Chorley Photographic Society


Sat 2nd - Fri 22nd Feb 2008	BOLTON CAMERA CLUB ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT RIVINGTON PARK PHOTOGRAPHY & ART CENTRE An exciting Photographic Exhibition will be open for public viewing at Rivington Park Photography and Art Centre from Saturday 2nd February for 3 weeks. Bolton Camera Club are holding their Annual Exhibition of prints and slides at the Centre. This will be the first time the club have shown their work in the gallery at Rivington. Richard Rollon, picture editor of The Bolton News, will judge the ‘Best Print’ and ‘Best Slide’ from around 50 entries. Visitors to the exhibition will also be able to vote for their favourite images. Bolton Camera Club meets on Thursdays at Trinity Church, Bury Road, Bolton and interested photographers are most welcome. Rivington Park Photography & Art Centre is always keen to promote the work of local photographers and artists, by regularly exhibiting their work, and in addition, provides a range of workshops on painting, jewellery making and photography for all ages and abilities. January workshops are:- Photography - Model & Studio Lighting Wed. 30th Jan 7-9pm. Jewellery making - Sat 26th Jan 12-4pm. For further information on workshops and future exhibitions call 01204 696332 The Centre is open from 10am to 4pm every day except Monday and can be found on Rivington Lane, Rivington, between the Lower Barn and the Village Green.
Sat 1st Dec 2007	CPS 12th Leyland Invitation Exhibition The Exhibition officially opens on Saturday 1st December 2007 at 11am in: The South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre The Old Grammar School Church Road Leyland PR25 3FJ See News Update page for Chorley results.
Sun 14th Oct 2007	The L&CPU Presents the BIG DAY featuring the Chilterns Challenge Venue: Crewe Campus of Manchester Municipal University. Details of the location will be issued with the tickets. The venue is only a few hundred yards from Crewe Railway Station www.lcpu.co.uk
Aug 2007	Chorley Photographic Society’s annual Photographic Exhibition is now open in Chorley Library, Union Street, and will remain there throughout the whole of August.
Sat 16th June - Sun 15th July 2007	L&CPU Annual Exhibition, Astley Hall, Chorley, PR7 1NP FREE ENTRY Opening Times: Friday, Saturday, Sunday only 12.00pm to 5.00pm. Last admission 4.00pm
Fri 16th Feb - Sun 13th May 2007	Merchant Places - the lost interiors of Liverpool & Wirral's Victorian houses are shown in this stunning photographic exhibition, around 30 views by Harry Bedford Lemere (1864-1944) - Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ladylever/
Fri 2nd - Sun 4th Mar 2007	Chorley Photographic Society and Chorley Lodge Artists Annual exhibition Chorley Town Hall (photographic society Fri/ Sat only) 10am to 4pm
Wed 5 Jul - Sun 22 Oct 2006	National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE www.npg.org.uk Angus McBean: Portraits Porter Gallery £5/£3.50
Thu 5th Oct - Sun 19th Nov 2006	The Lowry. Worktown and Our House. Two photographic exhibitions by local professional photographers capturing daily life and the spirit of Salford.
Wed 4th Oct - Fri 17th Nov 2006	Don't miss the exhibition of Dianne Owen. The judge at our recent competition!! Exhibition of Creative Photography The Gallery Portland Hall Spa Portland St Southport PR8 1LR 01704 537733
Sun 8th Oct 2006	THE BIG DAY: The Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union invites you to: A day with Ordnance Survey Photographic Society Come and hear some of todays best photographers and learn some of their techniques. http://www.lcpu.org
Until Sun 24th Sept 2006	Norman Parkinson - Portraits in Fashion - over 20 stunning photographs that pay tribute to Parkinson's skill - Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight, Wirral - Free - 0151 478 4136
Sat 17th June 2006 to Sat 30th Sep 2006 Time: Tues and Fri 10am - 4pm Thurs 1pm - 4pm Sat 10am-1pm Cost: free	Antarctic Witness: Ernest Shackletons 1914 Trans-Atlantic Expedition Through the photography of Frank Hurley * Venue: South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre Old Grammar School Church Rd Leyland
Sat 10th June 2006 to Sun 6th August	Astley Hall Chorley Digital Visions A collaborative contemporary exhibition ,bringing together disciplines of photography,music and spoken word. Friday Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 5pm. Free admission
Sat 20th May 2006 to Sun 18th June Time: Thur and Fri 2pm-5pm Sat and Sun 12noon - 4.30pm Cost: free	Accrington Camera Club Annual Exhibition Venue: Haworth Art Gallery Manchester Rd Accrington BB5 2JS
Sat 13th May 2006 to Sun 4th June	Chorley Photographic Society Exhibition at Astley Hall, Chorley. Chorley Photographic Society Annual Exhibition. Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery Hallgate Astley Village Chorley PR71NP Astley Hall is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12.00pm to 5.00pm The exhibition will feature a selection of photographs of Chorley from our recent club competition. There will also be prints from members of the Society taken in the 1920's, recently found in the cellars at Astley Hall.
Thurs 2 nd Feb 2006 until Sat 8th Apr 2006	L&CPU Centenary Exhibition - Museum of Lancashire, Stanley St. Preston - free - www.lancsmuseums.gov.uk
Until 26th Mar 2006	Face to Face - Powerful close-up images of humanities closest biological relative, the APE, by James Mollison - National Museums Liverpool, 127 Dale St. Liverpool - 0151 478 4615
15 Oct - 23 Dec 2005	Legends: The Photographs of Harry Goodwin This exhibition features the photographs of legendary lensman Harry Goodwin. As resident photographer with BBC TV's Top of the Pops from 1964 until 1973 Goodwin shot the biggest names in pop. The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Cher and many more all posed for him. Sporting heroes such as George Best, Mohammed Ali and David Beckham have also been captured by Harry and his trusty camera. There's also a picture of a very youthful governor of California , Arnold Schwarzenegger, from his 'pumping iron' days. The exhibition is at Lancaster City Museum, Market Square, Lancaster - from 15 October - 23 December 2005
1st - 23rd Dec 05	Leyland Invitation Photographic Exhibition Leyland Museum & Exhibition Centre. The Old Grammar School, Church Road, Leyland. PR5 lEJ. Tel (01772) 422041 Call in and see work from Chorley PS members.
Nov 2005	Visit The photography gallery in Rivington to view local photographers work.There may also be an opportunity to sell your own! Open 9-5pm Visit: http://www.picturesdirect.co.uk/pages/gallery.html Spring Cottage Rivington Ln Rivington (Next to Rivington Hall Barn)
Sun 20 Nov 2005	Wirral Photographic Association presents 'A Lakeland Perspective' by John Gravett ARPS, DPAGB, BPE3* and 'Faces of Nature' by Tony Wharton B.A., FRPS AFIAP - Vauxhall Motors Sports & Social Club, Rivacre Rd, Ellesmere Port - 1.30pm - £6 on door, £5 if ordered in advance - John Rowell 0151 343 1551 or john@chasingthelight.co.uk***
Sat 05 Nov 2005	Opening of L&CPU Centenary Exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery - 150 original prints going back to the dawn of photography in the 1850's from our archive of over 1500 prints - 2.30pm - free
Sat 05 Nov 2005	until Sun 15th Jan 2006 - L&CPU Centenary Exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery - free