July 2008

Lead Artist Charles Quick will be speaking at the Tatton Park Biennial 'Spaces Symposium' on Friday 18th July 11.30am - 4pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire. This one day symposium is for artists, commissioners and arts organisations exploring commissioning, context and site-specific art. Normal entry charges apply for Tatton Park apply, including lunch and a guided tour of the Biennial. Places are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. For more information click here and email to book a place. To go to the Biennial website click here.

June 2008

Lead Artist Charles Quick and artist Chris Davis will present The Family project at a Conference entitled 'Innovation & Exploration: Evaluating arts-based community projects in Urban Regeneration' at Urbis, Manchester on Friday 13th June, 9.30am - 3.30pm. For more information and how to book click here.

June 2008 

Preston's Covered Market will host a book launch and open-air film screening on June 11th, 8.30pm - 10pm to celebrate the launch of a new book which documents the Preston Market Mystery Project. Nottingham will host a consecutive launch and for more information about both events and how to purchase the book click here.

April 2008

A new commission entitled Local Colour by artist Becky Shaw will be realised this Summer. Becky uses live, photographic and written methods to generate often humorous, and sometimes critical, projects in response to commercial and institutional contexts.

Feb 2008

We are looking to create a comments page on our website and would welcome your thoughts on any of the projects. To contribute please email  If you would like to make a comment but would prefer us not to post it online please specify this in your email.

 18th Feb 2008

New photos have been added to the website. Click on the artist/project name to see photos from City Conversations (1st-15th February 2008) which features work by Chantal Oakes, Chris Davis and an online project called MAP                                                                                       

 6th Feb 2008

The Family project featured on Radio Lancashire's Drive Time show. Between 4-6pm, artist Chris Davis and participant Pam Moore chatted to presenter Brett Davison about their experiences of the scheme.            

 Jan 2008

In Certain Places has released a report documenting the first three years of the project. Please email if you would like to receive a copy. Please state whether you would like to receive a hard copy or a pdf version.

 7th Dec 2007

John Newling presented the Preston Market Mystery Project at The Culture of Possibilities: the Third National Public Art Conference, which took place in Nottingham. This is the third time that In Certain Places has featured at the conference. Charles Quick presented the project at the second conference in Liverpool, 2006, and the Lead Artist scheme was discussed at the inaugural event in 2005. The National Public Art Conference is organised by Art & Architecture Journal. For more information click here.