Eggs by Sally Black

South Barrule by Petrina Kent, Oil on Linen

A new exhibition featuring the work of 6 contemporary local artists opens at the House of Manannan on Sunday 16 February 2025.

'6 ‘Ways of Seeing’ features the work of Ellie Baker, Sally Black, Helen Faragher, Petrina Kent, Ella Magee, and Ongky Wijana and shows their own unique response to the island through a broad range of media including ink, painting and stone carving. The works are diverse, allowing visitors to feel a familiar sense of place in some works and observe alternative ‘ways of seeing’ and feeling Manx identity in others.

The exhibition is part of the Manx National Heritage You Exhibit programme, which gives artists and community groups the opportunity to propose exhibitions in Manx National Heritage’s temporary exhibition spaces.

Exhibition curator, Nicola Tooms, said:

“Our exhibition programme promotes Manx identity and community, through staging exhibitions that examine and celebrate our natural and cultural heritage. This exhibition contains six very different ‘ways of seeing’ the island. Each artist’s body of work shows their own personal reflections of the natural and cultural landscape of the island.”

6 ‘Ways of Seeing’ opens on Sunday 16 February until Sunday 27 April 2025 at the House of Manannan, where artworks will be available to purchase in the exhibition gallery. Meet the artists from 12pm until 4pm on Sunday in the exhibition gallery.  Admission free, donations welcome.