Dear Culture Network members,
I hope you all had a wonderful winter break!
We are delighted to invite you to the LOOK Climate Lab 2026 launch, with drinks and music!
LOOK Climate Lab is a biennial programme exploring how photography can be a relevant and powerful medium for talking about climate change.
Launch: 22 January / 6–8pm / Open Eye Gallery / RSVP
Exhibition continues: 23 January – 29 March
LOOK Climate Lab 2026 will take place from 23 January 2026 to 29 March 2026, with this year’s programme focusing on gardens and how people connect with green spaces. From memorials to places to hang out with friends, from horticultural perfection to an accidental hedge near your house or a tree that brings back memories, we examine the role plants play in our lives, and how our lives shape theirs.
The events programme includes workshops, talks, open meetings and more.
Partners: dot-art, Chester Zoo, Homotopia, RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford Youth Service, TreeStory Veterans' Oaks, University of Salford, Victoria Park Butterfly House and Garden, Wigan Borough Council.
With support from: Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Image by Lyla from Bridgewater Youth Club.
We hope to see you there:)
Best,
Open Eye Gallery team