We made our mark!
What a day on Saturday 15th June, the day for Making A Mark in Preston. The change in weather forecast meant a few last minute changes were needed as the Flag Market can be a little exposed, so we tried to ensure that all those taking part had at least somewhere to shelter if necessary. […]
Plans afoot for Making a Mark 2019
Preston City Council were so pleased with the event we staged last year that they invited us back again, so we decided to go bigger and better than before! The cogs have been turning and we’ve come up with what we think are some really exciting plans for this years’ Making a Mark day in […]
Preston is a town of poets – a Poem for Preston
If you were on the Flag Market on 9th June for Making A Mark, you may recall seeing Winston, the world’s first cyclist poet, engaging with the crowds and creating a poem for Preston. He did this by cycling around, stopping and asking people to pick a word from the spokes on his bicycle […]
Oxheys’ Pop-up at the Harris
During the Making A Mark activities on 9th June on the Flag Market outside the Harris Museum, something was also going inside the Harris on the 2nd floor. After persuading our friends at the Harris to let us have use of both 2nd floor galleries for the weekend, in between exhibitions, we issued a call-out to […]
Making our mark
Saturday June 9th 2018 – hundreds of people visited the Flag Market in Preston to watch, take part or simply have fun during Making A Mark 2018. Months in the planning, the event featured over 20 different Preston-based artists, performers, musicians and creatives, all keen to make their mark and more importantly, to share their […]
Make Your Mark
12-4pm Saturday 9th June Join us in the Harris Museum and on the Flag Market in Preston. We have organised and commissioned artworks, activities and interventions from some of Preston’s best known artists, with something to appeal to everyone. Bring your families, join in, get creative and have some fun. Full programme of events So […]
We did it! Funding raised for Making A Mark 2018
We are delighted that our Arts Council funding bid for Making A Mark 2018 has been successful!! Last year’s event was all organised and done on a voluntary basis, with funding only for materials which was kindly provided by Preston City Council. For 2018, we have secured some Arts Council funding which means we can pay […]