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FRIENDS TOUR OF ARCHIVE. Our August “Friends Only” event took place on Tuesday 11th when we had a tour of the new Archive on Ascroft Street. We had a fantastic...
FRIENDS ART FOR SALE. Gallery Oldham has very kindly allowed The Friends to have a display case which is on the landing next to the lift outside Gallery Three. Next...
SHORTER NEWSLETTER. This time it’s a shorter newsletter than normal. The main reason is to get some important information out to members regarding the upcoming Annual General Meeting and some...
AN EVENING WITH LINDA EDWARDS. The Friends event on Thursday 12th February was a very enjoyable evening with a talk from Linda Edwards who told us about her art style...
GRANT ALLOWS AN EVENING OUT. On Tuesday 9th December, thanks to a grant from the Oldham Volunteer’s Celebration Fund, we were able to celebrate the dedication of some of our...
AN EVENING WITH PETER STANAWAY. On Thursday 9th October, we had a really interesting talk and presentation by local artist and Friends member, Peter Stanaway. As well as discussing his...
NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATION TO FRIENDS. A big “Thank-You” to Patricia Francis, Gallery Oldham’s Natural History Curator for a very interesting and informative presentation on Thursday 14th August on the botanical...
OUR FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. We held our first Annual General Meeting at Gallery Oldham on Thursday 12th June. It was a perfect opportunity to reflect on our truly incredible...
REBECCA’S JAPAN TALK TO BE REARRANGED. On Thursday 10th April, after setting up her presentation earlier in the afternoon, unfortunately Senior Curator Rebecca Hill was taken ill. We went ahead...
MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT SPECIAL EVENT. On Wednesday 5th February, The Friends of Gallery Oldham were invited by Natural History Curator Patricia Francis to join local naturalist groups for an event...
CLIFF’S PAINTING PURCHASED BY THE FRIENDS. We are pleased to advise that the painting of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre by Cliff Murphy has been purchased by The Friends of Gallery...
OLDHAM OPEN EVENING – A FRIEND’S FAVOURITE. On Thursday 10th October, almost 30 members attended a special “Friends only” event where Senior Exhibitions and Collections Officer Rebecca Hill introduced us...
Thursday 8th August saw the first of our “Friends only” events where Principal Arts & Heritage Officer Sean Baggaley showed us some of his favourite items in the One Seven...
Last month some members of the Gallery collections team visited the archives collection, which is temporarily been stored off-site while the new space at Spindles is built. The collection is...
APOLOGY I have to start with an apology. In the photograph of the Friends Group launch in Members Newsletter 1, I mistakenly captioned Nicola Kitchin as being second from the...
THANKS FOR GETTING US THIS FAR Last Autumn, Gallery Oldham in conjunction with Action Together held a number of consultation events with a view to create a “Friends” group for...