New pictures exhibition celebrating native communities opens at Stockroom

At a time when Stockport is being remodeled as a part of the UK’s largest city centre regeneration, a brand new pictures exhibition at Stockroom is popping the main target to the individuals and inventive communities behind the change.

Opening on 29 January, Local/Connection is the second exhibition by photographers from the Amoeba Photography Network, who come collectively to discover place, collaboration and shared follow, providing a collective portrait of the connections that form inventive life within the area.

Running till 19 April, the exhibition is free to attend and invitations the neighborhood to return collectively, have a good time creativity, and expertise the collaborative vitality that makes Stockport such an awesome place to dwell.

Stockroom is a vibrant new neighborhood house within the coronary heart of Stockport, designed for anybody and everybody to get pleasure from. Since opening in May 2025, it’s rapidly turn out to be a favorite spot for studying, creativity, and connecting, welcoming over 100,000 guests every month. Whether you need to discover, get inventive, learn a guide, or just meet up with pals, Stockroom is a welcoming place within the coronary heart of Stockport, the place anybody can drop in to discover, get inventive, or just chill out.

Why go to the exhibition?

• See inspiring images that inform the story of our neighborhood.
• Discover the brand new zine archive, which collects and shares untold tales from native voices.
• Meet individuals, be taught one thing new, and expertise the inventive vitality of Stockport.

To have a good time the exhibition, there’s a programme of hands-on occasions and workshops the place you will get concerned, make, create and join. Whether you’re seeking to be taught new expertise, meet different creatives or just spend time exploring pictures in several methods, there’s one thing for everybody to get pleasure from.

Creative Network with Anne Nwakalor + Zine-Making Workshop
30 January, 5pm–8pm FREE
Artist discuss with Anne Nwakalor of No! Wahala Magazine adopted by a hands-on zine-making workshop. Turn your pictures right into a daring private zine and join with different creatives over meals and music.

Print from 35mm Negatives within the darkroom
31 January, 10am–5pm – Merseyway Workshop – FREE – (£10 refundable deposit to safe reserving).
Learn to create check strips and enlarge and print black-and-white images from 35mm movie on this participating workshop with photographer Ela Skorska.

Make a Camera Strap
7 February, 2.30–4pm – Merseyway Workshop – £7
A knotted digicam strap workshop the place you’ll be able to be taught easy macramé and knotting strategies to create a wrist strap on your digicam.

Amoeba social
19 February & 19 March, from 5pm FREE
These casual socials are a spot to fulfill, talk about and develop concepts collectively and individually. Amoeba is open to everyone and anyone at any level of their photographic journey.

Photography Walk
10 March
A guided pictures stroll – look out for extra data, coming quickly.

“Collaboration is at the heart of what makes Stockport such a vibrant place,” mentioned Cllr Dan Oliver, Cabinet Member chargeable for Culture at Stockport Council. “This exhibition celebrates the creativity, diversity, and community spirit that our town is known for, and it’s fantastic to see local talent coming together in such an inspiring way.”

Sandra Clare, Amoeba group member, commented ‘I walked into Stockroom feeling like a fraudster with a sensible telephone and I left feeling like a photographer.’

Launch Event

Anybody and everyone are welcome to affix us for the exhibition preview on 29 January, 5.30-7pm, to see the pictures, meet the photographers, and have a good time the wealth of creativity and collaboration going down in Stockport.

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