Reviews of Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA). (Museum) in Manchester (Greater Manchester).

Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA)

114 Reviews

46 Comments

Museum

Art gallery

13 Thomas St, Manchester M4 1EU, United Kingdom

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Reviews of Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA)

H.

It's tiny. Which isn't a negative thing. They totally use their space well. The staff were great and welcomed the children wonderfully. The exhibitions were labelled well, and caught our interest. Ranging from fantastical and eerie, through to downright scary... Although these will obviously change from time to time. We cannot wait to visit again and will definitely be regulars. Xxx

J. S.

A small but very well presented and run gallery with interesting exhibits.

O. S. (.

A very small place, with one or two small exhibitions at a time. The best time to go is on the third Thursday of each month where the resident artist will hold an open exhibition of their work. I would go if you happen to pass by, but it's not something to plan your trip around seeing.

h. w.

The Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art is a contemporary art gallery based in Manchester, England. It is located on Thomas Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter in part of the renovated Smithfield Market Hall. Champion became the Director of the Centre when it moved to new premises on Edge Street in Manchester's Northern Quarter in 1997. This was period of great change in Centre's functions and focus. More opportunities became available due to both the policies of the new Labour government, who placed greater emphasis on the importance of culture, and the increased interest in Chinese culture due to the upcoming Handover of Hong Kong. By moving away from Chinatown, the Centre also became less focused on the local Chinese community; instead focusing more on contemporary art. It was also Champion's aim that the Centre would work towards becoming the UK agency for Chinese arts and culture. The Centre would operate as an agency from 1999 and the charity was renamed the Chinese Arts Centre Ltd in September 2000. UK based artists remained the main focus of the Centre's exhibition programme during this period. Initially the Centre's programme largely featured solo shows of existing works by artists such as Adam Hongshan Wei and Anthony Key, or touring exhibitions, such as Nora Fok's Galaxies. When the venue was refurbished after a fire in 1998, the Centre began to commission new site specific works by UK-based artists of east Asian heritage to use the new space to its best advantage. Between 2000-2003, the New Commissions scheme, produced 8 exhibitions by emerging artists such as Suki Chan, Lisa Cheung, Gayle Chong Kwan, and Jiang Jiehong. As part of its agency work, the Centre extended the scope of its educational workshops to a national audience and acted as a focal point for other businesses and art organisations who wanted to know more about Chinese culture. The Centre began to contribute to debates regarding Chinese arts by arranging conferences such as A New Vocabulary for Chinese Arts?, held in London in 1998, and Contemporary Chinese Art in the International Arena held at the British Museum in 2002. The Centre also began to develop global contacts to introduce international artists to the UK audiences. In 1997 Champion undertook a research trip to China with the aim of introducing the Centre to an international audiences and developing partnerships with organisations in mainland China. As a result the Centre produced Representing the People (1999), its first major touring exhibition to feature works by artist from mainland China. Developed in collaboration with the Courtyard gallery, Beijing, the exhibition was seen by approximately 250,000 people, and has been seen as one of the first independent UK exhibition to present the work of artists from Mainland China. This was followed by a second touring show, Made in China (2001-2002) which showcased contemporary design from China. In June 2001, the Centre was informed that it had been accepted on to the Arts Council of England's lottery programme and £2.1 million was reserved for the Centre to purchase and outfit a new building as well as fund the operations and marketing of the new venue.

V. J.

Fantastic little place with plenty of history. Modern and accessible this place is a key stone of Chinese arts. They are currently as of Feb 2016 doing a retrospective on the history of the CFCCA along with tie in to Chinese new year so well worth a visit!

V. M. S.

Fantastic ! I loved the exhibitions, souvenir shop and staff was very friendly. If I'm ever back in Manchester, I'll go again for some fresh art.

L. Z.

Lovely little gallery that I visit every time in Manchester. Located in the Northern Quarter, the gallery is suitable to both eastern and western audiences. Visit their cute on site shop as well.

P. W.

I have used their event space downstairs, it is a magical and unique place to hold sessions. It is a feast for your eyes, a real gem of manchester just a lesser known one! Currently you can buy shoes made from cardboard by an artist here!

A. S.

A small lesser known member of Manchester's many art galleries. The art installations change frequently but they are usually of a high standard and offer insights into themes and art styles coming out of China at the moment. Theres a small gift shop too with some unusual present ideas and unique craft pieces.

L.

I absolutely adore it, the fact they allow artists to stay in is amazing. The art is mind blowing even though the gallery itself is quite small.

P. C.

The exhibition material in Gallery 1 has to be better quality. The installations are exciting, but quite often, there are semi-amateur paintings on display.

T.

Second time that I go there over 2 years and the exhibitions were always interesting

M. J.

Really enjoyed this art gallery. Very interesting exhibitions and very friendly staff.

I. S.

They always have interesting contemporary art. And I love their little gift shop.

N. E.

Lovely little gallery, friendly staff & an excellent shop. Always worth a visit.

G. N. R.

a very central space for contemporary Chinese art, the exhibition we have seen there was not very interesting

L. H.

really nice little art space to see work from chinese artists, super friendly staff and nice little shop :)

J. W.

Definitely worth popping in. Interesting east asian art exhibits

F. H.

Always has a great selection of exhibitions on, often pleasingly different to others in the locality.

D. S.

Nice little gallery that shows a point of view we're not used to see.

M. H.

Great gallery, with so much to take in I need to go again.

C. P.

Went to watch a talk about Mongolia & would like to go back and have a proper look around.

w. w.

Kids had an art class here. Need to go back and have a proper look around

F. J.

Really interesting space with an artist residency you do not expect!

R. C.

Smaller than expected but that's my fault really. Interesting exhibitions.

D. F.

Been to loads of great events here. Really lovely.

A. P.

Full of amazing art and is worth the visit

M. P.

Receptionist was very pleasant and exabition was nice 😍x

M. H.

Decent but very little in terms of content.

W. L.

Exciting programme of work in a great part of the city.

J. M.

Downstairs room is very cold in winter.

S. P.

Interesting views and ideas from China.

m. k.

Great venue

C. A. H.

Lovely

G. C.

(Translated) You need to have an enlightened mind to understand (mine was probably not enough) (Original) Il faut avoir un esprit éclairé pour pouvoir comprendre (le mien ne l'était sans doute pas assez)

H. B.

Interessante, kleine Ausstellung mit aktuellen Künstlern. (Translated) Interesting, small exhibition with current artists.

S. W.

(Translated) The restaurant is relatively small (Original) 館子比較小

P. V.

(Translated) Nice, small (Original) Milé, malé

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