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Exploring how people will use the new University Square soon to be built in Preston through events, engagements & artworks. Views are those of curator Ian Banks

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Doorbells installed and working! Phew! Well done Jen Kagan, lovely project. They are outside the Blackburn Cotton Exchange for three months. If you are about after dusk go press them and operate different sequences in the windows. @Superslowway
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Lebanese architect and MIT dean, Hashim Sarkis, appointed to curate the 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale. Interesting choice, hope he broadens the net news.mit.edu/2018/hashim-sar…
Hashim Sarkis named curator of 2020 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition

Hashim Sarkis named curator of 2020 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition

Hashim Sarkis, dean of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning, will curate the 2020 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition, the global showcase for architectural work.

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New Blog Post! ❄️ Does public art have the power to inspire action against #climate change? Or is it a waste of energy? We take a closer look at @olafureliasson 's #IceWatchLondon 🌊Read more: bit.ly/2CqNowi
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tonight @UCLanWhatsOn PR1 Gallery....
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Etc Urban@etcurban18 Sep 2018
Replying to @gazcook @tfconsultancy @HarrisPreston @donna_close @CreativeLancs @davidcoxarch @ppl_preston @weare_bird @WashDesign @Crafty_Vintage
I was in Manchester the other day and was blown away by the street art. Some corners in the Northern Quarter even had dazzling lights showcasing the art. I bumped into someone taking a group of tourists on a “Manc Street Art Tour”. Surely we can do this too #Preston 🌈
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Ian Banks@AtollUK20 Dec 2018
Existencilism: My 2005 article on one man urban art phenomena Banksy: “People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access” atoll-uk.com/writing/existen… – at Knutsford, England
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Seasons Greetings. You are favoured: Art Angel Banksy appears in the town of Port Talbot, South Wales: newshub.co.nz/home/world/201…
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Public art reminds us that it’s possible to think differently and boldly. With #COP24 underway in Poland, our hope is that #IceWatchLondon, a public art piece by @OlafurEliasson with support from @BloombergDotOrg, will inspire new action on climate. icewatchlondon.com
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So happy to see so many people turning up in front of @tate Modern to have an experience with the ice. It's still here - please come by! #icewatchlondon instagram.com/studioolafurel…
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On Thursday's #SolidarityDay & every day, stand with the @WFP and demand a world where no child goes hungry. bit.ly/2zInKBR #FeedOurFuture
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Ethan Kent@ebkent19 Dec 2018
2018 - The Year the #Placemaking Movement Began to Self-Organize linkedin.com/pulse/2018-year… @FutureOfPlaces @PPS_Placemaking #PublicSpaces #UrbanPlanning #PlacemakingWeekWuhan

2018: The Year the Placemaking Movement Began to Self-Organize

Many of the best places are seemingly self-organized and self-managed, where participants are almost unconsciously contributing to everyone else’s experience. To get there of course usually requires...

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It’s A Wonderful Life script is being painted on train platforms to help people struggling with mental health problems. Today in Preston printed on platform 4 #itsawonderfulline virgintrains.co.uk/its-a-won…
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APPL@APPLancs18 Dec 2018
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ora ito's flying nest is the nomadic hotel room that travels around the world designboom.com/architecture/…
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Thanks to our friends at @sigmascience for these fab holiday reads! Question is... which book should we start with? 🤔
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Great opportunity here 👇
Yorkshire Sculpture International (@YSI_sculpture) profile pictureYorkshire Sculpture International@YSI_sculpture18 Dec 2018
Come & work with us! We're looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to develop, implement & evaluate the #volunteer programme for Yorkshire Sculpture International. Deadline for applications: Mon 14 Jan 2019 at 10am. Find out more & apply: yorkshire-sculpture.org/ #artjobs #artopps
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artists! tonight! get together and continue to shape the art & culture scene in the city... 5.30 - 7.30
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artist gathering & consultation workshop, tues 18th dec, 5.30 - 7.30 at the Media Factory @gazcook @uistkunstist @FloraMartyr @IntoBetterShape @ArtlabCPS @InCertainPlaces @HarrisPreston @visitguildcity @PrestonArtsSoc @derelictlive @oxheys @HarrisFriends
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@UNESCO18 Dec 2018
Migrants are People. Refugees are People. We are all People. And People help People. 18 December is International #MigrantsDay. ℹ️ on.unesco.org/2ECXyw0 #WithDignity
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Brilliant stuff happening at this fab space #Preston
thetestbed (@TestbedPreston) profile picturethetestbed@TestbedPreston17 Dec 2018
Public Events this week at #thetestbed , and starting tomorrow with Bennett & Garrett Co-Lab exhibition on December 18th (pm 1-5) and 19th (am 10-12) . Look forward to seeing you there. @JaneEBennett @UCLanWhatsOn @blogpreston @InCertainPlaces @HarrisFriends @HarrisPreston
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Beautiful and elegant roof for @uclantestbed designed and built by @baxendale_dco and lite by @davidboultbee just for @uclancf #Preston instagram.com/p/Brcg5telLJS/…
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#sunrise #preston ift.tt/2GnH7FP
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