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The UK’s only non-profit institution specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) heritages.

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Exhibition

Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰

from

January

2025

until

April

2025

esea contemporary and MAO (Museum of Asian Art), Turin, are pleased to present ‘Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰’, an innovative collaboration between the UK’s only non-profit gallery dedicated to East and Southeast Asian contemporary art and one of Europe’s foremost institutional collections of Asian art.

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Event

A Lunar New Year Celebration at esea contemporary

from

until

February

2025

18:00 - 20:00

2025-02-14

Join us on 14 February to celebrate the Year of the Snake at esea contemporary’s Lunar New Year Celebration!

Event

Saturday Guided Tour: 'Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰'

from

January

2025

until

April

2025

14:00 - 14:30

2025-04-19

Every Saturday, join a staff member in the gallery for a free guided tour of esea contemporary’s exhibition ‘Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰.’

Event

Exhibition Preview 'Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰'

from

until

January

2025

18:00 - 20:00

2025-01-17

Join us for the exhibition preview to celebrate esea contemporary's new exhibition 'Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰.'

Director's Letter

Dear esea contemporary Community,

It is with great pleasure that we relaunch esea contemporary, 36 years after its birth as an artist-initiated, community-oriented arts festival in Manchester.

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