Sandra Moore | Goblet Studies
4th November – 29th November 2008
Sandra Moore’s Goblet Studies have been developed as a result of a deep and sustained process of inquiry into the representation of an object in drawing and painting. The drawings demonstrate her observations of form, shape and light on a glass wine goblet. Through the selection and treatment of the surface, exploration of mark making and choice of composition her images become separated in space and time from the object.
Preview Night – 6th November, 6-8pm
A | PAD
10-14 Market Street,
(Birley St side)
Preston,
PR1 2AR
T | 01772 903471
W| www.padshopandgallery.com
E | pad@preston.gov.uk
Published Date:
19/08/2008
Modified Date:
19/08/2008
David Newton | Revolver
30th September – 1st November 2008
David Newton’s work consists of a series of paintings which deal with themes of visual perception and interpretation, originality and repetition. The work merges the uniform and imposing physicality of PAD’s new location of Market Square with images intuitively chosen and merged with the various architectural backdrops and vistas the square provides, creating a lyrical cohesion between the separate paintings.
Viewed as a whole they will represent a kaleidoscopic journey merging the architectural physicality of pads location with an intuitive and surreal response to the same location.
Preview Night – Thursday 2nd October 2008, 6-8pm
A | 10-14 Market Street,
(Birley St side)
Preston
PR1 2AR
T | 01772 903471
W| www.padshopandgallery.com
E |
pad@preston.gov.uk
Published Date:
19/08/2008
Modified Date:
02/09/2008
Arts Market
Arts Market | Sunday 28th September 2008 | 9.30am - 5.30pm
The Arts Market is made up of stalls selling anything from paintings, ceramics, jewellery, fashion, music, furniture, toys, photographs… all designed by North West based creatives. So why not pay the market a visit to see unique products and to support your local artist. The market is in conjunction with the Farmers Market, street entertainment and fitness events that are to take place in the city centre.
Find us at...
A | The Old Fish Market,
Earl Street,
Preston,
Lancashire,
T | 01772 903471
Published Date:
19/08/2008
Modified Date:
19/08/2008
OUR PRESTON......OUR CITY
“OUR PRESTON………..…OUR CITY”
An open exhibition of Preston and its Community
DATE OF EXHIBTION: 1st August – 27th September 2008
The exhibition is an eclectic mix of artworks from across the community made in all mediums including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, fashion, sound etc.
Published Date:
13/06/2008
Modified Date:
02/09/2008
PAD OPPORTUNITIES
Exciting things are happening at Preston Art and Design with a re-location into the Old Post Office Building on Birley Street. The move brings along new opportunities at PAD to get involved in a variety of ways with Preston’s creative scene.
With the relocation we have decided to revamp the application process for artists and creatives in the North West who want to sell and exhibit their work in PAD.
This includes:
- New Exhibition submissions
- New Shop applications
- The introduction of a Volunteer Programme offering a variety of roles
- Steering Group applications involving assistance with an exhibition programme
We invite anyone who might be interested in any or all of these opportunities to contact us for the relevant paperwork or come down to PAD for a chat.
Due to the relocation of the premises these programmes will not begin until we have moved, nevertheless we would like to start recruiting individuals so that the programme will be ready to go when we re-launch.
Please keep in mind that we may take some time to respond to your application.
Published Date:
16/05/2008
Modified Date:
16/05/2008
Safer with Strangers - Review
Safer with Strangers
Review by Elaine Speight
Safer with Strangers is the final show in Preston’s PAD gallery before it relocates to a new venue in the city centre, yet it feels like a beginning. Since its opening in May 2006, the gallery has hosted a number of interesting and high quality shows. None, however, have approached the space and opportunity with the same energy, ambition and irreverence as artists Alex Baggaley, Maryjane Chapman, Martin Hamblen, Rachel Lowther, Mike Russell and Fritz Welch.
The concept for Safer with Strangers developed from a conversation between Hamblen, the show’s curator, and Baggaley who, after 15 years in London, was planning to return to Blackpool. Hamblen wanted to explore the reality of being a practising artist in a small town; how the lure of the big city seduces many emerging artists and what such migration means for those left behind. Each artist has, at some point, made a conscious decision to move from a small to a large place or, interestingly, vice versa and collectively the artists have lived in London, Preston, Blackpool, Birmingham and New York.
During a public discussion Welch referred to the process of making the show as a ‘mash up’; a fitting description for the five days in which the artists worked, ate and in some instances slept in the gallery. This intense experience is evident in the crossovers within the work and the sheer energy of the show which, unlike previous exhibitions in PAD, explodes out of the designated exhibition space, subverting the architecture and, most exciting of all, invading the shop which occupies half the venue.
The accompanying blurb promises to 'compare & contrast' the practice of these local, national and international artists, yet the show is less academic and more affecting than this. The exhibition explores the dreams and frustrations which, whether based in Preston or Paris, are surely familiar to every artist, and it is impossible not to relate to some aspect of the show; Chapman’s exquisite and worryingly obsessive drawings suggest spatial limitations, whilst Russell’s weird characters and sculptural dreamscapes form a world in which the artist can escape his increasing cynicism of the commercial world.
Surely, there are times when we all feel that we’re missing out and begin to dream of the bright lights of London, New York, or – let’s face it even Manchester. Yet, Safer with Strangers proves that you needn’t travel further than Preston to be inspired. It also hints at the reality behind the dream; Chapman’s model island, with its backdrop of romantic sunsets, suggests a miniature paradise, but as the artist admits, “being stranded on a desert island is a nice idea, but after a while you’re bound to go mad and start talking to coconuts’”. Be careful what you wish for.
Elaine Speight is an artist living and working in Preston.
A longer version of this review along with photos of the exhibition will be published in the May issue of a-n magazine.
Published Date:
15/04/2008
Modified Date:
15/04/2008
Fresh Markets Preston
Fresh on the Market is in its third year and is an initiative that provides local artists, designers and makers the opportunity to sell their work in the heart of the city. It extends the ethos of PAD (Preston Art and Design) – the contemporary store and gallery space located on Church Street – enlivening the city centre, and providing additional quality shopping. It will encourage networking and idea exchange as well as providing significant potential for attracting a new audience to the city, enhancing Preston’s image as a creative and cultural European city.
Anyone is welcome to take a stall to sell anything creative. It could be paintings, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, fashion, music, furniture, toys, photographs… As long as you make, design or produce it yourself!
The location will be the Large Covered Market, Old Fish Market off Earl Street, Preston
These markets are a great sales opportunity for local designer makers, craftspeople and artists, stalls cost from £18.00 and can be shared between artists.
They also make for a great alternative shopping experience on a leisurely Sunday. We are joining forces with the Preston Farmers Markets to include food produce and flowers on the markets, so there will be even more reason to come along and shop!
Published Date:
10/04/2008
Modified Date:
16/05/2008
PAD IS HERE TO STAY
Good news for Preston
PAD has extended its funding for the next 2 years
Check back for more updates
Published Date:
18/03/2008
Modified Date:
18/03/2008