Preparing for the LAN Open 2013
Its been a busy few weeks of discussions and preparations for the forthcoming Open exhibition by Lancashire Artists Network, which we are proudly hosting for the second year. Opening on August 22nd with a Private View from 6-8pm, this years’ exhibition is promising to be even bigger and better than the last, from which we […]
20:20 Print Exchange – catch it whilst it lasts!
Don’t miss this opportunity to see and buy any of the 115 original prints on show in this unique new exhibition coming up at Oxheys, opening Wednesday 3rd July 6-8pm. All prints in the exhibition are will be available to buy for just £10 each, making this a perfect chance to buy original work and, unlike most […]
‘Beyond Appearances’ drawing exhibition
“Good drawing always goes beyond appearances.” Philip Rawson ‘Beyond Appearances’ brings together a variety of artists ranging from the North West, Edinburgh and London, who put great significance on drawing within their practice. Drawing is used by artists to observe, explore, record and respond to the world around them. It helps to create and define an […]
Conversations – and some
Conversations, the recent residency by UCLan MA Fine Art Students, saw a steady number of visitors through our doors, which for the first time were open every day of its duration. Many of those who visited had never been to Oxheys before, some not even knowing we existed, so opening up a brand new audience […]
Conversations: off to a good start
Conversations is a working residency by Jane Bennett, Steph Fletcher, Rob Smith, Nuala Riding, Natalie Morgan and Evelyn Rose, a group of emerging artists who are in the completion stage of their Fine Art: Site and Archive MA at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. The works on show are exploring the ephemeral nature […]
Conversations – Fine Art: Site & Archive residency
Presented by six artists on the UCLan MA Fine Art: Site & Archive course Open Six days a week for two weeks Mon-Sat 11am-4pm from May 6th-May 18th 2013 Private View with the Swinging Never-Beans jazz combo: Thursday 16th May 6-8pm A unique opportunity to explore the evolution of six very different MA projects on […]
New exhibitions currently being planned
Several exciting new events and exhibitions are being planned for 2013, for which dates and details are currently being finalised and will be announced soon. Please watch this space.
Winter exhibition collections
There are still a number of artworks awaiting collection from the Winter exhibition which closed on January 26th. Any artists who still have not collected their work from this exhibition, please arrange to do so as quickly as possible if you have not already made alternative arrangements with us. As the project space is currently […]
Dark during February
We decided to ‘go dark’ again for February this year, after the Winter exhibition came down, so the gallery/project space is closed until mid March when the next exhibition opens. Planning, organising, and installing exhibitions is time consuming and as this is done on a voluntary basis, going dark for a few weeks provides a […]
Special raffle prize for Winter exhibition
We were thrilled when renowned international artist Lubaina Himid MBE very generously donated one of her paintings as a raffle prize for our Winter exhibition. Professor of Contemporary Art at UCLan, fifty of her paintings featured in the Moments That Matter exhibition at the Harris Museum and on banners in various shopfronts in Preston city […]