Celebrate summer – fusion of visual art & poetry
We are celebrating our 3rd birthday in style with a special Summer Open exhibition – an exciting fusion of poetry and visual arts, featuring work from over 30 artists from all over Lancashire. Private View event is this Thursday 7th from 6-8pm – all welcome.
Summer open exhibition & art market
As part of our 3rd birthday celebrations, we are running a special Summer Open exhibition, also featuring a one-day pop-up Art Market event on Preston Flag Market. Local artists, LAN and ArtLab members are all invited to join us. Artists interested in running workshops or a performance during the Art Market even are also invited to apply.
Open Day – only chance to see new Lubaina Himid installation
Join us for this Open Day this Saturday 14th June, for an opportunity to see a fabulous new installation by international artist Lubaina Himid MBE. Professor of Contemporary Art at UCLAN in Preston, Lubaina joined Oxheys recently on a short-term basis as a resident artist in order to work on this installation in our Project […]
Between the Lines
Between the Lines is an exhibition of recent paintings, drawings and etchings by Oxheys’ resident artists Lauretta Rapley and Simon Plum, opening Friday April 11th 5.30-8pm., all welcome. The exhibition is then open 11-3 Saturdays and Sundays (except Easter Sunday) until May 7th.
A fresh new start in March
As March arrives, we welcome a new artist Naomi Dix, to Oxheys and we say goodbye and good luck to Laura, who leaves to have a baby. Naomi, an artist working with textiles, is moving into one of the basement studios, next to ceramicist Terry who joined us a few months ago. The basement is currently […]
Project Space closed during February
Our Project Space will be closed during February – it gets a bit chilly in our old mill at this time of year and it is not cheap to heat so it makes sense but also it gives a bit of breathing space. It is time consuming trying to run a program of events and keep regular […]
Winter show PV – a perfect shopping opportunity
Join us for our 3rd Winter exhibition of work from local artists. All work for sale and can be taken away on the day. Also featuring a special ‘£20 and Under’ area, offering the perfect way to pick up unique and unusual gifts and cards for Christmas whilst supporting local artists and have a good […]
Call for submissions – Winter
For the last two years, our Winter open exhibition has proved very popular so it is back again this year – we do hope you will join us. The theme of ‘winter’ is open to very wide interpretation so we are looking for work which reflects the mood, feel or season of winter, in any […]
Last chance to see: Signatus extended til Nov 16th
If you haven’t see the Signatus installation yet, there is one more chance – due to a late change in our schedule, it has been extended until Saturday November 16th open Fridays & Saturdays 12-3pm.
Positive response to Signatus
Signatus is receiving a lot of very positive response from visitors who are finding the experience both captivating and thought=provoking. This new installation by resident artist Denise Swanson marks a departure from the abstract nature photography she is normally associated with, featuring prints made completely by hand, using plants. The work is the result of a year long residency […]