Please Join us for a special opening event on Thursday evening, 7th November, 7-9pm where you will be able to meet and chat with SIXTEEN’s David Copeland, Craig Easton, Simon Roberts, Linda Brownlee and Creative Director Anne Braybon.

Join us for a celebratory opening event during the main conference weekend of Northern Eye International Photography Festival, on Saturday 12 October at 1.30pm 

Join us for a evening reception to celebrate the public realm exhibition of SIXTEEN in partnership with GRAIN on Friday 11 October 2019, 6pm – 7.30pm at the Parkside Building, Birmingham City University and Millenium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7AP

This event also ties into GRAIN and Birmingham City University’s conference The State of Photography. 

This exhibition has been curated by Year 10 students from Whitby High School and we are really excited to see their selection in the space. There will be a special daytime opening event where you can meet the students on Thursday 19 September, 1.30 – 3.30pm. 

SIXTEEN is delighted to be forming part of Open Eye Gallery’s Summer programme, A Portrait Of…

Please join us for the opening evening event on Thursday 1 August 2019, 6pm – 8pm

Join us for a celebratory opening lunchtime event 12-2pm on Friday 2 August
Speeches from SIXTEEN photographers and the Atkinson’s Principal Manager Stephen Whittle at 12.30pm

Sixteen years old – past and present
Special public programme events also include a ‘takeover’ week by University of Salford photography graduate Emily Bryant, who will be inviting sixteen year olds and their older relatives to take part in an intergenerational project exploring notions of sixteen years-old from past and present. Emily will be at the Atkinson to meet with the public on the week of 19 – 24 August

Please join us for an evening opening event at Ropes and Twines from 7.30pm onwards on Thursday 1 August

We will have a celebratory opening event on Thursday 1 August as part of the wider city centre SIXTEEN exhibition openings from 4.30pm. The showcase will also be animated by weekly workshops and events asking everyone to respond to the themes behind this national touring programme. Full details can be viewed by clicking on the venue image.

Opening evening event 14 June, 5.30-8pm

Opening event 12-3pm, Saturday 18 May, with speeches at 1pm

Preview event – Thursday 14 March

Conference Friday 15 March 9-6.30pm 

Preview Friday 15 February, 6pm onwards (artists arriving at 7pm)

Saturday 23 March – Redeye Photography Network and project photographer Craig Easton host a photography masterclass at the Library

Special young people led opening tour at 12.30pm on Saturday 16 February

PLUS a collaborative pop up exhibition on Thursday 7 March (4.30 – 7pm) by 42nd Streets Creative Agents group and University of Salford BA photography students, responding to the SIXTEEN project

Preview – 15 February 4.30pm, with speeches at 5pm

*Please note the Atrium exhibition is on display until 14 April, whist the gallery exhibition space runs until 10 May 2019