The Collection
One piece from every residency.
Each resident is invited to leave behind a work made here. Together they form a growing record of who has made art in Manchester, from the first residents in 2021 to today.
–works in the collection
–artists represented
Nothing matches that filter yet.
For future residents
How the donation works
You choose the piece
Residents pick the work they want to leave, something made during their time at the Factory.
Any size, any medium
Paintings, steel, cast cement, textile, video. The collection takes whatever the residency produced.
It stays in Manchester
The work becomes part of the collection at the Factory on Willow, and comes out for shows and events.
Your name stays with it
Every piece is credited and linked to the artist’s profile on this site.
See it in person
252 Willow Street, Manchester
The collection lives at the Factory on Willow. To see a piece in person, write to us and we’ll set up a visit.
Plan a visit