Art in Oldham

Arts Calendar lists 4 exhibitions at 1 venue in Oldham.

Sunday 1 November to Monday 30 November

Today

Happy birthday to Pierre Alechinsky (99 today)

Born on this day: Umberto Boccioni (1882)

Exhibitions on these days

Opens Wed 4 Nov
Exhibition

Postcards from the Silk Road: Hidden Codes and Connections

Silk Museum Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Opens Thu 5 Nov
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Donald Shek: Dance With Me

Paradise Works, Salford, Greater Manchester
Opens Sat 14 Nov
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The Longest Yarn: Britain at War

Coach House Gallery Astley Hall, Chorley, Lancashire
Opens Sat 14 Nov
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Angela Harding: A Chronicle of Birds and Beasts

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Printmaking
Opens Fri 20 Nov
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Bagri Commission: The Manifold of Memory

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Opens Sat 21 Nov
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Funny People

Lowry Andrew Law Galleries, Salford, Greater Manchester
- Group show
- Mixed media
Opens Sat 28 Nov
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Sampled Stories

Gallery Oldham, Oldham, Greater Manchester
- Group show
- Textiles
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Six Objects in Search of An Artist

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Warrington, Cheshire
- Solo show
- Painting
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Beyond the View: Canaletto at Tatton Park

Tatton Park Mansion, Knutsford, Cheshire
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Portrait of Black Britain

Aviva Studios, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Solo show
- Photography
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Annie Montgomerie: Missies and Nippers

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Jakob Rowlinson: ROTATOR

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Sculpture
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Ephemeral

South Square Centre, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Nicola Turner: Time’s Scythe

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Forage & Feast

Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Closes Sun 1 Nov
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Gawthorpe Textiles Collection: Colour

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, Lancashire
- Group show
- Textiles
Closes Sun 8 Nov
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Elemental Earth

Coach House Gallery Astley Hall, Chorley, Lancashire
- Members show
- Textiles
Closes Sat 14 Nov
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Leeds Fine Artists x Cannon Hall

Cannon Hall Museum, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Closes Sat 14 Nov
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The Oldham Open

Gallery Oldham, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Closes Sun 15 Nov
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Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Group show
- Printmaking
Closes Sun 22 Nov
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Roy Holt: Wall Features

Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Mixed media
Closes Sun 29 Nov
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Open [5]

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford, Greater Manchester
Closes Sun 29 Nov
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Autumn’s Hollow Sigh

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery, Warrington, Cheshire
- Group show
- Painting
Until 4 Dec
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Richard Hards: Strangeways

Moon Grove, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 6 Dec
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Young and Queer Up North

HOME, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Group show
- Mixed media
Until 13 Dec
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The Whitaker Open

The Whitaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Until 13 Dec
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MADE IT 2026: The North West Graduate Art Prize

The Whitaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Until 13 Dec
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Hidden Women of Rossendale

The Whitaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Until 13 Dec
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Haworth Art Gallery Open Exhibition

Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, Lancashire
Until 18 Dec
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Carry the Clouds Away

New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery, Salford, Greater Manchester
Until 19 Dec
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Macclesfield and The Bayeux

Silk Museum Macclesfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire
- Group show
- Textiles
Until 22 Dec
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Stunning Skies

Smith Art Gallery, Brighouse, West Yorkshire
- Group show
- Painting
Until 24 Dec
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Everything Is Suspended in Movement, Where our Dream goes on Forever

Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire
Until 24 Dec
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City of Suffragettes

Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Members show
- Jewellery
Until 31 Dec
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Olena Baranova: Feelings of the Second Sort

Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Sculpture
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Dean Clough Artists Biennial Exhibition

Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Members show
- Mixed media
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Infinite, Inside and Out

The Whitaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 3 Jan 2027
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Ian Beesley: Life Goes On

Salts Mill, Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Photography
Until 5 Jan 2027
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COBinet of Curiosities

Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Blackburn, Lancashire
- Group show
- Mixed media
Until 9 Jan 2027
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Camera Obscura: Experiments in Animation

Waterside Sale, Sale, Greater Manchester
Until 10 Jan 2027
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Laura Knight: The Art of Community

Bolton Museum, Bolton, Greater Manchester
- Solo show
- Painting
Until 17 Jan 2027
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Umi Ishihara: Nocturnal Melody

esea contemporary, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 17 Jan 2027
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David Hockney: 20 Flowers for 2025 And Some Bigger Pictures

Salts Mill, Shipley, West Yorkshire
Until 24 Jan 2027
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Lost And Gone: For Ever?

The Whitaker, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
Until 31 Jan 2027
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Florence Peake: Vitalities

HOME, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 31 Jan 2027
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Supermedium: Kelan Andrews and Petra Szemán

Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 7 Feb 2027
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Halifax Photographic Society

Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Members show
- Photography
Until 7 Feb 2027
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The Theatrics of Nature: Jessica Brodigan

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford, Greater Manchester
- Solo show
- Painting
Until 20 Feb 2027
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Witches & Healers: something that was ours

The Portico Library, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Solo show
- Photography
Until 28 Feb 2027
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Memory Keepers by Yan Wang Preston

Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Salford, Greater Manchester
- Solo show
- Photography
Until 6 Mar 2027
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Tapestry of the North

Bankfield Museum, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Touring exhibition
- Textiles
Until 14 Mar 2027
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Olivia Bax: Double Take

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Solo show
- Sculpture
Until 28 Mar 2027
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Pop Art at Cartwright Hall

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, West Yorkshire
- Group show
- Printmaking
Until 4 Apr 2027
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Performing Trees

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 11 Apr 2027
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MADE

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Until 18 Apr 2027
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Hold to This Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection

Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Until 29 Aug 2027
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Reflections: Sangat and the Self

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Group show
- Mixed media
Until 29 Aug 2027
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The Labour of Care

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 31 Dec 2027
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Assassins and Lovers

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Until 13 Feb 2028
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WORN: the life within clothes

Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 7 May 2028
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Our Collections, Reimagined

The Whitworth, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Until 21 Oct 2029
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The David Hockney Gallery

Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford, West Yorkshire

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