Wigan & Leigh Art Map

  • Our January 2025 update

    Happy New Year from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team! We’re delighted there’s now 72 wonderful local artists and arts organisations on the art map, with 5 artists featured in more detail on our website. It’s been lovely to add so many of you to the map this year and we’re looking forward to…

  • Our September 2024 update

    Hello from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team, It’s been a little while since our last newsletter, so we’d like to say a warm welcome to all the new people who have joined our community – we’re so glad to have you with us.  The Wigan & Leigh Art Map was set up by…

  • Our March 2024 update

    Hello from the Wigan & Leigh Art Map team, Firstly, we would like to say a big thank you for supporting the art map project. It’s been a real privilege to see the project flourish and our community raising each other up. We are putting our creative community #OnTheArtMap! We wanted to take this opportunity…

  • Thank you

    Thank you to all the artists and arts organisations who completed the consultation form. It’s great to see people united in their positivity about Wigan borough’s art sector. We hosted an art map gathering on Wednesday 7th February with invited guests. The group discussed the future of the art map project and how we can all…

  • Meet the team

    Hello everyone! I’m Liz Chapman, I set up the art map project in March 2023. I’m excited to be working on developing and growing the project in 2024. I can’t wait to do more work with our local artists and arts organisations to develop the map and create a movement in support of the amazing…

  • Phase two activities

    We are currently in the process of organising some development activities for the map project. Now is your chance to be involved in something amazing! Engagement sessionsWe plans to facilitate a focus group and deliver drop-in sessions with our local arts community. The drop-in sessions will also help those who are not online to find out…

  • Be part of our consultation

    The views of our local art community are integral to ensure the next phase of the Wigan & Leigh Art Map project supports artists and arts organisations in the right way.  If you are an artist or arts organisation (living or regularly working) in Wigan Borough, please share your views by filling in our consultation form. The…

  • Exciting news!

    Thanks to the GMCA ‘Spirit’ culture fund, Liz Chapman (the artist-lead for the project) is now working in partnership with Greater Manchester Arts (GM Arts) and Wigan Council to develop the Wigan & Leigh Art Map project. From January to March 2024, work will commence to develop and expand the project through consultation with the local…