Events
Event
Talks
All
esea Talks: 'Art in Hong Kong: Portrait of a City in Flux' by Enid Tsui
from
until
18
September
2025
18:00 - 19:30
Join us as part of the esea Talks series for Enid Tsui’s book talk, exploring the shifting landscape of Hong Kong’s contemporary art scene.
Event
Talks
Readings
Screenings
Music
ESEA Heritage Month
ESEA Heritage Month Special: ‘With love’ – Artist Talk and Screening
from
until
13
September
2025
14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a special afternoon with artist Yan Wang Preston, centring on her new book 'With Love. From an Invader. — Rhododendons, Empire, China and Me.'
Event
Workshops
From Tokyo to Manchester
Ikebana Workshop with Junko
from
until
7
September
2025
13:00 - 16:00
Learn the language of flowers through the timeless art of ikebana with Junko Popham, who blends classical Japanese technique with a northern sensibility.
Event
Music
Performances
Screenings
Workshops
From Tokyo to Manchester
From Tokyo to Manchester: Weekend Festival
from
5
September
2025
until
7
September
2025
12:00 - 20:00
As Japan Week marks its 50th anniversary in Manchester, esea contemporary invites you to an exhilarating weekend festival that brings Japan’s genre-defying contemporary culture to life.
Event
Screenings
From Tokyo to Manchester
Moving Image from the Mori Art Museum Collection
from
until
6
September
2025
14:00 - 17:00
Two powerful screening programmes—Rhythms of the Earth and Feminist & Queer Reflections—featuring moving image works from the Mori Art Museum collection.
Event
Music
From Tokyo to Manchester
Violent Magic Orchestra with DJ Tianzhuo Chen & DJ Chiro at The White Hotel
from
until
5
September
2025
19:00 - 23:00
Event
Guided tours
Saturday Guided Tour: Slavs and Tatars: 'The Contest of the Fruits'
from
28
June
2025
until
30
August
2025
14:00 - 14:30
Every last Saturday of the month, join a staff member in the gallery for a free guided tour of esea contemporary’s exhibition ‘Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits.’
Event
Readings
Reading Circle: Talking Beasts and Trickster Tongues
from
until
21
August
2025
18:00 - 20:00
Presented in collaboration with the Whitworth Art Gallery, this evening of collective reading invites you on a journey across continents and centuries, weaving together voices and texts in dialogue with 'Slavs and Tatars: The Contest of the Fruits', on view at esea contemporary.