Cultural lineage
Emerging artists
Programmes attentive to artists before they settle into institutional consensus — a useful place to see what London's art world is still testing.
4 venues in London and Manchester working in this tradition
Venues
Soft Opening
6 Minerva StreetLondon
Soft Opening is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2018, presenting UK-based and international emerging artists — often their first solo presentations in…
Castlefield Gallery
2 Hewitt StreetManchester
Castlefield Gallery is a small, influential contemporary art organisation that has supported artists and experimental practice in Manchester since 1984. Its…
Tara Theatre
356 Garratt LaneLondon
Tara Theatre is an independent producing theatre in Earlsfield, rooted in South Asian and British Asian performance while commissioning contemporary work from…
Herald St
2 Herald StreetLondon
Herald St is a contemporary art gallery founded in 2005, representing international artists from its Bethnal Green space, with a second London gallery on…