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Preston’s artist-led studio space The Birley to triple in size as artist community grows

The artists’ studio and project space in Preston city centre, which currently has a waiting list for studios, is taking over the first floor of the building.

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Scene Report: Preston – “tough town” finding answers to its hard times

by Martin Hamblen

For the latest in our ongoing Scene Report series, Preston-based artist Martin Hamblen provides a tour of the city’s visual arts activity and asks whether the much vaunted ‘Preston Model’ of inward investment stretches to investing in the artists living and working in the area.