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Lie of the Land symposium Weds 16th May 10am - 4pm (bus pick up from Preston Railway Station at 9am and drop off after 4pm) Bartle Hall, Preston Tickets £10 (a number of free places are also available) Click here<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lie-of-the-land-tickets-45292418844?aff=es2> for the full programme and to book a place In Certain Places invite you to take part in Lie of the Land - a day of artworks, presentations and conversations about our relationship to the land. Drawing on research undertaken by artists in The Expanded City<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city/> programme, the symposium will explore how our everyday lives are shaped by the ownership, management and development of land. The day will feature talks by journalist and author Peter Hetherington<https://www.theguardian.com/profile/peterhetherington> and artist Julia Heslop<http://www.juliaheslop.com/>. It will also include a bus tour around some of The Expanded City sites, and the distribution of a limited-edition map of the project. The symposium will take place at Bartle Hall, Preston<https://www.bartlehall.co.uk/>, and a bus will collect participants from Preston Railway Station, and return there following the event. Tickets are £10 and include a sit-down lunch and bus travel. A limited number of free tickets are also available for self-employed artists, students and Preston residents. Please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> to reserve a free place. About the Expanded City The Expanded City is a three-year programme of artistic research, interventions and events, designed to inform a series of planned infrastructure projects on the outskirts of Preston. Part of Preston's 'City Deal<https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/city-deals>' - a central government initiative which aims to encourage economic growth by addressing strategic infrastructure challenges - the scheme includes the creation of over 17,000 houses as well as new roads and amenities. Following an invitation by Preston City Council to contribute to their plans, In Certain Places has been working with artists Gavin Renshaw<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city-gavin-renshaw/>, Emily Speed<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city-emily-speed/>, Olivia Keith<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city-olivia-keith/>, Lauren Velvick<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city-lauren-velvick/>, Ian Nesbitt and Ruth Levene<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city-ian-nesbitt-ruth-levene/>, and multi-disciplinary design group The Decorators<http://incertainplaces.org/projects/carolina-caicedo-making-social-spaces/> to explore the existing characteristics of the development areas, raise questions and offer suggestions for the future of these places. The Lie of the Land symposium will present some of the artists' key insights and observations, providing a snapshot of the project to date, and encourage discussion about wider issues of urban planning and policy. In Certain Places is an artistic research project, based in the School of Art, Design and Fashion at the University of Central Lancashire. Elaine Speight Curator/ Research Fellow In Certain Places School of Art, Design and Fashion University of Central Lancashire Preston PR1 2HE +44 (0)1772 893204 @incertainplaces www.incertainplaces.org<http://www.incertainplaces.org> [University of Central Lancashire 1828 - 2018] Please consider the environment before printing