Talking Shop
We recognise the instrumental role shops and small businesses play in bringing local people together within the social hub of their neighbourhood. We want to help sustain and celebrate the role of the local shopkeeper and independent trader.
Talking Shop uses a diverse range of arts tools to engage small local shops and businesses in selected Lancashire neighbourhoods.
Talking Shop is not just an arts project, it is a creative tool to keep local independent shops on the regeneration agenda. Engaging shopkeepers to participate creatively with professional artists, we celebrate the characters and stories and provide a voice for local independent retailers. Each individual project becomes a unique model of support and engagement. Since 2005 we have visually documented a diverse range of local businesses and captured not only stories but the current issues.
There are still many stories to tell and many issues to raise, so contact us if you would like a Talking Shop project in your area.
Previous Events
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Talking Shop: Project Pride Burnley
Performance 15 August 2011
In 2011 Prince Charles visited Burnley's historic Weavers' Triangle and saw young people from the Project Pride Burnley team give a great taste of their unique, site-specific, multimedia promenade performance. Many thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund for their generous support. -
Talking Shop: Project Pride Nelson
Starts 02 August 2011
Part of the Talking Shop series, this time working with young people across Pennine Lancashire -
Talking Shop: Project Pride Accrington
Starts 16 July 2011
Part of the Talking Shop series, this time working with young people across Pennine Lancashire -
Talking Shop: Lancaster
From 01 November 2010
Celebrating independent shops and shopkeepers in Lancaster city centre during 2010-2011. -
Talking Shop Blackburn with Darwen
Opened 01 January 2009
Talking Shop in Blackburn with Darwen brought together the unique experiences of artists Kaspar Wimberley and Martina von Holm -
Talking Shop Bacup
Opened 01 October 2008
Following the success of the rural project in Rossendale, the local authority commissioned a project in Bacup town centre. -
Talking Shop Blackburn Rd, Accrington
Opened 31 August 2007
This Talking Shop project was initiated along Blackburn Road, Accrington. -
Talking Shop Rossendale Rural
Opened 01 May 2007
Rossendale Leisure Trust and Rossendale Community Cohesion group created a series of workshops. -
Talking Shop Oswaldtwistle
Opened 01 June 2006
An off shoot to the main Talking Shop Accrington project was also delivered by MPA in Oswaldtwistle, a neighbouring town -
Talking Shop Burnley
Opened 01 May 2006
This was the first in the series of projects that form the Talking Shop programme which followed on from pilot project 'Shopkeepers' -
Shopkeepers
Opened 01 June 2005
‘Shopkeepers’ took place in Pendle in summer 2005 and was the pilot project for the Talking Shop programme.