Claire Griffiths

I love breakfast: crumpets, eggs and bacon, toasted teacakes. All some of my favourite foods. This forthcoming exhibition is not about food though and you cannot eat it. It's all about a visual feast! Funded by Leftcoast and based at a pop-up Coronation Street Gallery (just at the side of the Winter Gardens, next to Charabanc), the name, I believe, comes from the initial idea of photographer Jack Boniface to photograph the charming hoteliers of Blackpool. The idea evolved however and now features a series of portraits of local Blackpool business owners, including some really interesting portraits of  arcade owners…

Wondering what's going on above Abingdon Street Market? Are there unusual and interesting comings and goings as the creators and artists pass through the magical doorway to the left of the main entrance. Blackpool’s newest dedicated arts studio and project space will be opening its doors for a late night launch by artist Michael Ridge on Thursday 9 April. Knit, Loop & Grate will be the first exhibition to take place at the town centre studios and will be a chance for the public to get a first look at the newly developed project space on the second floor. Knit, Loop…

A pop-up exhibition of photography by recovering addicts is about to hit the streets of Blackpool. I first heard about the photographer Len Grant at LeftCoast's Golden Section. He is a photographer who has experience telling the stories of the socially excluded and vulnerable and has featured in the Guardian. Len is currently working on a project with Jobs, Friends and Houses whose aim is to sustain individuals in abstinent recovery. The majority of employees in recovery are able to train and work within building development projects with success in renovation and sales of property, creating a profitable and sustainable business. I have been really…