Open Weekend Celebrating 25 Years - 13th to 15th September

This year we are celebrating 25 years together as a collective. We hosted our first event 'Vernon Mill Remembers' in March with an event encompassing art, music drama and poetry sponsored by Stockport Town of Culture. The artists of Vernon Mill now invite you to a three day art event over the weekend of Friday 13th September, 7 - 9pm and Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th September., 11am to 4pm. The Friday night will feature the artists' traditional preview night with open studios and a live DJ set to provide a party atmosphere. On Saturday and Sunday visitors can continue to enjoy the open studios and also free art workshops, talks, live music, poetry performances and a children's story time and colouring event.

On Saturday and Sunday the third floor will also be open to visitors as one of the national Heritage Open Day Events. Special guest David Edwards Hulme will read from his highly ineresting and informative book 'Fire' which tells the reader about working in the Vernon Mills complex when it was first built and narrates the detail of the fire of 1902 when many were killed or injured. Copies of the book will also be available to buy.

The whole event is FREE and refreshments will be available.

Full details and listings will be available soon on this website and on Eventbrite.

Christmas Show 30th November and 1st December

Our last Open Studio event of 2024. Come and join the Christmas Party! Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm.


Vernon Mill Artists Supporting Stepping Hill's Covid Commemoration Art Exhibition

This exhibition was very well received and portraits painted by Brigid Brind, Jackie Jamieson, Sarah Morley, Alison Murdoch and Lindi Kirwin were featured on the ITV news and in publications such as the British Medical Journal and the Nursing Times. The portraits will go on permanent display at Stepping Hill Hospital

'I'm Still Me' Oglesby Centre, 555 Wilmslow Road, Manchester

Four Vernon Mill Artists, Sarah Morley, Alison Murdoch, Brigid Brind and Tracy Ireland and Derbyshire artist Jenny Mather were commissioned by The University of Leeds to create portraits for 'I'm Still Me' . This project features portraits of patients who have been affected by facial cancer, and their stories of their experience and rehabilitation. The project disseminates the scientific research of Dr Rachael Jablonski’s PhD study which evaluates novel digital dentistry approaches to improve facial prosthesis manufacture. From 1st to 31st July the Oglesby Cancer Research Centre at The Christie Hospital will host an exhibition featuring prints of the portraits of patients and the patient's accompanying stories. On 17th July there will be lunchtime lecture featuring a scientific discussion by Rachael and a roundtable discussion with artists, researchers, patients and the writer. The event will showcase the work behind the art exhibition on display in the Oglesby Cancer Research Building foyer, as well as discussion, around methodologies behind co-creating projects with researchers, artists and patients.

For full details please see:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/im-still-me-stories-of-cancer-rehabilitation-with-facial-prostheses-tickets-919455816097?aff=oddtdtcreatorr

On 17th July a selection of the original portraits will be on display during the official opening of the Paterson Building, Christie Hospital by Sir Paul Nurse and Lord Simon Stevens of Birmingham.The full exhibition will take place in November at The Bexley Wing, St James Hospital, Leeds, We are pleased to report that this project has already attracted a nominaation for the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust 'Time to Shine' award for research and culture.

Lindi Kirwin - Epiphany Sound Portraits at Poynton Methodist Church, 23rd June and Exhibition at The Old Parsonage, Didsbury, 7th to 28th July 2024

Vernon Mill artist Lindi Kirwin will be at her easel responding artistically to the music of the Epiphany Musicians on 23rd June. This event is part of the Poynton Arts Festival . See flyer for further details.

Lindi will also be hosting a solo exhibition at The Old Parsonage, Didsbury entitled 'Mixed Media and Me'. See flyer for further details.