5th July – 10th September 2022
In 2022, the Creating Space: Imagine, Make, Play exhibition complemented the wonderful cultural programme in Leigh which celebrated the UEFA Women’s Euros 2022 football tournament.
From 5th July to 13th August, visitors to the gallery explored a variety of art materials and techniques, including textiles, sculpture, model making, flags, banners, collage, badge-making, embroidery and more with our resident artists, Shonagh Short, Molly Major, Emily Simpson, Grace Eardley, Emma Blackburn and Hannah Bold.
From 15th August to 10th September, Creating Space continued and visitors had the chance for further hands-on activities and to add more artworks to the exhibition. As a result, the exhibition continued to grow over the summer!
In addition, the official UEFA Trailblazers exhibition of artists’ posters were on display until 21st July; invited artists from the participating nations in the tournament designed a colourful collection of dynamic images celebrating women’s football in their country and Leigh was one of only a few venues to host the exhibition.