Art Jam in photos
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 more perched […]
Opportunity to participate in Lancashire Encounter
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 […]
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 […]
Woolly Thinking
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 […]
Next exhibition – preview 2nd June 6-8pm
With the popular and successful Photography! exhibition now taken down, packed up and ready to go off to the next venue, preparations are already under way for installing the next exhibition! Opening next Thursday 2nd June with a private view from 6-8pm it will feature the fascinatingly intricate work of resident artist Gordon Ashworth, who […]
International Women’s Day – March 8th
We’ve been busy planning some exciting new events for 2016, kicking off with a fabulous exhibition for International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8th, to be curated by artist and long time friend, Lubaina Himid, Professor of Contemporary Art at UClan. We will be open all day for the exhibition, with Oxheys residents also opening their studios […]
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. Tweet