Prestival was a public exhibition and artist-networking event which took place in Preston from 7th – 22nd July 2007 and was organised by artists Elaine Speight, Rebecca Chesney and Robina Llewellyn. 18 artists from cities including including Manchester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Glasgow, Sheffield, London and Munich were invited to show new work alongside 25 artists from Preston, in venues across the city centre and in the public realm. All artists stayed in Preston for the weekend of 20th July, in order to experience each other’s work and participate in networking events.

Prestival was developed as a way to bring artists from other cities in the UK and abroad to Preston in order to create networking opportunities for Preston artists, to raise the profile of the Preston arts community and to bring new and exciting contemporary art to the city.