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A packed Art Jam

Art Jam in photos

By Denise on September 26, 2018

[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=”4″] Wow – what an event! The Art Jam on Saturday, at the Harris Museum in Preston was amazing – so many visitors, at times it was difficult to move around. At its busiest, we had around 20 visual artists working on easels, another 6 or 7 sat on chairs with sketch pads, several […]

Posted in Events, News | Tagged art, Art Jam, artists, collaboration, gallery, Harris Museum, Lancashire Encounter, lancs encounter, music, performance, visual art

Opportunity to participate in Lancashire Encounter

By Denise on July 4, 2018

Lancashire-based artists, we need your help. Oxheys has been commissioned by the Harris Museum and Preston City Council to create a large-scale arts map of Lancashire for Lancashire Encounter 21-23 September 2018. The aim is to show how much creativity there is in Lancashire, its diversity and how it is interlinked. So if you are […]

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Winston Plowes engaging more visitors with poetry

Preston is a town of poets – a Poem for Preston

By Denise on June 23, 2018

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 […]

Posted in Events, News | Tagged makingamark, performance, poetry

just some of the donated tins

Making our mark

By Denise on June 15, 2018

[tribulant_slideshow gallery_id=2] 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 […]

Posted in Events, Making A Mark, News | Tagged art, artists, collaboration, makingamark, music, oxheys, painting, performance, photography, poetry, theatre, visual art

Make Your Mark

Make Your Mark

By Denise on June 6, 2018

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 […]

Posted in Events, Making A Mark, News | Tagged artists, collaboration, collections, Harris Museum, makingamark, music, oxheys, painting, performance, photography, poetry, sound, theatre, visual art, workshop

Woolly Thinking

Woolly Thinking

By Denise on September 21, 2016

Celebrating our 5th birthday, this is a collaborative project in which residents explore Preston’s rich textile heritage. Alongside Lancashire Encounter, the exhibition at Oxheys opens with a Private View on 22 September 6-8pm when our friend Chelytherium will play live soundscapes in response to the theme. Come and enjoy the art on display, which includes […]

Posted in At t'mill, Events, News | Tagged artists, exhibition, Harris Museum, open studios, painting, performance, photography, studios, visual art, woolly thinking

Preparing for a Lancashire encounter

Preparing for a Lancashire encounter

By Denise on August 25, 2015

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 […]

Posted in At t'mill, Events, News | Tagged artists, exhibition, music, performance, residency, studios

Solstice Celebration @ Oxheys

Solstice Celebration @ Oxheys

By Denise on December 4, 2014

Come and celebrate the Winter Solstice with us at Oxheys for a special one-off, ceremonial performance by a native American Shaman on Friday December 19th from 5pm-6.30pm. This promises to be a great experience as we welcome the midwinter sun and enjoy a more natural approach to the festive season. Suitable for all ages and […]

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