Catriona Stamp 'Interconnected'

Catriona Stamp uses printmaking techniques to engineer the production of artist books. Her recent work examines human interaction within natural and built environments, particularly within local settings. Through a process of observation and identification, she scrutinises the degenerative impacts of the human-nature relationship from an ecological perspective—with a focus on synthetic detritus like litter, pollution and other forms of urban decoration.

Show runs from 2nd June - 27th June.
Preview Night: Wednesday 3rd June, 6-8pm.
Artist Talk: Saturday 3rd June, 1pm FREE!!

Book Making Workshop with Catriona Stamp

Join artist Catriona Stamp in her bookmaking workshop to make your own ‘Tag Book’. The Tag Book is an unusual, interactive book, which has pockets for pull-out luggage labels. The basic format will be taught and suggestions made for later embellishment. Bring scissors and ruler if possible.

Saturday 27th June, 1-3.30pm, £5.00 (15+yrs)

Creative Futures Exhibition

PAD presents a mixed College Show from Newman, Preston, Blackpool and Runshaw. WE showcase the best of Lancashire’s young talent at Further Education Level. The work exhibited is the ‘best in show’ from the college’s summer collections from NewmanCollege, PrestonCollege, Blackpool & The Fylde College and RunshawCollege, Leyland. Creative Futures gives the students the opportunity to show their work in the context of a professional art gallery at a very early stage in their careers.

Show runs from 30th June - 1st August.
Preview Night: Thursday 2nd July, 6-8pm.

Artist Statement Writing Workshop

Struggling to speak about your own work? Having difficulty assessing your work from a new perspective? Want your artist statement to stand out from the rest? Then this FREE workshop is for you! Experienced writer Steph Hurst will be taking artists through a step-by-step approach of to how to write a successful and compelling artist statement.

Thursday 9th July, 6.30-7.30pm, FREE

Thomas Williams

As an abstract painter, Thomas Williams works on individual canvases as well as painting installations. The inspiration for the painting process is to create biomorphic forms. Biomorphic forms which interest the work are wood grains, marble and lava. Thomas will be directly engaging with PAD’s space resulting in a dynamic installation. Thomas will create a painting on site and will react with the area in which it is set. The process involves layering, mixing media, dripping and movement introducing chance into his practice. As the whole installed painting cannot be viewed from just one angle, the concern is to play with the viewer’s single point perspective, the illusion of space in which the work is placed. Thomas Williams has recently completed his MA in Contemporary Fine Art at Salford University and has shown in Manchester, Sunderland and Chester.

Show runs from 4th August - 29th August.

Preview Night: Thursday 6th August, 6-8pm.

Artist Talk: 15th August, 1pm FREE!!

Richard Bannister 'Gentleman's Relish'

Richard Joel Bannister's current work explores the figure. In drawings and paintings of the self, the images render the reading of internal and external conflicts. The work focuses primarily on introverted sensations depicting identity, self respect and sexuality: the relationship between the subconscious and the corporeal, between the subconscious and the environment. Compositional concerns and the visualisation of internal and external boundaries are crucial. There is a strong reflection of melancholy evident in the direction of his enquiry, expressing emotion through mark making and the application of paint.

Show runs from 1st September - 29th September.
Preview Night: Thursday 3rd September, 6-8pm.
Artist Talk: 12th September, 1pm FREE!!

Pricing & Costing Workshop with Jenny Rutter

Learning your value in the market place is one of the hardest issues when starting & running your creative business. Too many creative people undervalue themselves and their talents thus causing confusion for customers buying their products and services. So how do you decide what to charge? This interactive workshop will offer some simple models and tips and advice about where to start, what to take into consideration and how to be confident in your pricing strategy!

Wednesday 16th September, 2-5pm, FREE