Looking for the venue

For the venue at the beginning we decided to contact as many places as possible and to choose the best one after. We were looking at Northern Quarter as there are many bars and gallery spaces, where we could potentially host our exhibition. Abigail Bleasdale was the person from our group that took care of finding a venue. That is what she contacted:

• Twenty Twenty Two
• Lock 91
• Temple bar
• The Monastery
• Victoria warehouse
• Kraak gallery

A few responds that we got:

Victoria Warehouse

Good Evening Abigail, I hope this email finds you well. Thank you for your email regarding your interest in holding a photography exhibition at Victoria Warehouse. We have 3 very different spaces varying in size here therefore I’ve attached some images for you to have a look at. Have a flick through and let me know which you feel would work best. Here’s what’s attached... Images 1 to 3- The Head Office Images 4 to 5- The Skyhook Images 6 to 9- The Bays (compromising of 2 bays, Bay 1 & Bay2) As the dates not so far away we should be able to offer you a reduced rate but to give you an idea…The Head Office £500 / The Skyhook £500 / The Bays £1,000 minimum- all dependant on timings. I look forward to hearing from you.

Twenty Twenty Two

Hi Abigail, Our private room is available that night. We charge £50 to hire the space for the night. If you would like to come and view, you’re welcome to pop down any time we’re open. On the 8th you would be able to see up from 11.30am as someone will be here taking a delivery.

The Monastery

Thanks for your enquiry. I am pleased to offer you availability on the 8th March, however please be advised that you would need to provide poster boards/easels to display your work. We do not allow direct hanging on the walls. The cost of the individual rooms are detailed below:- Private Chapel @ £525.00 Pugin Suite @ £450.00 Friars Pantry @ £450.00 If members of the public is you audience, I would recommend using the Friars Pantry due to the location of this room within the Monastery. Abigail, I will give you a call in a couple of days to answer any additional questions that you may have, however please do not hesitate to contact me direct in the meantime.

Temple Bar

They said no, because the bar is too small and there is no space where to hang the work.

Kraak gallery never responded to the email.

So we decided to the best place is Twenty Twenty Two, it is cheapest and venue looks amazing and is the place that is easy to find. Perfect for 4 student photography exhibition. They also have Happy Hour, cheap drinks from 4pm to 7pm.

So after we got the venue we started thinking about the theme of our exhibition.