"We believe the arts have helped to develop our understanding of the importance of the place, its architecture and its contexts."
Gill Wright
Arts Archive
Since Victoria Baths closed in 1993 hundreds of artists have made use of the building for their work. Locally based, international and student projects have taken place.
Victoria Baths has functioned as a film set, experimental studio; community arts project base and contemporary exhibition or performance space. Much of the work has been artist-led and has been viewed by a broad audience.
As well as continuing to support artists who approach Victoria Baths hoping to carry out their projects, Victoria Baths established itself as a commissioning organisation in its own right through its Transition arts programme. Two major projects took place in 2003 and 2004: SWIM and For The Time Being / A Promise of Progress. Arts Council England North West and the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund supported both projects. VB Arts continued to commission work in 2006: The Centenary Arts Programe; 2008 Ally Wallace, Artist In Residence in response to the renovation work and in 2011, Antony Hall's Physical Oscillators project and the amazing and very popular Victoria Baths Fanzine Convention.
We believe that Victoria Baths has played an important role in the landscape of arts development and regeneration in Manchester. The informal arts interventions and the VB Arts programmes have brought diverse audiences to the building to experience this work. We believe the arts have helped to develop our understanding of the importance of the place, its architecture and its contexts. We believe the involvement of people in the process of restoration and regeneration can be enriched through artists' involvement.
Most importantly, we feel Victoria Baths has provided a unique opportunity for artists to experiment and share their work with us all.
This archive is designed to give you a taste of the range of projects that have been taking place over the past 18 years. If you know of other arts related work that has taken place here at Victoria Baths at any time in the past, or have images you'd like us to add – please contact us.
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Candlelight Concerts
Candlelight Concerts
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Vintage Home Show
Vintage Home Show
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Instacake
Instacake
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Vintage Home Show
Vintage Home Show
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Winter Guided Tour
Winter Guided Tour
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Winter Guided Tour
Winter Guided Tour
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Winter Guided Tour
Winter Guided Tour
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Instagram Reels Workshop
Instagram Reels Workshop
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Life Drawing Workshop
Life Drawing Workshop
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Kids Yoga & Mindfulness
Kids Yoga & Mindfulness
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Guided Building Tours
Guided Building Tours
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Beginners Yoga
Beginners Yoga
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THEN // NOW weekender
THEN // NOW weekender
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Guided Building Tour
Guided Building Tour
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Kantos Choir - Evening
Kantos Choir - Evening
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Kantos Choir - Day
Kantos Choir - Day
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Heritage Open Day
Heritage Open Day
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Vegan & Ethical Market
Vegan & Ethical Market
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Creative Makers Fair
Creative Makers Fair
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Creative Makers Fair
Creative Makers Fair
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Bowls and Big Bands
Bowls and Big Bands
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Through the Borehole
Through the Borehole
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First in the Fight
First in the Fight
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Twisted Tales with Gav Cross
Twisted Tales with Gav Cross
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DJ William Sizen Bell
DJ William Sizen Bell
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Nature Scavenger Hunt
Nature Scavenger Hunt
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Call Out for Zine Submissions
Call Out for Zine Submissions
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Online Book Fair
Online Book Fair
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GALA virtual exhibition
GALA virtual exhibition
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Valentine's Cinema
Valentine's Cinema
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Photography Workshop
Photography Workshop
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The Village Screen Halloween
The Village Screen Halloween
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The Village Screen Cinema
The Village Screen Cinema
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SPACE/SENSE
SPACE/SENSE
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I Hear the Rain - RNCM
I Hear the Rain - RNCM
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Photography Workshop
Photography Workshop
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Art Battle Manchester XIV
Art Battle Manchester XIV
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The Village Screen
The Village Screen
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Village Screen Cinema
Village Screen Cinema
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Last Meal onboard the Titanic
Last Meal onboard the Titanic
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At The Kitchen
At The Kitchen
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OPEN DAY: VB Foodie
OPEN DAY: VB Foodie
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Midsummer Picnic Concert
Midsummer Picnic Concert
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Village Screen Festive Films
Village Screen Festive Films
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HOW TO SWIM - Dive
HOW TO SWIM - Dive
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The Village Screen Halloween
The Village Screen Halloween
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South M'ter Camera Club
South M'ter Camera Club
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Creative Rusholme Exhibition
Creative Rusholme Exhibition
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Front Crawl
Front Crawl
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Treading Water
Treading Water
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Swell - book launch
Swell - book launch
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HOW TO SWIM
HOW TO SWIM
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Trying to Float
Trying to Float
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Ocean
Ocean
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Hollow Can You Go?
Hollow Can You Go?
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Making a Splash
Making a Splash
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FOOL
FOOL
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JunctureMCR
JunctureMCR
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Deep End & Rabbit's Moon
Deep End & Rabbit's Moon
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SIMULACRA
SIMULACRA
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Glass Fair
Glass Fair
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Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
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Recorded Soul
Recorded Soul
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Drawn to the Beat
Drawn to the Beat
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UN-REST
UN-REST
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When Django Met Mabel
When Django Met Mabel
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Musical Tour
Musical Tour
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audible silence
audible silence
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Glass Fair
Glass Fair
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Around Britten
Around Britten
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Left Leg Gallery
Left Leg Gallery
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
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Visual Anthropology exhibition
Visual Anthropology exhibition
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The Drawing Room
The Drawing Room
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Different Strokes
Different Strokes
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Inspired Mosaics
Inspired Mosaics
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Stained Glass workshop
Stained Glass workshop
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Carnival, Rhythm & Romance
Carnival, Rhythm & Romance
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Trio Mediaeval
Trio Mediaeval
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Handmade 2012
Handmade 2012
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Fanzine Convention 2012
Fanzine Convention 2012
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Ordsall Acapella Singers
Ordsall Acapella Singers
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The Ghost ...Not Yet Drowned
The Ghost ...Not Yet Drowned
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Yu-Chen Wang
Yu-Chen Wang
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Antony Hall: VB artist residency 2011
Antony Hall: VB artist residency 2011
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Kids Art Club
Kids Art Club
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Noise of Many Waters
Noise of Many Waters
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Handmade 2011
Handmade 2011
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Fanzine Convention 2011
Fanzine Convention 2011
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Ally Wallace: Artist in Residence
Ally Wallace: Artist in Residence
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For the time Being...
For the time Being...
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Bienamada
Bienamada
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Helen Pugh: research into resonant spaces
Helen Pugh: research into resonant...
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Humberto Vélez: The caretaker (video installation)
Humberto Vélez: The caretaker (video...
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Paintings: Pool Arts
Paintings: Pool Arts
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Steph Gill
Steph Gill
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Municipal Construction: FUNCTION
Municipal Construction: FUNCTION
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Remember To Breathe
Remember To Breathe
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From a Distance it Seems All Quite Nice
From a Distance it Seems All Quite Nice
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