About this Event
What happens when the act of curating becomes an act of cultural and social activism? Recoverist Curators: Reimagining the World We Live In has spent the last year informing that question. With, the exhibition now entering its final weeks - you are invited to a last public tour on Thursday 25 June, from 6-7pm.
This tour is an opportunity to directly experience the Whitworth’s collection through a Recoverist lens: activist, inclusive, and framed by collective lived experience.
Each artwork was selected and reinterpreted for speaking about recovery - not as a finite end point, but as a social and cultural living process.
This event is for all art lovers seeking depth and enlightenment, including those in recovery looking for solidarity. If you're culturally curious and believe in art as a force for positive social change this is for you.
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📅 25 June 2026
⏰ 6pm - 7pm
📍the Whitworth
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Driven by the lived experience of substance use and recovery, the Recoverist Curators project is an activist-based process, developing inclusive ways for working with people and communities in recovery. The exhibition has led to the development of new knowledge and increased cultural confidence for successful creative Recoverist engagement.
Portraits of Recovery is a Manchester-based visual arts charity supporting people who identify as being in recovery from substance use.
About the venue
The Whitworth is a venue with level access throughout, and facilities to support you during your visit. Alongside this our visitor team will be on hand to assist you in the gallery. Find out more about planning your visit to the Whitworth and accessibility information for you.
If you’d like to speak to a team member about any access or additional needs, please get in touch with the gallery and we will be happy to assist you. Email [email protected] or telephone 0161 275 7450.
The Whitworth art gallery and gardens is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change, and actively addresses what matters most in people’s lives. We are proudly part of The University of Manchester, operating as a convening space between the University and the people of the city.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Whitworth, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 10.00
