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WELCOME TO DERELICT arts
Inspiration
We will bring high quality arts performances and experiences to people in unexpected places, inspiring a new generation of audiences and artists.
Innovation
We will change the way that arts and culture is accessed in Preston and throughout the region by bringing cutting edge artists to deliver innovative new ideas and ways of thinking.
Inclusivity
We will always put our people first, ensuring local residents and community members have a key stake in the development of all the work we produce, promote and deliver.
Coming Soon to Derelict Arts
our ongoing quest to find one person from all 60 Prestons in the world
'Preston Calling' started with one piece of information. From a conversation with Zuppa Theatre, who hail from Halifax, Nova Scotia, we knew that Halifax is roughly a one hour drive from Preston, Nova Scotia. This was interesting we thought, seeing as our Preston is roughly a one hour drive from Halifax in the UK. We wondered how many other Prestons there are in the world and how their residents were doing in the midst of a pandemic. Perhaps this was the perfect opportunity to ask them we thought.
We learnt that there are (give or take the odd ghost town or unincorporated community) sixty villages, towns and cities around the world called Preston. We devised five very basic questions and embarked on our internet quest to try and reach one person from each Preston and ultimately bring sixty strangers from around the world together.
