Arts
A Colorful Mosaic Designed by St. Matthew’s School Children
New mosaic designed by the pupils of St Matthews school in Preston with help from Mosaic artist, Christie Webster Chrissy, a Mixed Media Mosaic & Craft Tutor and Community Artist has been busy working with school children’s designs for a new floor mural. Funds for the mosaic were collected by Terry, a Ranger for Preston City Council and the Friends of Fishwick and St. [...]
124 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Picture this: Gold in Their Hands
As part of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Green Week, artist Jac Scott installed a commission piece for the university called ‘Picture this… gold in their hands.’ His artwork sits just outside the PR1 Gallery just off Fylde Road and is a temporary, interactive public sculpture that he says is designed to ‘harnesses the grandeur of the traditional gilt frame to highlight our consumption of [...]
125 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston celebrates Chinese New Year in style
A full house at the Charter Theatre was treated to a cornucopia of Chinese culture last night as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. The China Chengdu Arts Troupe from Sichuan province were invited to perform in Preston by Uclan’s Confucius Institute. The evening’s events began with introductions by Preston’s Mayor Carl Crompton and UCLan’s Vice Chancellor Malcolm McVicar, who thanked the troupe for [...]
126 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
Artist Interview: Wensdi Dougherty
On Saturday I managed to catch the final day of the Harris Open Exhibition, the Harris Museum and Art Gallery’s annual celebration of local creative talent, and I am so glad I did. I spotted the beautiful illustrations of artist Wensdi Dougherty. Playful, yet elegant, her intricate illustrations depict flower adorned Oriental ladies with long graceful necks and delicate features. I had to find out [...]
127 days ago by Lisa McManus Share
End to End by The Gramophones Theatre Company
End to End by The Gramophones 15 February UCLan Media Factory In April 2012 three women made a daring and unusual journey from one end of Great Britain to the other. Trusting only to their resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers they made an 18-day, 874-mile journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats. They completed their unusual expedition on as many varieties of transport as [...]
129 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Preston Caribbean Carnival Needs You
It may seem a while off yet but the Caribbean Carnival needs your help! Set to take place in May with the King and Queen costume contest on 18 May 2013 and the carnival itself on 26 May 2013 the event is now in its 40th year making it, we think, the longest continually held Caribbean carnival in the land. To help continue on for [...]
129 days ago by Tony Worrall Share