Furnished Archipelago

Opening night: Friday 17 August, 6-9pm

Open: Sat & Sun, 18 - 26 August, 12-4pm or by appointment

Furnished Archipelago is a collaborative exhibition from After School Club's James Ackerley and Depot artists Rowan Eastwood, Jack Ginno, Sam Potter and Alistair Woods. New works from Depot artists draw on their common interest in the everyday, authorship, time and space, and are jointly presented with new sculptural forms from Ackerley. Serving as furniture, these works invite the audience to sit, lean or look through, challenging the traditional ways that we encounter artworks within the gallery environment.

Furnished Archipelago is the last in a series of critically engaged events and exhibitions facilitated by James Ackerley from his studio base at Paradise Works. After School Club is a shifting network of peer support and collaborative activity for artists, designers and creatives based in Manchester, with support from Arts Council England. Established in 2016, Depot is an artists’ studio space and platform for the exhibition and promotion of contemporary art in Manchester.