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Lisa Wigham
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January – September 2012 Excerpt from ‘No More Last Minutes’ -a novel for Blackpool Culture Shops 2011 Lisa Wigham is one of five Lancashire-based artists who have been selected to develop new temporary public artworks, to be presented during the … Continue reading
Collaborative Space
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January – September 2012 June 2009 | Simultaneous Filming | Cast copies: Florence & Preston (above) Â Collaborative Space are Jeni McConnell and Hannah Elizabeth Allan; two of five Lancashire-based artists who have been selected to develop new temporary public … Continue reading
Iain Broadley
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January – September 2012 Clarets Creative project no.5 (above) Iain Broadley is one of five Lancashire-based artists who have been selected to develop new temporary public artworks, to be presented during the Preston Guild celebrations in September 2012 – an … Continue reading
David Henckel
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January – September 2012 gum – painted chewing gum splat outside PR1 Gallery September 2010 (above) David Henckel is one of five Lancashire-based artists who have been selected to develop new temporary public artworks, to be presented during the Preston … Continue reading
Piercing Brightness by Shezad Dawood
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In Certain Places are currently working with international artist, Shezad Dawood to produce Piercing Brightness, a new science fiction film written especially for Preston. The film is the outcome of a two and a half year relationship between Shezad Dawood, … Continue reading
‘To Scatter’ by Susan Walsh
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23rd April – 6th May 2010 “To Scatter” by Susan Walsh ‘Suddenly Sleep retreats like the undertow of a wave in which a child grasps at a half-glimpsed shell, as I do at this cluster of notes, just heard in … Continue reading
‘The Arcade’ by Magda Stawarska-Beavan
23rd April – 6th May 2010 The Arcade is a soundpiece created by artist, Magda Stawarska-Beavan, which brought the soundscape of Rynek Główny, the main square in Kraków, Poland, to the Harris Museum & Art Gallery in Preston. The recording … Continue reading
‘Archigram’ by Leo Fitzmaurice
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1st July – 26th August As part of the In The Shops Now! project, artist Leo Fitzmaurice transformed a shop front into a modern day stained glass window which was illuminated at night.
‘Heuristic’ by Martin Hamblen
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1st July – 26th August 2009 As part of the In The Shops Now! artist residency scheme, Martin Hamblen worked ’9 to 5′, Monday to Friday constructing a ‘tunnel’ which ran through the middle of his shop.  Shoppers were invited … Continue reading
‘Red’ by Teresa and Dominique Hodgson-Holt
1st July – 28th August, 2009 As part of the In The Shops Now! artist residency project, Teresa and Dominique Hodgson-Holt created an alternative shop in the St. John’s Arcade, where customers took part in a unique performance by temporarily exchanging … Continue reading
In The Shops Now!
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1st July – 26th August In the shops! now was an artist residency scheme, in which four North West artists; Teresa and Dominique Hodgson-Holt, Martin Hamblen and Leo Fitzmaurice were offered the opportunity to make new work in empty shops … Continue reading
‘The Family’ by Chris Davis
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May 2007 -Dec 2008 The Family was as a creative evaluation of the In Certain Places programme, which was developed by artist Chris Davis, working alongside the Moores Family on the Brookfield estate in the North of Preston. In 2007, … Continue reading
‘Local Colour’ by Becky Shaw
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August – November 2008 “The relationship between supply and demand fascinates me. What comes first, the climate that produces the desire for a certain colour, or the decision by the industry to create it? And how do we understand the … Continue reading
‘The Preston Market Mystery Project’ by John Newling
November 2006 – June 2007 The Preston Market Mystery Project was developed through a series visits that artist John Newling made to Preston during 2006, in which he became intrigued with the city’s historic Covered Markets. In particular, he was … Continue reading
‘Thoughts That Make Actions In The World’ by Chantal Oakes
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1st-15th February 2008 ‘Thoughts That Make Actions In The World’ is a striking animation that was projected onto the windows of a disused shop unit in St. Johns Centre in response to Preston bus station; a unique 1960s building which … Continue reading
‘Can You See Me Now?’ by Blast Theory
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23rd -28th July, 2007 ‘Can You See Me Now?’ is a chase game by the artist group, Blast Theory, which is played simultaneously on the Internet and the real city streets. The game explores the impact that new technologies can … Continue reading
‘Appearing Rooms’ by Jeppe Hein
8th June – 19th July 2006 Appearing Rooms is an interactive sculpture by the Danish artist Jeppe Hein, which was installed in Preston’s market square for six weeks during the summer of 2006. The sculpture radically transformed the nature of … Continue reading
‘Beside the Seaside…’ by Pam Holmes
July 5th – 18th 2006 Pam Holmes, an artist who uses photography, worked with black and mixed race Lancashire residents to produce a series of three images, which were displayed on billboards at key entry points in Preston. The images, … Continue reading
‘Remote Viewing’ by Patricia Walsh
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8th – 22nd June 2006 Remote Viewing was a seven minute soundscape created by Patricia Walsh, which consisted of an instrumental piece of music and a series of extracts from conversations which explore ethereal beings and environments. The work was … Continue reading
Lead Artist Scheme
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In December 2004, Alfredo Jarr and Charles Quick were appointed as Lead Artists on the Tithebarn Project, a plan to regenerate around one third of Preston city centre.  These roles were developed through the advocacy of In Certain Places, who persuaded … Continue reading
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