News & Articles
News & Articles
Just Looking
by Tricia Tierney - Saturday 24th April, 2021
Albert Irvin's work, Honeywell, from the Whitworth Collection led to a fascinating conversation about the angles at which we view work in Galleries as...
We went to the Hermitage
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 21th April, 2021
We don't have a teleporter, but we do have Zoom! When the Covid pandemic forced us to cancel our annual Friends' Study Tour to Riga, Tallinn and...
Another Taste of the Whitworth
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 30th March, 2021
We can't wait to be back in the Whitworth Gallery. Sadly, we still have a wait before the doors re-open. So, while we're waiting, here's...
Breakfast at the Whitworth
by Tricia Tierney - Friday 5th March, 2021
One of the nicest times of day to sit in the Cafe in the Trees and enjoy the view of the Park, is first thing in the morning....
Our Look Club Quiz -Part 2
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
Our Look Club has been meeting monthly for the last 3 years. It's a chance to take some time to really look at, think about,...
Our Look Club Quiz - Part 1
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 6th January, 2021
Our Look Club has been meeting monthly for the last 3 years. It's a chance to take some time to really look at, think about, and talk...
A Happy New Year!
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 5th January, 2021
The new year feels a little like the old one, but we are hopeful! Although the Whitworth Gallery remains closed for now, you can be certain that ...
A Year in the Life...
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 7th December, 2020
The Gathering of Strangers and the Art Garden in Bloom: Anne Mackinnon Headline Image: Winter, Whitworth: Juliet Jones 2020 has not been the year we...
Twenty Questions- on your marks...
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 2nd December, 2020
It's a tradition at our Friends of the Whitworth Christmas Parties to hold a Christmas Quiz. There will be no party this year, of course, but we thought this...
Sarah Feinmann: A Northwest Artist
by Tricia Tierney - Sunday 1st November, 2020
In the early days of our Look Club, artist Sarah Feinmann was kind enough to come along and spend an evening with us. One of her works was on display...
It's not a Book Club...it's a Look Club!
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 30th September, 2020
We are often told that we live in a ”visual culture” and it’s true. Home and away, we are surrounded by imagery, from TV and internet screens...
The Whitworth is Back!
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
September 16th was “Whitworth Wednesday”, as far as we were concerned. Other Galleries and institutions were opening their doors (welcome back to you too, Manchester Museum!),...
Introducing Juliet Jones
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
Mince pies and Christmas Cards in September? Although it is ridiculously early to start thinking about Christmas, we find we have to plan our Christmas card sales - which...
Introducing Anne Mackinnon
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
Mince pies and Christmas cards in September? Although it is ridiculously early to start thinking about Christmas, we find we have to plan our Christmas card sales - which...
The story of the Whitworth Scarf
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 16th September, 2020
We first met Joanne Eddon when we were looking to commission a scarf that the Friends of the Whitworth could sell to raise money for the Gallery and which our...
The Whitworth -Shaped Hole in Our Lives!
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 8th June, 2020
Strange as they would have seemed a few months ago, we are becoming used to certain things about the new situation brought about by the Covid19 Pandemic. ...
Just Looking
by Tricia Tierney - Saturday 24th April, 2021
Albert Irvin's work, Honeywell, from the Whitworth Collection led to a fascinating conversation about the angles at which we view work in Galleries as...
We went to the Hermitage
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 21th April, 2021
We don't have a teleporter, but we do have Zoom! When the Covid pandemic forced us to cancel our annual Friends' Study Tour to Riga, Tallinn and...
Another Taste of the Whitworth
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 30th March, 2021
We can't wait to be back in the Whitworth Gallery. Sadly, we still have a wait before the doors re-open. So, while we're waiting, here's...
Breakfast at the Whitworth
by Tricia Tierney - Friday 5th March, 2021
One of the nicest times of day to sit in the Cafe in the Trees and enjoy the view of the Park, is first thing in the morning....
Our Look Club Quiz -Part 2
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
Our Look Club has been meeting monthly for the last 3 years. It's a chance to take some time to really look at, think about,...
Our Look Club Quiz - Part 1
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 6th January, 2021
Our Look Club has been meeting monthly for the last 3 years. It's a chance to take some time to really look at, think about, and talk...
A Happy New Year!
by Tricia Tierney - Tuesday 5th January, 2021
The new year feels a little like the old one, but we are hopeful! Although the Whitworth Gallery remains closed for now, you can be certain that ...
A Year in the Life...
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 7th December, 2020
The Gathering of Strangers and the Art Garden in Bloom: Anne Mackinnon Headline Image: Winter, Whitworth: Juliet Jones 2020 has not been the year we...
Twenty Questions- on your marks...
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 2nd December, 2020
It's a tradition at our Friends of the Whitworth Christmas Parties to hold a Christmas Quiz. There will be no party this year, of course, but we thought this...
Sarah Feinmann: A Northwest Artist
by Tricia Tierney - Sunday 1st November, 2020
In the early days of our Look Club, artist Sarah Feinmann was kind enough to come along and spend an evening with us. One of her works was on display...
It's not a Book Club...it's a Look Club!
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 30th September, 2020
We are often told that we live in a ”visual culture” and it’s true. Home and away, we are surrounded by imagery, from TV and internet screens...
The Whitworth is Back!
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
September 16th was “Whitworth Wednesday”, as far as we were concerned. Other Galleries and institutions were opening their doors (welcome back to you too, Manchester Museum!),...
Introducing Juliet Jones
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
Mince pies and Christmas Cards in September? Although it is ridiculously early to start thinking about Christmas, we find we have to plan our Christmas card sales - which...
Introducing Anne Mackinnon
by Tricia Tierney - Thursday 17th September, 2020
Mince pies and Christmas cards in September? Although it is ridiculously early to start thinking about Christmas, we find we have to plan our Christmas card sales - which...
The story of the Whitworth Scarf
by Tricia Tierney - Wednesday 16th September, 2020
We first met Joanne Eddon when we were looking to commission a scarf that the Friends of the Whitworth could sell to raise money for the Gallery and which our...
The Whitworth -Shaped Hole in Our Lives!
by Tricia Tierney - Monday 8th June, 2020
Strange as they would have seemed a few months ago, we are becoming used to certain things about the new situation brought about by the Covid19 Pandemic. ...