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Salford Now News Article
I am featured in Salford Now News, A Remembrance day Tribute to all servicemen, women and the fallen in all conflicts past and present of all races colours and creeds, wear your poppy with pride this weekend and Lets Have peace in our time.
Link to my Salford Museum and art gallery exhibition
The Athletic newspaper interview
I am very honoured to be included in an Article for- The Athletic, the sports arm of the New York Times. My Mind Your Car Mr painting is featured alongside the story of Maine Road. A big Thankyou to Daniel Taylor Chief sportswriter for the Athletic. Here is the link to the story.
https://theathletic.com/3417752/2022/07/17/etihad-maine-road-city/
Extract of my story from the Article with permission from Daniel Taylor . to see the full article click on the link
“There used to be a hairdresser's just up the road. It was called Artie’s and, back in the day, a lot of the players would walk in to get a trim straight after training. You’d often hear that such-and-such a player had come out of the ground and gone in for a haircut.”
Andrew Matthews, the Moss Side-born artist, is reminiscing about what it was like to grow up in the shadow of Maine Road, formerly the home of Manchester City, and one particular memory that has stayed with him all these years.
“I went past one night and there was a gunman firing out a car. I ducked down. The bullet went over my head and shot the ‘A’ out of the sign for Artie's. You had to be quite streetwise growing up in Moss Side, I suppose. But I found lifelong friends there and had a happy childhood. It was a proper community. And the place would come alive on Saturdays if City were playing.”
Matthews spent a lot of time in Cowesby Street, in particular, because that little strip of red-brick terraced houses was his turf when it came to motorists parking their cars on match-days. Every driver was obliged to make a financial contribution to make sure nothing untoward happened to their car. Matthews has even dedicated one of his paintings – “Mind your car, Mr?” – to that once-familiar racket.
“It was a way for us to earn a few quid for sweets and fireworks at a time when we were all poor. Or we’d go into the alleyways, where people used to dump piles and piles of rubbish, to look for discarded push bikes. It was like finding gold. We’d rebuild these bikes and sell them to Nev's second-hand shop on the corner. They were heady days.”
I went down to see the ground for one last time,” says Matthews. “I went with a few mates and we managed to get inside while they were tearing the place down. My mate took a chair from the directors’ box. I got a seat from the Main Stand. But we didn't get a lot of sympathy from the bulldozer crew. They were all United fans and they were throwing the seats into a huge pile. I was absolutely gutted. And they were laughing their heads off.”
“The area has completely changed,” says Matthews. “City moving out was always going to hit the area hard. It took a lot of business away. I remember hearing Maine Road was closing down and thinking, ‘Well, what are we going to do?’ It was such an iconic ground. It had been there since 1923 and then, all of a sudden, it was gone.”
Matthews, whose artwork includes a number of Moss Side-themed paintings, started putting his memories on canvas because he wanted to “help rebalance the negative portrayal of the area from the 1970s and 1980s … it’s my way of trying to turn a negative into a positive.”
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check out the you tube video https://youtu.be/S7rfFKWydrU
Salford Now News Article
Hello Everyone I was interviewed by Ben Pearson Salford News Reporter on the Auction at Christies London of The Rare Lowry Painting of the Cotswolds Bourton On The Water. check out the interview and news report.
https://quays.news/rare-lowry-painting-predicted-to-auction-for-a-fortune
Salford News report
Interview with Henry Kitching Salford Reporter on preservation through paintings on Andrew Alan Matthews Artwork and poetry
link to the rialto video
Salford News Report
Interview with Sophie Hall Salford Reporter on my mental health
Link to my mental health support pages
https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/mental-health-support
https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/stress-%26-paranoia-art
Live Union News Report
Hi everybody here is my latest News Article published in September 2024 with Liveunion.com talking about my art, mental health and my exhibition at Stanley Square in Sale . so check it out
https://liveunion.com/editorial/interview-with-andrew-matthews/
Link to the Sale Exhibition webpage
Len Johnson the Boxer Interviews
Interview with James Benson Salford reporter, a Fund Raiser for Len Johnson the Boxer check it out
Len Johnson the English Flash painting and poem by Andrew Alan Matthews
Len Johnson Thats TV Interview with Andrew Alan Matthews and Julian Brown (Lens Grandson)
Interview on Len Johnson the English Flash Boxer with Andrew Alan Matthews and Ben Cooper Wythenshawe FM Reporter
Link to the Len Johnson Webpage
Project 23 Mental Health group interviews
Salford Now News Article on Project 23 Mental Health Group
Link to the official handover of Mark Sproston Project 23 Mental Health Group portrait
Mark Sproston Project 23 Mental Health Group That's TV interview 2024
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" CHARITY FUNDRAISER FOR PROJECT 23 MENTAL HEALTH GROUP !"
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Project 23 mental health group by Mark Sproston
here is the Go Fund me link - https://gofund.me/44fedfcd
Here is a call out to Help Mark Sproston Project 23 Mental Health Group, he has run out of funding now and needs help from the community of Northern Moor Manchester and beyond.
To carry on his good work, he is turning the project 23 boxing gym into a safe space for people who are suffering from mental health issues and in desperate need of mental health support. he needs help and funds. so please find it in your heart to donate to his cause
here is the Go Fund me link - https://gofund.me/44fedfcd
Link to my mental health support webpage
Wythenshawe FM Interview
Interview with Denise Southworth from Wythenshawe FM on my Love and career of Art , my pop up stall on Saturday the 16th November 2024 in Sale Town Centre, growing up in Moss Side , Yew Tree high School and also talking about overcoming my Mental health and helping promote Mark Sprostons project 23 Mental health group
Link to my mental health Support webpage
Latest News Update, ANDREW ALAN MATTHEWS SOLO EXHIBITION AT THE BRITONS PROTECTION PUB MANCHESTER
Come down to the Britons Protection pub Manchester, Soak in the atmosphere of this iconic Mancunian Pub.
Have a pint or two and enjoy my Solo Art Exhibition of Manchester Pubs and Cityscapes. You will be amazed at the Artwork and stories of Mancunian pubs and scenes from this great city
All the paintings are for sale in the pub
Also Check out my website https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/shop for more great artwork
Check out the paintings in the pub you tube video link
COME TO MY ART EXHIBITION AT GOOSE GREEN ART GALLERY ALTRINCHAM
Hi everyone I have now got an Art Exhibition at Goose Green Gallery in Altrincham from 1st September 2025 to 1st December 2025. My Artwork will be on display in the shop and available to purchase through Goose Green Art gallery and also my website
I was Interviewed by That's Tv Manchester at the Gallery, check out the interview https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TNmnYGnUIXY?feature=share
go and have a look at the Artwork on display and maybe buy a painting or Limited Edition Print.
Gordon and the Team make you feel welcome and promote new up and coming Artists
Goose Green Art Gallery Address;- 8 Goose Green, Altrincham WA14 1DW
opening times ;-
May - October | Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm
Out-of-hours appointments available by arrangement, please get in touch.
Link to my website shop https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/shop
comment and post from Goose Green Gallery Altrincham
Pleased to have met a great new up and coming artist Andrew Alan Matthews who has submitted these 2 great pictures for inclusion in our forthcoming Open Call Exhibition. These paintings can be seen and bought from our website www.goosegreengallery.com
Check out the You Tube video of Andrew Alan Matthews Exhibition at Goose Green Gallery Altrincham
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wrzAa_-0ar8?feature=share
Check out That's TV Manchester Interview at Goose Green Art gallery Altrincham September 2025
MY ARTWORK WAS ON DISPLAY ON SATURDAY 20th SEPTEMBER from 12 noon to 4pm FOR SALE HERITAGE DAY at SALE TOWN HALL.
I was displaying artworks of Sale Town Centre
I gifted a Limited Edition Print in a black frame of Sale Town Hall to Sale Town Hall to be displayed there.
The Town Cryer opened the event and the Town Hall opened to the public for free for Sale Heritage day
There was also classic cars outside, talks inside on sale heritage. And lots of fun things to do
I also donated a Manchester United Limited Edition print to THE MAYOR OF TRAFFORD, Jane Brophy's Charities which are
The ME Association, Trafford Carers and Trafford's Parks & Green Spaces
the link to Jane Brothy ,The Trafford Mayors charity is if you also want to donate to them - https://www.justgiving.com/charity/mayoroftraffordcharityfund
This is the you tube video of the Town Cryer Andy Simpkins opening speech - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DZhAmj_KUVk?feature=share
This is the Meeting room In Sale Town Hall where my artwork was on display - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EiWdFWKse4I?feature=share
You tube video story of Sale Town Hall https://youtu.be/xA4Nk_yrDb8?si=4JoS1Gw4VGYc75v_
check out my charitable contributions webpage
Charitable contributions
Wythenshawe Community Team
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1015980019234455
Wythenshawe Safety Patrol donation page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1015980019234455/user/100079276788510
I donate funds monthly to this worthy cause and I also help out on the safety patrol when I can, referring the homeless to the safety patrol team to help them get a place to live and helping where I can
CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW ON WFM 97.2 helping raise awareness and Funds for Wythenshawe Safety Patrol
I donated two Limited Edition Prints to the Wythenshawe community team. This was to help the homeless to get new blankets, tents, food etc and help to get them into accommodation, the raffle was on the 5th June 2022 for the Queens Jubilee celebration at The Silver Birch Pub Wythenshawe.
check out my charitable contributions webpage
Real Change MCR
Real Change MCR link: - https://streetsupport.net/manchester/realchangemcr/
I have donated “The Lower Turks Head Painting” to help raise funds for Real Change MCR. They are a charity that help the homeless get back on their feet. There was a silent Auction of the painting in the Salford Museum and Artgallery and it raised £350 for the charity
Real Change MCR link: - https://streetsupport.net/manchester/realchangemcr/
check out my charitable contributions webpage
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Artist Andrew Alan Matthews was raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in support of his close family members who have the condition. He has produced a range of modern cityscape paintings on canvas and a range of t-shirts.
Paintings can be commissioned, and prices start from £100 where a proportion would go to Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/get-involved/donate/shop-for-cf
If you would love one of these modern cityscape paintings or any t-shirts please go to andrewalanmatthews.co.uk where you can see further examples of his fabulous work.
check out my charitable contributions webpage
NSPCC
I have donated a painting to the NSPCC to help raise funds for this worthy Charity. they raised over £6000 for the cause the draw was on the 11th December 2023
https://ww1.emma-live.com/NWChristmasAuction/home_page
All proceeds went to the NSPCC
Link direct to the page on NSPCC website
https://ww1.emma-live.com/NWChristmasAuction/view_lot/?id=38135&global[custom_lots_page]=home_page
Link to the you tube story and painting
check out my charitable contributions webpage
Blood Bikes Manchester
I donated a painting for a charity raffle with the COOP to raise funds for Blood Bikes Manchester THE CHARITY DRAW ON THE 22nd MAY 2018 HELD AT THE COOP, RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR BLOOD BIKES MANCHESTER.
Link to the you tube video of the painting I donated
check out my charitable contributions webpage
https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/charitable-contributions
British Heart Foundation
I donated two paintings to the British Heart Foundation in Sale in 2021 as my friend Ricardo Cowie was going through a heart operation.
Link to the two paintings I donated
Times Square New York
Statue of Liberty by night
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Alexa tour guide interview
Comment from alexatourguide
He is a proud Mancunian artist who grew up in Moss Side. His website & videos are inspirational
https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxmU59AFtr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
My next #artistoftheday is #AndrewAlanMatthews. He is a proud #Mancunian artist who grew up in Moss Side. He attended Claremont Road Junior School and Yew Tree High School. He lived in Salford for 18 years and used to visit the Salford museum to admire LSLowry's works. He started drawing at an early age and he reminisced to me that "I was about 6 or 7 years old when I found a love of art. I used to draw spiderman pictures in class".
His father bought him a good quality paper book and oil pastels. He started to draw wildlife. “My first painting was of a falcon and a bowl of flowers for my Gran" At Yew Tree High, his art teacher was Mr De Vere. He was inspirational and whilst the other kids had to follow the teacher, he was allowed to explore art in his own way. He worked in the textile design industry working for all the major textile companies in the UK reproducing accurate, fine quality, hand painted artwork for many years.
He studied at MMU for a BA(Hons) Textiles Degree graduating in 1999.
He suffered acute stress in the last year of his career as a textile design separation artist and left to pursue a degree, in the winter of 1996 he tried to commit suicide and had several breakdowns over many years.
To help overcome this stress he developed his work stress & stress and anxiety collections with the aim at helping people understand stress and breaking the stigma of mental health issues. He has produced art related videos to help people overcome stress. These days he chooses to paint in a relaxed way and helps relieve his stress.
The #UniteUnion are using his work-stress collection images in their training and development department to help people overcome stress and support mental health. He has had positive feedback from the charity 'Mind'. . He started selling his art in 2011 with www.artgallery.co.uk and set up a website last year. https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/
One of the trademarks that I particularly admire is the emphasis he puts on the use of dark and light in his cityscapes giving a modern urban feel and depth to the artwork.
BEE Positive is his life motto.
His website & videos are inspirational.
#artoftheday🎨 #artforstressrelief #artist
Meet the Mancunian Podcast interview
Hi Everybody I am featured on Meet the Mancunian podcast by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe
Check it out
Emma Evans Interviews
Hi Everyone my Artwork was on display at Emma Evans Studio 191 Monton Road Eccles Manchester M30 9PN.
The event will be open from the 1st October 2024 to the 26th October 2024
The gallery is situated in the Wandering Palate wine bar upstairs where you can have a glass of wine and enjoy the ambience of the room full of Art.
So come and check it out
Here is the links to Emma Evans Studio
https://www.facebook.com/Emmaevans.studio/?locale=en_GB
https://www.instagram.com/emmaevansstudio/?hl=en
Link to my Emma Evans exhibition webpage
https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/emma-evans-gallery
That's TV Interview
I was on That's tv Manchester
UPDATE EDIT - having thought about the Interview I will turn a negative to a positive and take a note that it may be helping somebody with mental health issues.
although the interview did not touch on the Moss Side nostalgia collection that I wanted them to do. it may help others struggling.
so remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel if you are struggling today so here is the interview
Link to my stress and paranoia webpage
https://andrewalanmatthews.co.uk/stress-%26-paranoia-art
Published Artist
Andrew has had Artwork published in The Manchester Art Book available to purchase through Waterstones and all good retailers.
to purchase a copy visit the Bloomsbury books website to pre order your copy
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/manchester-art-book-9781906860974/
Also check out my Books for sale by Andrew Alan Matthews
Childhood stories new article
Mention of Me in childhood stories website
https://childhoodstories.info/_thisisus1/Childhood_Where_the_good_things_are.html
Andrew Alan Matthews's Art in Motion: A Dynamic Gallery of Creativity
Ceremonial Mayors Calendar 2024 2025 and latest press releases
This is the painting in the calendar . Here is the post from Salfords Ceremonial Mayor Tanya Burch
Hurry up to get your copy of the Ceremonial Mayor’s charity calendar 2024-25!
£20 each or 2 for £35
Please contact mayoralty@salford.gov.uk to purchase.
Many thanks to our own Andrew Alan Matthews who has kindly allowed us to use his remarkable painting of Salford Precinct! Please visit his website
Salford Precinct Skid Row
Hi everybody here is a painting and story of Salford Precinct, about an Old Lady who is struggling to make ends meet.
This painting has been chosen to be exhibited in Salford Museum and Artgallery from Saturday September 21st - Sunday December 1st 2024
Original painting £1250 or A3 Limited edition Print £50
Contact me
andrewalanmatthews.co.uk
Ceremonial Mayor Tanya Burch