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