Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: Double Exhibition Launch

Pete Regan: We’re All Alone in This Together

Pete Regan’s latest exhibition takes inspiration from Warrington’s rich industrial heritage and, in particular, the poignant closures of iconic giants like Fiddler’s Ferry and Unilever, where once hundreds of people were united through their work and shared sense of identity. Through an array of mediums, including striking images, immersive installations and multimedia elements, the exhibition promises a multi-sensory experience that encourages self-reflection and conversation about the town’s changing character and what it means to the community.

Diversity: explored through abstraction

Students from Priestley College were invited to respond to the theme of diversity. In the wake of divisive political moments that have left us with a sense of heightened polarization, we asked the group to think about disrupting the narrative, exploring through representation and the breaking of stereotypes, the ways in which accepting diversity can lead to greater social cohesion. Through a series of workshops responding to processes and techniques used by a range of artists like Jadé Fadojutimi and Cecily Brown, the students were introduced to abstraction and ran with it, to produce a collection of paintings all unique and original in just 6 weeks.