Gallery at esea contemporary

  5 reviews  – 
esea contemporary, Market Buildings, 13 Thomas Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, M41EU –
Ancoats
Up to 75
seats
Up to 90
standing
Venue offers catering
External catering allowed

About this space

The Gallery has been a premier venue for countless contemporary art exhibitions and grand-scale events. It offers the ideal blank canvas, ready to be transformed according to your creative vision.

Space dimension: 8.7m x 13.45m

This versatile space is available for a limited duration, serving as an intermediary venue between our exhibitions and public programs. Availability: November - December 2023.

Prices

Monday
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £600 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
Tuesday
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £600 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
Wednesday
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £600 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
Thursday
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £600 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
Friday
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per hour
9:00 – 17:00
from £85 hire fee per hour
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £600 hire fee per day
Note: All prices include VAT.
Saturday
Closed
Note: All prices include VAT.
Sunday
Closed
Note: All prices include VAT.
Minimum booking duration: 2 hours

Capacity

Standing
up to 90
Dining
up to 50
Theatre
up to 50
Cabaret
up to 50
Classroom
up to 75

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
External catering allowed
Venue doesn’t provide alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Whiteboard
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Air conditioning
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Conference call facilities
Natural light
Storage space
Quiet space
Accommodation available
Parking available

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restrictions

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Disabled access toilets
Ground level
Lift to all floors

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building

Cancellation policy: Standard 60 day with Grace Period

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About esea contemporary

esea contemporary (previously named Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA)) is the UK’s only non-profit art centre specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that identify with and are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) cultural backgrounds. Our RIBA award-winning city-centre home provides a unique setting for your organisation to host events and entertain clients in the surroundings of our contemporary art exhibitions.

Located in Manchester’s buzzing and creative Northern Quarter district our stylish building is fully accessible and can be flexible to fit your requirements. We have high speed Wi-Fi access and are equipped with projectors and built-in sound systems, as well as any other technical equipment you might need to create a unique experience.

With convenient public transport links and various local car parks (walking times: 2 minutes from Shudehill bus interchange and Metrolink, 5 minutes from Victoria rail station and 10 minutes from Piccadilly rail station), esea contemporary has been the perfect venue for networking events, seminars, meetings, training courses, exhibitions, performances and product launches.

Being within a contemporary art gallery provides a point of difference from other venues and means that your delegates will have something interesting to view during break times.

We have a dedicated team working to support events onsite and we will endeavour to help you have a successful event.

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hire fee / per hour

esea Studio

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Communal Project Space at
from £50
hire fee / per hour

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30
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Location