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Creative Writing workshop with Elizabeth Burns

By Denise On May 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Join us for this event. The workshop will take as its starting point Susan Walsh’s current exhibition at Oxheys, Satellite Navigation, which explores the idea of ‘Life in Transit’ and asks, ‘If you had to leave, what would YOU take with you?’ As well as responding to the exhibition, we’ll look at wider concepts [...]

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Satellite Navigation

By Denise On April 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment

The #satellitenavigation# journey of the cart yesterday was great fun but in driving rain and high winds it was a challenge to say the least and gave a small insight into what it must be like to be without a home and in transit in all weathers.

In some ways, the conditions made it even [...]

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Satellite Navigation – the journey

By Denise On April 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment

If you were continually in transit, what would you take with you? Would it be your beloved antique violin or the sleeping bags, an expensive video camera or a rucksack of food, your jewellery box or the first aid kit?

Join artist Susan Walsh for the journey through Preston from Latham Street to 

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Time, Place & Negotiated Space

By Denise On April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We have received some fantastic comments in our visitors book from those who have visited this exhibition with many of our regulars saying it is our best show yet! If you haven’t yet seen this show, better get your skates on as it closes on April 27th.

Open Fridays and Saturdays 11-4pm – other times [...]

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Time, Place & Negotiated Space opening

By Denise On March 11, 2012 · 1 Comment

Thursday 8th March saw the opening of this exhibition and the re-opening of Oxheys after a few weeks of redecorating. The exhibition, which was curated by Prof Lubaina Himid MBE, features work by Oxheys’ female artists in residence, as part of  International Women’s Day celebrations, on the themes of time, place and negotiated space.

This [...]

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IWD open studios event

By Denise On March 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We were thrilled to be invited to take part in the Arts Trail in Preston for International Women’s Day. Our open studio session started an hour earlier than planned when a swarm of students descended upon us, keen to explore and have a look around [...]

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IWD installation complete

By Denise On March 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

After spending a complete day hanging and installing work for the upcoming “Time, Place & Negotiated Space” exhibition for International Women’s Day, we are thrilled to see the project space come back to life after being closed for weeks whilst we have redecorated. It looks fabulous and the exhibition is really exciting!

UCLan’s Professor of [...]

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Wash and brush up!

By Denise On February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

We have been very busy at Oxheys over the past few weeks – although closed to the public, we have still been there working hard, trying to finish off some of the jobs that still needed doing. It’s tough when we can see all of things that we’d like to do in the mill but [...]

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Time, Place & Negotiated Space – Visual Arts Trail

By Denise On February 21, 2012 · 2 Comments

Join us on International Women’s Day as we take part in a Visual Arts Trail being held in the centre of Preston, organised and curated by Professor Lubaina Himid MBE from the University of Central Lancashire.

The day will start at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN):

10.30-11.30 UCLAN Adelphi Building Top Floor – see the exhibition by artists [...]

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Another new artist

By Denise On February 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Oxheys Mill Studios is home to a variety of artists, including two martial artists who use the venue during the evenings for practising their skills. They had been sharing a studio space in the basement but as they felt that the project space met their needs and they did not really need a complete studio, [...]

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