EVENTS
Our events are designed to celebrate the diverse interests and passions of our community, offering something for everyone. From informative workshops to lively panel discussions, from networking opportunities to art exhibitions, our calendar is constantly abuzz with exciting happenings.
What sets SEESAW's events apart is our commitment to collaboration. We believe that the best ideas come from a collective effort, which is why we actively involve our members in the event creation process. By listening to your suggestions, interests, and expertise, we ensure that each event truly reflects the vibrant spirit of our community. Whether you are a long-standing member or someone new to the SEESAW family, our events offer you a chance to connect with like-minded individuals, expand your knowledge, and discover new horizons.
SEESAW's events also extend their reach beyond our immediate community. We embrace the opportunity to collaborate with external partners, inviting industry experts, thought leaders, and innovators to join us in delivering enriching experiences. This ensures a diverse range of perspectives, stimulating conversations, and opportunities for mutual learning that go beyond our walls.
So, whether you're looking to broaden your network, gain new skills, or simply engage with an incredible community, SEESAW's events are here to make it happen. We invite you to explore our dynamic programme, mark your calendars, and join us!
Spill - Dilara Koz Exhibition
Spill is a cafe intervention comprising twenty-five set-of-ten recycled paper coasters and fifteen instructional letters.
Within the last month, fifteen people received an instructional letter from Dilara, inviting them for a coffee. Recipients were asked to open the folded letter before noon, when they have an hour to spare, without further explanation. The response to the letters are contained within the coasters.
Dilara (b. Ankara) makes installations (placements) and artists books, occasionally delivering performance-lectures. She is the art director of New Papers, a magazine of fiction and poetry, and a visiting tutor at Bilgi University, İstanbul. Her practice moves between observation of space and its documentation, oftentimes resulting in derealised images that disrupt the conventional definition of its contents, or works of text that strive towards diluting signification.
The private view will be held on Friday March 28th, 6-9pm. The intervention will then continue to be on display until April 23rd.
Sweet Tooth Presents: In Motion / At Rest
In Motion/At Rest looks into autistic domesticity and personal cycles, how we can work with them and move beyond just survival.
Exhibition with various performances through the night.
Autism-friendly/centered event.
Fully wheelchair-accessible venue.
Get in contact for any accessibility inquiries: sweetoothzine@gmail.com
Coffee and Poems Club
For people who like coffee but want to try out poetry. ☕🖊️
Coffee and Poems Club is all about coming together in cafes and trying out something new. It's about making writing poetry more simple. You come and enjoy a coffee, hear some poems, and then we write some poems together. If 2025 is your year of trying out something new, this event is for you.
The session will be hosted by Louis Glazzard at SEESAW. Louis Glazzard is an author and coffee lover. His poems have been published nationally and he released his debut poetry collection Human Men in 2021. He started Coffee and Poems Club in 2024 when he realised he spent so much of his own time writing in cafes and wanted to offer a relaxed event for people to try out writing and connect.
Tickets for this event include a coffee in the cafe at SEESAW.
Dziwaki - Solo Show by Percy Klimunt.
Dziwaki presents a collection of mixed-media works by Manchester-based multidisciplinary artist Percy Klimunt. Influenced by Slavic folk art and Japanese graphic design, the exhibition distills abstract concepts into bold visuals through colour, texture, and symbolism. Dziwaki reflects the artist’s evolving style, inviting viewers to engage with their own sense of play.
Ecological Borders
Introducing Ecological Borders 2025, an exhibition exploring the intertwining connection between the body and the natural environment. Relaying themes on mental well-being, spiritual connection and organic ancestry, the exhibition also aims to educate on current contemporary issues that underline a disconnect to the natural environment.
From 5pm-6pm, we will hold an In Conversation with Curators session where you will have an opportunity to discuss themes, artworks and curational techniques. This will also be recognised as a relaxed hour, that will be neurodiverse accessible.
Artists are to be announced in the upcoming week; keep your eyes peeled for Instagram! Can't wait to see you all there!
ClayLife.
Looking for something completely unique to do? Look no further! The perfect occasion to spend a fun couple of hours with a friend, family member or a date. Also, a fabulous solo-date you will meet and mingle with like-minded creatives
Join our Nude Model Sculpting Sessions and learn the art of sculpting a figure out of clay under the expert guidance of Nina, specialist figurative ceramicist.
Don't worry if you're a beginner, Nina will provide step-by-step instructions to help you create a stunning sculpture that you'll be proud to take home, all the materials are provided.
Frank’s Studio Mug Workshop
The workshop will guide you on how to make your own mug out of stoneware clay, so if you have any Pinterest style mug dreams, bring along a pic! ☕️
The session will last 2.5 hours, and include all clay, tools, and firing in a colour of your choice.
Drying, glazing and firing is a slow process, so all work is ready to collect around 4-5 weeks after the workshop.
Tickets are £35, and are available via link below 🎟️
Any questions? Drop Frankie an email on hello@franksstudio.co.uk
Feel the Rage Art Night Fundraiser
In aid and honour of Palestine, an evening featuring artists and performers facilitated by @campclub_uk on the 2nd May, 5pm-10pm.
We invite you to a night of rage, or conversely, solace you may find in places- your art, your community, or even your more ‘undesirable’ emotions.
Rage is a necessary response to the absence of humanity.
With an exhibition around the theme of ‘Rage and Respite’, the night will bring art, music performances, live acts, stalls, speeches, a raffle and head shave.
Join us in channeling our voices and collective power for Palestine.
Potty X LGBT Foundation Plant Pot Painting Workshop Fundraiser
Potty is so pleased to have teamed up with SEESAW to raise funds for LGBT Foundation! Additionally with the help of SEESAW, the price of this workshop has been highly reduced to ensure that as many people as possible have the opportunity to join us for this fundraiser. You can expect an easy going, inclusive and fun workshop where you can unleash you inner artist painting an indoor terracotta plant pot to take home on the same night. No experience is necessary!
Included in the ticket price:
£4 DONATION TO LGBT FOUNDATION
One plant pot
Acrylic paints and crafts to get creative with your pots
Potty is a houseplant shop before anything else, so you can be sure that our pop-up shop will be open at SEESAW on the evening for you to purchase a plant if you'd like to.
Feel Good Film Club Exhibition
Join us for the first-ever Feel Good Film Club exhibition! A night of photography, music & good vibes
A celebration of creativity, community & film photography, featuring work from over 20 talented photographers who’ve joined our walks over the past two years!
Expect inspiring photography, great music, plus the chance to connect with fellow creatives.
Other People’s Poetry
A Spoken word evening, a little differently. Artists from around Manchester will be performing poetry that has inspired their creative process, sharing their passion and context for their works whilst performing other people's poetry.
This event is hosted collaboratively by Joseph Conway and SEESAW. (Other People's Poetry will be recurring on every third Tuesday of the Month)
The event is a Pay What You Can Event; this ticket fee is to pay the artists and all money paid will be distributed evenly between all performers.
The bar will be open, do buy a refreshment to support the venue!
Doors open 6:30pm
Event Start 7pm
Line Up
TBC
Queer Hive Coworking
Queer Hive are Manchester's Queer Co-Working Community.
We are a friendly bunch of remote and hybrid workers across many different industries who meet a few times a week to get work done and meet new, like-minded folks. Anyone who identifies as Queer or LGBTQIA+ is welcome to join our free sessions by booking on Eventbrite.
We meet a few days a week across the city centre, cumulating in fun Fridays at SEESAW. We also run an active community WhatsApp which is a great resource for more social and community events - please see our Instagram @queerhivemcr for more information!
SHADE Yoga Club
Come escape the hustle and join us for our weekly yoga club meet-up and discover how transformative the power of yoga has on dealing with stress in a supportive and welcoming community! Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or just starting your journey, our meet-ups offer something for everyone. Immerse yourself in an hour of mindful movement, guided by experienced instructors who will help you deepen your practice and explore new techniques.
Catalog Pop-up: A Bookshop on Wheels
Pete from Catalog will be parking his book bicycle in SEESAW's Foyer Area. Catalog is a mobile independent bookshop where quality is valued over quantity. A speciality magazine space with a focus on high-quality publications of both local and international magazines and books.
Treat yourself, grab a read and a coffee - warm out of the rain.
Catalog will be matching the coffee shop opening hours of 8:30am-4pm.