
11
May
2025
until
6
June
2025
2025-05-11
During his residency, Marcos Kueh will develop new work that expands on his ongoing research into labour diasporas and the textile industry, with support from Mondriaan Fund.
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Moving Forwards, Sideways
Project
Moving Forwards, Sideways
from
29
May
2022
until
31
July
2025
2022-05-29
An annual creative workshop series supporting the Hong Kong BN(O) community in Greater Manchester
Moving Forwards, Sideways
Project
Moving Forwards, Sideways
from
29
May
2022
until
31
July
2025
2022-05-29
An annual creative workshop series supporting the Hong Kong BN(O) community in Greater Manchester
Voicing the Archive
Project
Voicing the Archive
from
15
January
2025
until
25
May
2025
2025-01-15
Voicing the Archive's Public Showcase is on view at esea contemporary from 1–25 May. This display in our Community Project Space brings together five specially commissioned sound-based works, alongside a video piece, images, timelines, and texts that unfold throughout the space.
Voicing the Archive
Project
Voicing the Archive
from
15
January
2025
until
25
May
2025
2025-01-15
Voicing the Archive's Public Showcase is on view at esea contemporary from 1–25 May. This display in our Community Project Space brings together five specially commissioned sound-based works, alongside a video piece, images, timelines, and texts that unfold throughout the space.
Saturday Guided Tour: Slavs and Tatars: 'The Contest of the Fruits'
Event
Saturday Guided Tour: Slavs and Tatars: 'The Contest of the Fruits'
from
28
June
2025
until
30
August
2025
14:00 - 14:30
2025-08-30
Every last Saturday of the month, join a staff member in the gallery for a free guided tour of esea contemporary’s exhibition ‘Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits.’
Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe in Collaboration with Karen Tam
Event
Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe in Collaboration with Karen Tam
from
until
7
June
2025
11:00–13:30
2025-06-07
esea contemporary and Liverpool Biennial are pleased to co-present an engaging public programme featuring the Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe in collaboration with artist Karen Tam, as part of the Liverpool Biennial’s official programme.
Exhibition Preview 'Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits'
Event
Exhibition Preview 'Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits'
from
until
13
June
2025
18:00–20:00
2025-06-13
Join us for the preview of 'The Contest of the Fruits', the first UK institutional solo exhibition by the internationally acclaimed art collective Slavs and Tatars.
Director's Letter

Dear esea contemporary community,

In poetry, we seek refuge; in art, we discover possibility. These words often return to me as I reflect on the city we call home—Manchester, a place where histories of movement, labour, and resistance are woven into its very fabric.

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