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14/02/2025

Participants Wanted for Preston Photography Project

Free Street photo workshop on Saturday, March 01, 2025.

A new participatory, co-produced community photography project is offering residents and newcomers to Preston an opportunity to share their first impressions of the city through the lens of a camera.

The project, run by Preston-based Wot Wud U Do Educational Services, aims to capture the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of those who are new to Preston – including refugees, immigrants, students, workers, and visitors – by using photography as a tool for self-expression.

Through a series of free workshops, the project invites participants to express their opinions on both the positive and negatives first impression of Preston, by creating their own images that reflect their unique perspectives on the city.

Participants will see their images displayed around the historic Winckley Square.

The project kicks off with a free street photography walk in Preston, guided by professional photographer Garry Cook, on Saturday, March 01, 2025.

With guidance from Cook and local experts, participants will be empowered to share their stories and raise awareness of the issues that matter most to them.

The findings from the project will be used to inform local decision-makers and services, helping them to improve the experience for those new to Preston.

By bringing together diverse voices through creative expression, the project aims to foster a sense of community, improve social connections, and highlight areas where the city can grow.

During the project, participants will be offered hands-on photography advice, learning key skills in a series of practical workshops. These sessions will cover everything from basic photography techniques to how to tell a personal story through images. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet others, build new friendships and develop life skills.

As well as providing valuable insights into people’s impressions of Preston as a city, it will also help increase awareness of social issues, reduce social isolation, develop skills and create community connections across Preston.

The project will begin with several workshops in March, culminating in an outdoor exhibition around May 2025.

If you live in Preston and would like to take part in the project, please email [email protected].

Or fill in this form: https://forms.office.com/e/RmiY3D9ZWy

12/02/2025

Scratch Night Preston applications deadline is THIS SUNDAY Feb 16, 2025.

THEATRE – PERFORMANCE – SPOKEN WORD
Scratch Night Preston
Weds, March 19, 2025 (7.30pm)
The Ferret, Preston

Audience tickets are only £6 – get them here.

CALL OUT – Scratch Night Preston – an evening of new and experimental work from performers of any artistic discipline.

Show us what you’ve got.

If you are developing a new piece of theatre or performance, or you are looking for a supportive space to test a new idea – this scratch night is for you.

You will get audience feedback, a small £30 performance fee to cover travel expenses, performance photographs and the chance to talk to a producer to help take your idea forward.

Work can be anything from five minutes to 30mins in length. Any type of performance is acceptable.

The only limitation is that the work should be able to be performed on The Ferret stage, where there is limited tech. We have microphones, sound and a projector, plus basic lighting.

Ferret stage size
Approx 3.3m (330cm) x 4.5m (470cm)
63.5cm height off ground
Approx 3m (300cm) headroom from stage floor to ceiling

How to apply
Email gazcook[@]googlemail[dot]com with the following details:

Your name and title of work:
Performance genre: Spoken word, theatre, durational performance, comedy etc
Brief description of performance:
Where are you based?:
Tech requirements:
Your social media:
Video/website links to previous work:
Question you would like to ask audience about your work:
Does your performance have a minimum age guidance? (if yes, what is it?):

Please attach performance/promo images to the email

For any questions about this call out, email Garry Cook at gazcook[@]googlemail[dot]com

The deadline for applications is Sunday, February 16, 2025 (at 11.59pm).

This scratch night is funded by Lancashire Fringe Festival. Tickets on the night will be just £6 for audiences to attend.

11/02/2025

Very to to say that An Evening with Dross has been cancelled due to performer illness.

If you have tickets, you should get an email from Skiddle - and a refund.

Thanks - and see you at the next show at The Ferret next month: Scratch Night Preston.

10/02/2025

Last chance to buy tickets.

Show is Wed, Feb 12 - THIS WEDNESDAY!

Tickets just £6!!!

CABARET THEATRE
An Evening with Dross
Weds, Feb 12, 2025 (8pm)
The Ferret, Preston

Facebook event: An Evening with Dross

06/02/2025

31/01/2025

💥 ANNOUNCING a new photographic bursary to help two early career photographers each bring an ongoing project to completion! bit.ly/40zBQRj

Two recipients will each receive
- £2,500 towards finalising their project
- their work featured on the MPF website / social media channels
- mentorship from Martin Parr and the MPF team (optional)

In return the two recipients will each donate two prints from their finalised project to the MPF collection. MPF will cover the cost of production.

ELIGIBILITY
Available to early career photographers living and working in Britain or Ireland. The project must be photographed in Britain or Ireland.

TIMELINE
Applications close on the 2nd March 2025 and the two recipients will be announced early April.

SELECTION PANEL
Kavi Pujara, photographer and previous MPF Bursary recipient
Sara Rumens, Features Picture Editor at The Times
Derek Manuel, co-funder of the 2025 Martin Parr Foundation Bursary
Martin Parr, photographer and founder of Martin Parr Foundation

More details and how to apply 👉 bit.ly/40zBQRj

Photo - Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan, 1998 © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

28/01/2025

The roster for the next month is looking TIGHT ere at if we do say so ourselves. Plenty of good stuff this week for Independent Venue Week and loads more to come to our stage in Feb. Keep updated with our gigs on all socials, and you can find all your tickets and info at theferret.live - See you by the stage. X

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Loose Articles / The Red Stains / Fig by Four / Bryony Williams / Pocketknife / Palette / Antonia Sharples / Official: Lydia Lunch / Marc Hurtado / VICE VERA / The Dunwells / House of Wolves / Trenches - UK / Whinge / THE DSM IV / Mums / PILL FANGS / TV FACE / Gaylips / Material Goods / Those Fkkkkkg Snowflakes / Iggor Cavalera / Enjoy The Show / Pretentious Dross / Rook & The Rook and The Ravens / Ben & The Believers / The Remingtones / The Primevals / James King & The Lonewolves / Bhajan Bhoy / Walter Mitty’s Head / Palace Thieves / Alberta Cross / Seamus McLoughlin / Make the Ferret Mad Again / Alicia F / KOG / Jazzin' the Park Productions / North Fiyah Sound / Shenanigans / Stuckhome Syndrome / Popkids UK / Chris Hawkins Awesome Friends & MORE!

22/01/2025

📢 CALLING GREATER MANCHESTER ARTISTS

🧬 SocialExperiment is a new gathering at Contact for anyone interested in Live Art and contemporary performance to meet, chat, and try ideas out…

🧬 FINAL CALL TO APPLY FOR FIRST EDITION on Thu 6 Feb >>> wordofwarning.org/socialexperiment

22/01/2025

Are you coming??!!

Check out the fb events on the Enjoy The Show page.

19/01/2025

Thx Blog Preston.

Prentious Dross will be on at The Ferret Preston is set for an unforgettable evening of dark, decadently q***r cabaret-theatre as Liverpool’s unrivalled a

17/01/2025

CALL OUT - THEATRE - PERFORMANCE – SPOKEN WORD
Scratch Night Preston
Weds, March 19, 2025 (7.30pm)
The Ferret, Preston

CALL OUT - Scratch Night Preston - an evening of new and experimental work from performers of any artistic discipline.
Show us what you’ve got.

If you are developing a new piece of theatre or performance, or you are looking for a supportive space to test a new idea – this scratch night is for you.

You will get audience feedback, a small £30 performance fee to cover travel expenses, performance photographs and the chance to talk to a producer to help take your idea forward.

Work can be anything from five minutes to 30mins in length. Any type of performance is acceptable.

The only limitation is that the work should be able to be performed on The Ferret stage, where there is limited tech. We have microphones, sound and a projector, plus basic lighting.

Ferret stage size
Approx 3.3m (330cm) x 4.5m (470cm)
63.5cm height off ground
Approx 3m (300cm) headroom from stage floor to ceiling

How to apply

Email gazcook[@]googlemail[dot]com with the following details:

Your name and title of work:
Performance genre: (Spoken word, theatre, durational performance, comedy etc)
Brief description of performance:
Where are you based?:
Tech requirements:
Your social media:
Video/website links to previous work:
Question you would like to ask audience about your work:
Does your performance have a minimum age guidance? (if yes, what is it?):

Please attach performance/promo images to the email.

The deadline for applications is Sunday, February 16, 2025 (at 11.59pm).

For any questions about this call out, email Garry Cook at gazcook[@]googlemail[dot]com

This scratch night is funded by Lancashire Fringe Festival. Tickets on the night will be just £6 for audiences to attend.

14/01/2025

Nice to see Fill the Frame mentioned in Preston Market's 2024 round up.

The project by Garry Cook, part funded by Crowdfund Lancashire and the people of Preston, is the city's longest-running art exhibition.

This is particulalrly important for arts and culture in Preston as the Harris Art Gallery and Museum has been closed for several years (getting a refit).

Massive thanks to Preston Market

https://www.prestonmarkets.co.uk/article/9823/Rounding-up-a-great-2024-at-Preston-Markets

13/01/2025

Prententious Dross is coming to PRESTON.

See the acclaimed show An Evening with Dross at The Ferret, Preston on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Tickets - just £6 each! - from Skiddle via this Faceboook event: An Evening with Dross.

The Ferret

09/01/2025

Next show at The Ferret.
Weds, Feb 12, 2025.
The Ferret

09/01/2025

What a show!! 70+ people at The Ferret on a freezing Wednesday night in Janaury!

Thank you so much to Adam Perrott and Kate McCabe - The Name of the Dame was brilliant!!

Kate McCabe Stuff & Nonsense