Last chance to submit for winter exhibition
Due to the horrendous weather over the weekend and again today, we have heard that several artists who wanted to submit work couldn’t do so. So we are able to offer a last chance on Wednesday 14th between 11-5pm. The theme of winter can be interpreted in a very open way – everything from paintings […]
Call for submissions – Winter exhibition
The next exhibition at Oxheys will be on the theme of winter which is open to interpretation by individual artists. We are looking for work which reflects something about the mood, feel or season of winter and can be in any media or combination of media. Proposals are also invited from any artists who may be […]
‘I am gARTh’ artists talk
If you missed Garth’s preview evening or haven’t yet seen his exhibition, if you did see the show but want to find out more about the work, meet the artist or even if you just want to come along for some fun and good company for the evening – join us on 1st December when […]
‘I am gARTh’ residency and exhibition
‘I am gARTh’ is an exhibition of work by artist Garth Gratrix created during a one month residency at Oxheys Mill Studios. Garth had access to a studio space in the basement and also worked within the project space during the last exhibition, creating work which responded to the building and the environment in which […]
He is gARTh
Garth Gratrix will be showcasing a collection of new works made as part of his current residency at Oxheys Mill Studios, Preston. The work will make use of the artist’s home environment as he brings elements of this to the venue and ‘plays with it’, exploring the space and its physical and imaginative states. These […]
It’s Official – we are now open!
Last Thursday evening saw the official opening of Oxheys Mill Studios – with nearly one hundred people attending. It was a great night and we are so pleased to now, finally, be able to say we are ‘open’. We were lucky to have a hot and balmy evening so the gazebo was out and the loading […]
Open Exhibition extended
Our Open Exhibition has been extended by two weeks so will now close on 22nd September instead of the 9th, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, you now have more time to do so. The exhibition is currently open to visitors on Wednesdays and Fridays 11-4 We heard that a […]
Open Exhibition preview
The Preview evening for our first Open Exhibition was simply amazing – a stream of visitors throughout the evening, including some well known artists, made it a bigger success than we had dared hope for. Without exception we received some very positive feedback – everyone said what a brilliant space it was and how great […]
Open exhibition installed
The Open exhibition is now installed and we have to say, it looks fabulous! We have filled our project space and it has completely transformed from an empty, although somewhat cleaner, old mill into a vibrant art space and has truly become the ‘urban intervention’ we envisaged. We will post some images after the preview […]
Exhibition submissions
We would like to thank every artist who submitted work to our very first Open exhibition at Oxheys Mill Studios, for their support. The quality of work was amazing and we were thrilled with the number of submissions received, which exceeded our expectations. It was great to be able to open our doors, albeit briefly, […]