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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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Exhibitions
Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
Current
Upcoming
Past
Exhibition
Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
from
20
January
2024
until
21
April
2024
esea contemporary presents Jane Jin Kaisen's first UK solo show ‘Halmang’, featuring polyphonic moving-image works, archive and reference materials. By weaving together oceanic cosmology and gendered histories, the exhibition is an in-depth inquiry into narratives of subjective and collective loss, resilience, and the formation of alternative communities.

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Events
Points-of-You® Conflict Management December Workshop
Event
Communities in the Making
Points-of-You® Conflict Management December Workshop
from
until
8
December
2023
11:00 - 12:30
Join us for Points-of-You® Conflict Management Workshops in collaboration with intercultural coaches Karen Cheung Dyer and Selana Kong
Preview - Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
Event
Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
Preview - Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
from
until
19
January
2024
18:00 - 20:00
Join us for the exhibition preview to celebrate esea contemporary's new exhibition 'Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang'
esea Showcase: Stephen Wong Chun Hei
Event
esea Showcase
esea Showcase: Stephen Wong Chun Hei
from
7
November
2023
until
11
December
2023
10:00 - 17:00
esea Showcase presents its inaugural display of Hong Kong-based artist Stephen Wong Chun Hei's commissioned painting 'The Mountain Carrier in a Storm'
Community of Parting: Off-Site Screening and Q&A
Event
Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang
Community of Parting: Off-Site Screening and Q&A
from
until
18
January
2024
17:30 - 20:00
esea contemporary is pleased to co-present an off-site screening of 'Community of Parting' by Jane Jin Kaisen at School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Publishing Otherwise: A Slow Book Fair for Coexistence
Event
Communities in the Making
Publishing Otherwise: A Slow Book Fair for Coexistence
from
15
August
2023
until
22
December
2023
10:00 - 17:00
Explore a growing book display in our Communal Project Space, accompanied by both live and virtual talks, workshops and many free events on the theme of coexistence.
Director's Letter

Dear esea contemporary Community,

It is with great pleasure that we relaunch esea contemporary, previously known as the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA), 36 years after its birth as an artist-initiated, community-oriented arts festival in Manchester.

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