Every Penny Counts!
Every Penny Counts!
How the Friends support the gallery
Every Penny Counts!
Every Penny Counts!
How the Friends support the gallery
Have you ever wondered what happens to your subscription to the Friends of the Whitworth, or thought about what becomes of the money raised by our sales of scarves, T shirts and cards?
Wonder no more!
As an organisation run entirely by volunteers our administrative costs are very low; some printing and postage (although we are trying to increase our use of email to cut costs in this area) and accountancy and other charges associated with the proper running of a charity.
Our financial priority, however, is to support the Gallery.
Since its inception in 1933, the Friends of the Whitworth has bought or contributed to over 1,000 works of art for the Whitworth Collection. Amongst the works on display in the Cozens and Cozens exhibition, now on display, is one of the earliest of those gifts, Study of a Tree, by Alexander Cozen. This was donated by the Friends to the Gallery in 1935. Amongst the most recent Gallery acquisitions is Ashes, a video installation by the artist and director, Steve McQueen, recently on show in the Landscape Gallery, and the Friends of the Whitworth also contributed to its purchase.
This year we are expanding our commitments. The Collections Centre has a special place in the affection of the Friends, encapsulating as it does a belief that the Gallery and its collection belongs to all of us. As part of the contribution made by the Friends to the Whitworth refurbishment we were happy to purchase some of the bespoke display cases which allow innovative presentations of works. Now, over the coming months, the Friends of the Whitworth are sponsoring the three exhibitions in the Centre, each of which involves Gallery staff working with different communities. The first of these exhibitions, Apna, Ours, Yours, Everybody’s, is a collaborative project with a Rossendale based art group which works with Asian women. This will be followed by an exhibition of work chosen by the Gallery’s own volunteers. Towards the end of the year work with the Stanley Grove Primary Academy, including workshops, visits and discussions in which the children will get an insight into how a gallery works, will culminate in the first exhibition selected and curated by primary aged children at the Whitworth.
Meanwhile, outside the Gallery, the Friends are supporting the development of a Community Garden. This is part of the Grow, a project with the local community which aims to help individuals to acquire new skills, rebuild confidence and to provide opportunities to engage with others socially in a safe and culturally inspiring environment.
We will be posting more information about these and other projects involving the Friends on our website in the future. We hope you come back to learn more. In the meantime, you can rest assured. Every penny counts.
Have you ever wondered what happens to your subscription to the Friends of the Whitworth, or thought about what becomes of the money raised by our sales of scarves, T shirts and cards?
Wonder no more!
As an organisation run entirely by volunteers our administrative costs are very low; some printing and postage (although we are trying to increase our use of email to cut costs in this area) and accountancy and other charges associated with the proper running of a charity.
Our financial priority, however, is to support the Gallery.
Since its inception in 1933, the Friends of the Whitworth has bought or contributed to over 1,000 works of art for the Whitworth Collection. Amongst the works on display in the Cozens and Cozens exhibition, now on display, is one of the earliest of those gifts, Study of a Tree, by Alexander Cozen. This was donated by the Friends to the Gallery in 1935. Amongst the most recent Gallery acquisitions is Ashes, a video installation by the artist and director, Steve McQueen, recently on show in the Landscape Gallery, and the Friends of the Whitworth also contributed to its purchase.
This year we are expanding our commitments. The Collections Centre has a special place in the affection of the Friends, encapsulating as it does a belief that the Gallery and its collection belongs to all of us. As part of the contribution made by the Friends to the Whitworth refurbishment we were happy to purchase some of the bespoke display cases which allow innovative presentations of works. Now, over the coming months, the Friends of the Whitworth are sponsoring the three exhibitions in the Centre, each of which involves Gallery staff working with different communities. The first of these exhibitions, Apna, Ours, Yours, Everybody’s, is a collaborative project with a Rossendale based art group which works with Asian women. This will be followed by an exhibition of work chosen by the Gallery’s own volunteers. Towards the end of the year work with the Stanley Grove Primary Academy, including workshops, visits and discussions in which the children will get an insight into how a gallery works, will culminate in the first exhibition selected and curated by primary aged children at the Whitworth.
Meanwhile, outside the Gallery, the Friends are supporting the development of a Community Garden. This is part of the Grow, a project with the local community which aims to help individuals to acquire new skills, rebuild confidence and to provide opportunities to engage with others socially in a safe and culturally inspiring environment.
We will be posting more information about these and other projects involving the Friends on our website in the future. We hope you come back to learn more. In the meantime, you can rest assured. Every penny counts.
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