OVADA (Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency) exists to facilitate and promote access to high quality visual arts for all the residents of and visitors to Oxfordshire.

In 2010, the Old Fire Station building will be re-developed by the charity 'Crisis' as a centre for the arts and homelessness, to include a gallery, performance and dance spaces, to open summer 2011. There is much planning and fundraising work for OVADA to undertake in being part of this visionary development, and this will be the primary focus of OVADA's activity throughout 2010. OVADA's regular gallery programme ceased at the end of June 2010 to allow this work to take place and building work to commence.

In the run up to 2011 there will also be an important role for the organisation to play within the city as the visual arts development agency working closely with its founding stakeholders on off-site projects which will continue the organisation's core mission of supporting artists.

You can register as an OVADA Friend for free via our Contact page to receive regular updates about our programme.

Latest exhibition

OVADA Silent Auction: 15 - 19 June 2010 Weimin He: Dusk, 2010