Andy Hardman

Andy is a lecturer in cultural and creative industries (part-time) in the Institute for Cultural Practice. He has a PhD in art history and visual studies from the University of Manchester (2014) for which his doctoral research considered the relationship between artist mythologies and the preservation and exhibition of studio spaces.

Andy teaches across MA courses in Art Gallery and Museum Studies; Arts Management, Policy and Practice; Heritage studies; and Cultural and Creative Industries (from 2023).

SALC60011 Arts Management Principles and Practice

SALC61061 Managing Collections and Exhibitions

SALC60802/60882 Curating Art

SALC70300 Placement

Current interests include creative research practices; professional approaches to engagement and collaboration; and the uses of filmmaking in museum and heritage practice.

Away from the University, Andy runs a film production company, Belle Vue, with fellow academic, Dr. Sophie Everest. This film work has two strands: the uses of filmmaking as a research tool for museums and heritage; and the production of audio-visual content for exhibitions and engagement with local, national and international museum and heritage partners.

Recent and current film research projects include a longitudinal film-based study of Platt Hall’s reimagining as a constituent-led museum for Manchester Art Gallery; an ongoing exploration of film’s uses for collaborative exhibition-making for National Museums Liverpool’s World Cultures galleries; and a film project exploring histories of disability at National Trust properties, Everywhere and Nowhere (2023).

Andy also produces digital content and curates film archive for major art exhibitions nationally and internationally; most recently, content for The Barbican Gallery’s exhibition programme, including Lee Krasner (2018); Jean Dubuffet (2020); Claudia Andujar (2021); Isamu Noguchi (2021); Soheila Sokhanvari (2022); Carolee Schneemann (2022) and Carrie Mae Weems (2023).

Andy is the academic supervisor on an ongoing KTP project (until 2024) with Port Sunlight Village Trust. The Sunlighters Project (funded by Innovate UK) aims to assist the organisation in developing new ways of thinking and working with its visitors and residents in a joint exploration of Port Sunlight’s colonial histories.