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Exhibitions & Showcases

Current Showcases

The Chapel Gallery provides around twenty exhibitions and showcases each year. Our current programme of showcases is below.

Click to enlarge: Holly Lawton - Paper Architecture
LACi New Creators:
5 June -
24 July 2010



  LACi, Lancashire Arts & Crafts Initiative, promotes the work of some of the most exciting fine art and contemporary craft graduates.

This exhibition brings together the work of a painter and a photographer alongside a wide variety of fascinating
contemporary craft objects.

Exhibiting Artists
Fine Art: Ellie Love and Tommy Stables.
Contemporary Craft: Deborah Cadwallader, Thomas Davies, Kate Earlam, Jennifer Ellis, Holly Lawton, Nadine Martyniuk, Christopher McVerry,
Amanda Mercer, Elisa Robinson, Anna Whitehouse and Mary Willis.


If you are interested in exhibiting in LACi 2010/2011 and graduate Summer 2010 please visit our LACi New Creators page to find out how to apply:
LACi New Creators

Click to enlarge: John Taylor - Ormskirk Power Station
John Taylor:
25 September –
6 November 2010
John was the winner of the West Lancashire Open Exhibition’s Peoples’ Prize in 2009. His eerie images depicting derelict buildings were very popular with visitors to the exhibition.
A year on, John’s work has developed and he returns with a photography showcase that illustrates the beauty of nature disrupted by the incongruous commercial objects that people
have simply thrown away.

If you would like to enter this years West Lancashire Open Exhibition please visit Current Opportunities for details:
Current Opportunities

Click to enlarge: Youth Open 2010 - image by Matthew Roby

My House, My Home - Youth Open 2010:
13 November 2010 –
8 January 2011
  A wonderful way to acknowledge the creative talent of young artists in
the region, this annual showcase includes original artworks from individuals, school classes and families
too. Young artists are encouraged to submit work on the theme of ‘My House, My Home,’ created in any 2D media or relief.

The evening preview for the event ensures that all who attend, from the young people themselves to their
proud friends and family, have a great time and feel very special indeed!

Dowload a Youth Open Application Form here: Youth Open Application Form.pdf

Deadline: 30th October 2010.
Click to enlarge: Dave Pilkington - Veg Shop

Dave Pilkington:
15 January –
26 February 2011
 
LACi, This collection of photographs is an affectionate and intimate portrayal of shopkeepers in the town of Burscough.
Each image captures the character behind the counter, celebrating the personal touch of individual shops that is often absent from vast and anonymous supermarkets.

A fascinating insight in to the everyday activities of local shops and shopkeepers, businesses that have often been in the area
for decades and long may they stay.