Exhibitions 2014
Harris Open Exhibition
Exhibition
13 December – 10 January 2015
It's time again for our annual celebration of local creative talent. We're inviting Preston-based artists to show painting, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and more. Many items are for sale and make unique presents.
Ceramics in Progress
Cafe display
Until September 2014
See work by the next generation of artists. On display in the Museum Cafe is work by current students on the Contemporary Craft and Masters in Ceramics courses at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
Marian Clayden: A Dyer's Journey Through Art and Fashion
Exhibition
27 September - 29 November
From dyeing fabrics for costumes and hangings for touring productions of the musical Hair in 1970, to producing an atelier collection of hand-dyed garments and accessories under her own label from 1981-2005, this exhibition showcases Preston-born Marian Clayden’s unique and luxurious designs.
Read more: Marian Clayden: A Dyer's Journey Through Art and Fashion
Making Waves: Art Inspired by the Sea
Exhibition
14 June - 6 September
From stormy seas to tranquil sunny bays and busy harbours to shipwrecks, the beauty, drama and ever-changing nature of our seas has long fascinated artists.
Making Waves: Art Inspired by the Sea explores the challenges faced by generations of artists when capturing this transient and unpredictable subject matter on canvas, in watercolour, print, ceramic, and on film. The exhibition also considers our relationship with the sea, its attraction and our vulnerability against its changing moods.
Faye Spencer: Monstrous Body of Perpetual Research
Stairway Exhibition
Until 31 May 2014
Faye Spencer was one of the most promising graduates from UCLAN’s Fine Art course in 2013. Her interests are centred around a grotesque, absurd and unwieldy body of multidisciplinary research looking at the construction of nature and culture.
Read more: Faye Spencer: Monstrous Body of Perpetual Research
70 Years of Pauline at the Harris
Exhibition - Fine Art Galleries
8 November - 28 February 2015
A rare chance to see the yellow dress worn by Pauline in the famous portrait, plus other paintings of Pauline by her husband, Sir James Gunn that are owned by a private collector.
Matt Davies: Movies in 3D
Stairway exhibition
17 June - 30 August
Matt Davies’ is a Manchester based artist with a growing regional and national reputation. Movies in 3D is his first solo exhibition in a public gallery. Integral to his work is the reliance on existing images distributed through mass media, such as newspapers, online sources and tourist brochures. Collected from tangential research and his immediate surroundings, his paintings examine and interrogate notions of history and memory.
ARTIST ROOMS: Bruce Nauman
Exhibition
15 February - 24 May 2014
The Harris Museum & Art Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of works by Bruce Nauman, one of the most influential artists of our time.
Two of a Kind: Celebrating the Potter's Art
Displayed throughout the museum
12 October - 6 May 2014
Discover unusual pottery pairings of contemporary and traditional ceramics in the cafe and in cases throughout the museum that help you explore the potter's art in more detail.
Preston Women: Then, Now and Beyond
Discover Preston Display
Until end November 2014
Spotlight On ... Preston Women: Then, Now and Beyond
This new display, created with the Preston Women’s Network, brings together objects provided by different female communities to explore the lives of women in Preston.
Post It!
Discover Preston Changing Display Case
9 October - 23 February 2014
This new display brings together for the first time the City of Preston Philatelic Society and Harris collections to explore the history of Preston postal service.
