Secret location revealed
We are excited to reveal the details of our secret location in Preston city centre for the Lancashire Encounter Festival next weekend, 25-27 September. On Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th we will be right in the heart of the activity – our friends at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery are allowing us to invade their […]
Preparing for a Lancashire encounter
It has been relatively quiet at Oxheys over the past few weeks, with residents on holiday or just taking a break and enjoying some of the sunshine – well, in between the Preston downpours! We might have to boil our water at the moment but at least there is plenty of it – no hosepipe […]
All set for ‘Change’ – 2015 open exhibition
Having been quite selective, we have now installed what we think is a fabulous show with something for everyone. The optional theme of ‘Change‘ has been widely interpreted, as we hoped, with some very really interesting work.
Lots of submissions for 2015 Open exhibition!
A busy weekend taking in submissions for the 2015 Open exhibition which we are running in conjunction with Lancashire Artists Network. This is our 4th year at Oxheys and the 4th time we have run a summer open exhibition – it was fantastic to see so many artists coming back with submissions who have exhibited with […]
Another successful experiment
Not just one group of students but two – this time we were approached by a group of third year filmmaking UCLAN students, needing somewhere to build a couple of sets and make a film. Quite a lot of space was needed and even our project space could not easily accommodate that. As it happened […]
Experimental in Nature – coming soon
This exhibition is an exploration into various experimental techniques and different means of presenting work under the theme of ‘Experimental in Nature’. Through this exploration, a few have branched out into working with film. Those working with film, focus on the photograph as a physical object and so have looked into different ways of printing and […]
Quiet start for 2015
After the hectic pre-Christmas Winter schedule of exhibition and workshops, resident artists are making the most of this quiet time of the year to spend time working in their own studios, making art with time to think and expand ideas. That is why we have the studios, after all. Organising exhibitions and other events is enjoyable but it is […]
Planning future events
Oxheys has been quiet over the past few weeks as resident artists have had various commissions, workshops, consultancy work, exhibitions and other jobs to do. Meaning not much time to spend in the studios or work on ideas, let alone make future plans for Oxheys. It is also been a time of change, with new artists moving in whilst […]
Ceramics, painting & film in Phoenix exhibition
The narrative behind the exhibition derives from Preston’s industrial heritage. Where the imagination wanders and machine type sculptures take on an almost ambiguous presence between sci-fi and urban decay. The film genesis shows the artist working while phoenix brings to life the sculptures that have been filmed in the decaying mills of Preston. This is […]
Pop-up Art Market
Do come and see us tomorrow in the Flag Market in Preston city centre, for this special one day event – a pop-up art market slap bang in the middle of town!This event is one of many going on in Preston tomorrow so there are lots of reasons to visit the city and of course, […]