Future Exhibitions

Upcoming exhibitions at Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Relics: Objects of Devotion for Contemporary Life, Dawn Woolley

Saturday 2 May to Sunday 30 August 2026

Dawn Woolley  presents familiar objects in an unfamiliar way, examining consumerism and branding through a queer feminist lens. Blurring the boundaries between self-portraiture and still-life, her more recent work presents objects as bodies. Woolley’s artwork is unexpected, surprising, and sometimes unsettling.

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Open exhibition, credit Hana Sharkey

The Open [5]

Saturday 19 September to Sunday 29 November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for artists of any age who live, work, study or were born in Salford. We welcome entries from artists in any medium including painting, drawing, print, textiles, photography, sculpture, mixed media and digital.

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Current exhibitions

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