At a glance guide to exhibitions from Friday, June 14 until Friday, June 21. For full listings click here .
MANCHESTER
Manchester Art Gallery: Newly opened after four-year closure, the gallery offers superb collection of pre-Raphaelite and Victorian paintings, new modern art galleries and special exhibition Inhale/Exhale by Michael Craig-Martin. MEN sponsored gallery has Seven People Seeing - work by young people working for Manchester Foyer. (Mosley Street, 235 8888).
Whitworth Art Gallery: Tales of Power: West African textiles. Outsider Art - art created by people without the knowledge of the art world. (Oxford Road, 275 7450).
Blyth Gallery: Ex-Policeman Geoff Smith's show Observations looking at flowers, fighters and fingerprints. (Amazon House, Brazil Street, 236 1004).
Castlefield Gallery: Newly reopened artist-led gallery's second show Variable-D Gallery - a poster-based virtual exhibition. (Hewitt Street, 832 8034).
Chinese Arts Centre: The Red March - Joshua Jing's work inspried by the Chinese fascination for the colour red. (Edge Street, 832 7271).
Cornerhouse: Spectator Sport - group exhibition by international artists including Mark Lewis and Tracey Moffatt on televised sport (Oxford Road).
Portico Library and Gallery: Dai David's paintings entitled Manchester Portrayed. (Mosley Street, 236 6803)
GREATER MANCHESTER
The Lowry: A City's Pride, blockbuster show of more than 300 Lowry works.
Gateway To the Commonwealth - project between artists and local community.
A Found Paintings - exhibition of work by Ben Cook. Artworks, the interactive experience. (Salford Quays, 876 2000).
Bolton Art Gallery: Our Commonwealth; Our Home - celebration of Bolton's commonwealth links. (Le Mans Crescent, 01204 332211).
Oldham Art Gallery: New art gallery's opening exhibitions.
Sussed - multi-disciplinary show on the theme of sustainable development.
Chandrika - exhibition of Silver jewellery from Jaipur.
Charles Lees collection of watercolours (Greaves Street, Oldham, 911 4653)
Salford City Art Gallery: People's Choice - objects from the gallery vaults.
Over Looked At - photographs of Manchester and Salford by Neil Roland(Peel Park, Salford, 736 2649).
Stockport Art Gallery: Stockport College Design Shows. (Wellington Road South, Stockport, 474 4453).
Turnpike Centre, Leigh: Flights of Reality plays with art and science through work of five artists Charles Avery, Matthew Ritchie, Keith Tyson, Grace Weir and Keith Wilson(Civic Square, 01942 404469).
Wendy Levy Gallery, Didsbury: Patricia Niemira's prints and etchings of landscapes and still life. (Warburton Street, Didsbury, 446 4880).
Wigan Drumcroon Gallery: Chasing Shadows - textile works spanning more than 20 years by Michael Brennand-Wood (Parsons Walk, 01942 321840).
John McCombs' Gallery, Delph: Spring exhibition of people and Pennines (King Street, Delph, 01457 87470).