Cornerhouse
Cornerhouse is a centre for cinema and the contemporary visual arts located very close to Oxford Road Station, on Oxford Street in Manchester, England. It has three floors of art galleries, three cinemas, a bookshop, a bar and a café bar.[1]
The centre is operated by Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd, a registered charity.[2][3]
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[edit] The buildings
Cornerhouse occupies two buildings: 70 Oxford Street was formerly Shaw’s furniture store; the building on the other side of the approach to the station was built as a cinema and went through many changes of name (News Theatre, Essoldo, Classic, Tatler Cinema Club).[4] The main building was built John Shaw in the early 1900s and was a furniture store run by the family until it closed in 1985.
[edit] History
Cornerhouse was conceived by the Greater Manchester Visual Arts Trust, chaired by Sir Bob Scott. It opened with the support of the then Greater Manchester County Council and Manchester City Council, North West Arts Association (now part of Arts Council England) and the British Film Institute.
Cornerhouse's first Director was Dewi Lewis[5], who had previously been Director of Bury Metro Arts. The building opened on 3 October 1985. The first film screened (on 18 October) was Nic Roeg's Insignificance.
Over its 25 year history it has played host to the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and was the first UK public gallery to commission work from Damien Hirst.
[edit] Programme
The Cornerhouse's programme offers independent cinema and contemporary art in the galleries. As well as playing host to International Doodlebug Day (graffiti festival) and New Contemporaries (exhibition of the best recently graduated artists) the galleries aim to show work celebrating innovative artists.
Cornerhouse also operates an international distribution service for contemporary visual arts books and catalogues, working with over 95 publishers including Arnofini, BALTIC, British Council Visual Arts and Design Publications, Hayward Gallery Publishing, the Henry Moore institute, ICA, The Lowry, Modern Art Oxford, Photoworks and Picture This.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cornerhouse". Culture24. http://www.culture24.org.uk/mw1458. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd". Open Charities. http://opencharities.org/charities/514719. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd". Charity Commission. http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=514719. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "Manchester: Cornerhouse". Local Government Improvement and Development. http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=11227757. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Dewi Lewis Publishing. http://www.dewilewispublishing.com/GENERAL/About_us.html. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
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Coordinates: 53°28′27.50″N 2°14′28″W / 53.474306°N 2.24111°W
