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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
Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰
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Exhibition
Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰
from
18
January
2025
until
20
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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Exhibition Preview 'Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰'
Event
Exhibition Preview 'Shadow and Void: Buddha¹⁰'
from
until
17
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.'
esea Festive Social
Event
esea Festive Social
from
until
19
December
2024
14:30 - 16:30
2024-12-19
Celebrate the festive season with us in a warm and welcoming space filled with creativity, community, and seasonal cheer.
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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