esea Festive Social

Celebrate the festive season with us in a warm and welcoming space filled with creativity, community, and seasonal cheer.

Our Communal Project Space will showcase a vibrant selection of artworks created by esea ArtClub members, ranging from seascape paintings to Chinese ink works. Alongside this display, visitors can explore our pop-up shop, brimming with carefully selected merchandise and festive gifts—perfect for last-minute festive shopping.

For those feeling creative, a printmaking station will be set up where guests can design and make their own festive cards, guided by a member of our team. While some are immersed in crafting or browsing the shop, others can enjoy a specially curated selection of festive refreshments, including mince pies, mulled wine, and seasonal snacks.

Tickets are £3 (exc. booking fee and tax), and advance registration is encouraged to help us manage numbers. We look forward to celebrating the season with you!

esea contemporary is the UK’s only non-profit art centre specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that identify with and are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) cultural backgrounds.

esea contemporary is situated in an award-winning building in the heart of Manchester, home to one of the largest East Asian populations in the UK. Since its inauguration as a community-oriented visual arts festival in 1986, esea contemporary has continuously evolved to establish itself as a dynamic and engaging space for cross-cultural exchanges in the British art scene, as well as in a global context.

esea contemporary aims to increase the visibility of contemporary art practices from the East and Southeast Asian communities and their diasporas. It is a site for forward-thinking art programmes that beyond exhibitions also include commissions, research, residencies, publishing, and a wide range of vibrant public events. esea contemporary values creativity, compassion, interconnectedness, and collectivity in implementing its mission.

Learn more at: www.eseacontemporary.org

Images courtesy of Joe Smith.

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