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Land of Silence and Darkness
Four days of talk and action connecting movies, blindness, drawing, perception and neuroscience 14-17
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This event is hosted by Anna Lucas, the Wellcome Trust artist in residence at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, The University of Oxford. It is loosely inspired by Anna's repeated act of blind drawing Werner Herzog's documentary film Land of Silence and Darkness about a deafblind woman's communication through touch.
Contributers include performance artist Lindsay Seers, Herzog's cameraman Joerg Schmidt-Reitwein, critic Silke Panse and filmaker Peter Mann.
For a full programme please contact
info@ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk/01865 276940
http://www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk
Brookes Fine Art 2008
Oxford Brookes Annual BA (Hons) Degree Show
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17 May - 22 May, 10 am - 4 pm.
Degree show exhibiting work by 40+ final year fine art students including painting and drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installation, performance, and new media.
Richard Hamilton Building
Headington Hill Campus
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford
OX3 OBP
http://www.brookesfineart2008.com/dev
Call for Artists: Nighfair Before Christmas
***Extended deadline***
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Presented by OVADA
Nightfair Before Christmas will showcase the best emerging artists and art students from Oxford and across the south east region, as well as a selection of special invited guest artists.
The event takes place on the evening of 7 December, 7-11pm and day of 8 December, 11am-4pm. It will include a range of live art, music, film and video, affordable art and mixed media installations, reinventing Gloucester Green market stalls into a temporary exhibition space for contemporary and live art.
Artists working in any medium are welcome to apply.
If you are interested in taking part in this exciting event please complete the application form at the link attached at the bottom of the page, and return to us by Wednesday 28th November. We will begin to select applications before this date so we encourage you to apply early.
All suggestions welcome. We look forward to hearing your proposals!
For more information please contact Sophie Williamson: sophiewilliamson@ovada.org.uk
The event will be followed by an ARC artist networking event on Saturday 8th December, at OVADA.
John Goto triumphs in eCritique
John Goto wins place on list of "Top 100 living geniuses"
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Photo-digital artist John Goto and Damien Hirst are the only British artists to be voted into the recently published Synectics Survey of Contemporary Genius 2007, a report that examines the concept of genius and attempts to list the top 100 geniuses alive today. The 2007 Survey placed John Goto in 58th place, sharing the spot with Jane Goodall, Kirti Narayan Chaudhuri, Paul McCartney, Stephen King and Leonard Cohen.
John Goto is a British artist who has gained critical acclaim through his use of digital manipulation, creating photographic montages with astute observations on our contemporary society. Recent exhibitions have included the New World Circus, a thinly veiled allegory of the occupation of Iraq set within a travelling circus, and Floodscapes, a series which explores the issue of climate change. Goto has had solo London shows at Tate Britain, The National Portrait Gallery and The Photographers' Gallery, as well as exhibiting widely internationally.
The report was conducted by Synectics, a global business ideas consulting company. 4,000 people in the United Kingdom were chosen to nominate 10 living people whom they considered to qualify as geniuses. Drawing upon the survey results, a panel of consultants compiled the report's list of the top 100 geniuses alive in the world today. The report describes five factors as defining characteristics of genius: paradigm shifting, popular acclaim, intellectual power, achievement and cultural importance.
The report attempts to define the zeitgeist of our time by avoiding many of the predictable media profiles in favour of a provocative list of individuals who have made a ground breaking contribution, for better or worse, to our current world. The emphasis is on involvement with new technological developments, and indeed the survey was conducted over the internet, compiled using a form of eCritique.
For further information please see:
www.johngoto.org.uk
www.synecticsworld.com
For press images of John Gotoâ
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/28/geniustable128.xml
Bite the Hand
An exhibition by Collective-Era
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Lolapoloza Gallery (Above the boutique)
Blueboar Street, Just off St. Aldates, Oxford
4th til 26th October
Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. Closed Sunday
http://www.collective-era.com/
Life at Brandiers by Peter Lavery
New exhibition at the o3 Gallery
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The new exhibition at the o3 Gallery, of photographs by Peter Lavery, opens Friday 22nd June. The exhibition is entitled Life at Brandiers, and is a series of floral photographs capturing moments of beauty and decay. Lavery's photographs are stunning in their quality, colours and subject matter, and have been published internationally.
The exhibition runs until 22nd July.
The preview is also a great opportunity to meet the o3 Gallery's new manager, Sophie Egleton. Sophie will be at the preview, so do join her for a glass of wine and a look at the work.
http://www.o3gallery.co.uk
Opportunities to Exhibit at County Hall
Call for proposals
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We are currently inviting proposals for exhibitions at Oxford's County Hall, from artists, art socities or community groups based in Oxfordshire. The space available is open to the public and is a busy thoroughfare, benefiting from the many activities that take place at the Town Hall.
- Work shown must be 2D, but can be in any media.
- The space is available free of charge and there will be no commission on sales.
- Facilities will be provided for selling work in your absence; sales are handled through the reception desk.
- The County Council will be providing some publicity and marketing support. Exhibitions should be accompanied by promotional material and price lists where possible.
- You are not required to invigilate, but please note that no specific invigilation will be provided.
- Exhibitions can last for up to 8 weeks.
- The group or individual showing work is required to make arrangements for putting up and taking down the exhibition.
- There is a rail and hanging rod system, which can also be used with picture hooks and fishing line. Works should be framed with cord or wire and ideally be smaller than 1.5m x 1.5m.
To apply, send a proposal with images, information about yourself/ the group, and about the work to be exhibited, and when you would like to exhibit, to:
OVADA, 21 Gloucester Green, Oxford OX1 2AQ.
Mark the envelope 'CH Exhibition'
We recommend visiting the space before applying. Please note that we only write to applicants once the selection process is completed and there may be a delay between applying and hearing back. There is no deadline for applications.
Build Beautiful Bike Bugs.
Making bike bugs for Cowley Rd Carnival
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Build Beautiful Bike Bugs.
Come and join us making enormous bicycle-powered
beasties for the Oxford Cowley Road carnival.
We'll be running regular weekend workshops in June
with artist Martin West. We'll be taking bikes apart
and putting them back together in ways you've never
dreamt of. Cranks will power giant butterfly wings,
handlebars will turn giant insect heads. The whole
thing will be powered by a team of pedal-pushing
volunteers as an invasion of giant bicycle insects
takes to the streets at the Cowley Road Carnival on
Sunday 1st July.
Workshops will run 10-4pm Saturdays and Sundays in
June at Pegasus Theatre Studios on Magdalen Road (off
Cowley Road)
Contact Simon Chatterton for more info:
simon@simonchatterton.co.uk tel. 01865 767830
Moonscope at the Museum of the History of Science
New exhibition of lunar images
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A new exhibition of lunar images by two artists from the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries with a passion for representing the moon. John Russell was scientist who drew detailed observations of the moon. Rebecca Hind is a painter living and working in Oxfordshire today. Her paintings push the medium - watercolour- to new depths and scales in her pursuit to depict the moon and the way is occupies our sky.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, featuring an essay by Brian Catling.
Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford. Exhibition runs to 16th September 07
http://www.rebeccahind.com
Spark @ The Fireplace Gallery
The first independent group show from 9 recent Fine Arts graduates
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The first independent group show from 9 recent Fine Arts graduates
Artists include
Ciro Barbieri, Penelope Davies, Janette Gaggini, Giorgio Garippa, Grant Greenaway, Zoe Lowe, Oliver Palmer, Saad Qureshi, Charlotte Turton
Admission Free: 11am - 6pm
9th - 22nd June 2007
Private View: Friday 8th June 2007 6-8pm
103 St Clements Street, Oxford OX4 1AR - an entirely new art space exhibiting a variety of contemporary work
For further information tel. 07737 615 330
Arc Artist Advisor
Freelance job opportunity
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We are looking for two experienced practicing artists with well developed networks and an understanding of artist led initiatives to share their knowledge and expertise with other artists in the South East region.
The artist advisors will play a key role in delivering the arc programme of artists' professional development activities by conducting one to one surgeries with individual artists and by planning and delivering public events at arc partner organisations in Oxford and Margate. Knowledge of artists' networks in these regions would be an advantage.
Deadline: Tuesday 10th July 2007
For application information please email the arc administrator with 'Artist Advisor' in the subject line at resource@aspex.org.uk or telephone 023 9277 8076
Alternatively write to 'arc Artist Advisor', aspex, The Vulcan Building, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3BF
aspex and the arc programme for creative practitioners is supported by South East Hampshire Area Investment Framework, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and the Rootstein Hopkins Foundation.
http://www.aspex.org.uk/arc.htm
Drawing on Experience
Artwork by Mary Smith created during the Who Cares? Project
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Exhibition at the Oxford Centre for Enablement, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington
Mon-Fri 9-5
Until 31st May.
Exploding Practice Event
Changing perceptions of digital imaging practice
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Exploding Practice
Changing perceptions of digital imaging practice
An exciting, free, one day event on 27 June 2007 at the Design Council, London for creative practitioners from the South East to explore high resolution digital imaging.
The event will address how digital imaging technology can be used by small and medium sized creative enterprises to develop their business.
Confirmed speakers are Professor Ori Gersht - UCCA Rochester, Kevin Summers - editorial photographer, Jean Wainwright - author and critic, Mats Ekdahl - IKEA Communications, Alex Kent - UCCA Rochester and Warren Garbutt - Hasselblad.
Exploding Practice is organised by the Knowledge Transfer Office of the University College for the Creative Arts (UCCA) at Rochester as part of a European Social Fund regional project and the ongoing work of the Hasselblad Research Centre for High Resolution Digital Imaging based at UCCA Rochester.
Please contact ewilcox@ucreative.ac.uk for more info or go to
http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14336
I'm not a tourist exhibition
Exhibition at Pennwood House, Cassington
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This spring show at Pennwood House brings together twelve up-and-coming UK artists and designers whose work celebrates what makes Britian unique. Culture, tradition, heritage and a contemporary take on natural history and landscape are amongst the themes represented.
The results are an explosion of media, colour and form with print, photography, painting, sculpture and textiles working together to create a sense of celebration and optimism.
21 April to 2 June 2007
Please see the webiste for more information.
http://www.imnotatourist.co.uk
Linda Jane James photos
Photos of the OVADA exhibition
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For those of you who missed Linda Jane James' wonderful exhibition, 'in the wild wood', you can now see photos of the work on her website.
http://www.lindajanejames.blogs.com
Beat your feet
Art event at Malmaison
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BEAT YOUR FEET
Sunday 29th April, 6.30pm-10.30pm.
Performance Art event at Malmaison Hotel, Oxford Castle.
For one night only Malmaison will play host to a range of
performances from artists including; Natalie Baker, Eleanor
Moulsdale, Tova Holmes and The Readymaids, Holly Slingsby, Renegade
Electrons, Tiff Chan and Josh Ward.
FREE ENTRY
Live performances throughout the evening, cocktails, dancing and
audio from the Renegade Electrons.
For more information go to http://www.justanotherproject.org
or email mailto:tova.holmes@googlemail.com
http://www.justanotherproject.org
Fresh Festival, South Street, Reading, 28th Apr 07
Live art, performance and video: a one-day extravaganza!
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Fresh brings together another exquisite line up of live performance and video for Reading's South Street arts centre. 22 of the UK's most exciting artists descend on the venue for Fresh's ninth festival which boasts a line up including a fabulous new work from the inimitable Marcia Farquhar, a superb new theatre production from Al Seed and Ben Faulks, Claire's show-stealing performance from this year's National Review of Live Art, another enigmatic intervention by Fresh-favourite Eitan Buchalter and a terrific new video work by Pablo Perezzarate.
Also featured are some of the most exciting up and coming performance makers from the region and beyond including theatre practitioner and choreographer Augusto Corrieri, founding member of ProtoPlay and solo live artist Orion Maxted, Cardiff-based extremist Tim Bromage, arbiter of beautiful action-based performance Holly Slingsby, and visual artist Victoria Melody who will be demonstrating techniques for destroying stress balls!
There is also a vide installation by nasty arts impresarios thiswasnotsupposedtohappen, stewarding interventions created by Dabielle Corbishley and an anonymou gallery curated by The Forward Company.
Fresh builds on the success of its 2006 South Street event by exapnding into the RISC centre as well. Performances and video screenings will be taking place at RISC where there is also deliciously ethical fair-trade cafe and restaurant.
http://www.freshfest.org
Advertisement for Projects Manager, OVADA
Job opportunity.
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The position of Projects Manager is crucial to the success of OVADA, Oxfordshire's Visual Arts Development Agency. OVADA exists to facilitate and promote access to high quality visual arts in Oxfordshire, and professional development for artists in the area. OVADA is based in the heart of Oxford, with a large gallery, and also works on off-site projects and projects in partnership with other organisations. In this position you will have great influence on the programming of this young gallery, and working with the Director on shaping its future direction. You will be liaising with artists, funding bodies and be involved in every aspect of running the organisation, in five key areas:
· Curating
· Managing
· Administration
· Marketing
· Artists' Professional Development
The job of Projects Manager is full-time, with a salary of £16,400-17,000, dependent on experience.
For a full job description and person specification, please email hollyslingsby@ovada.org.uk Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 20 April 2007.
Red Mansion exhibition ,28th March-5th April, Lethaby Gallery
Recipients of the Red Mansion prize exhibit work made in China.
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Oliver Smith, who is currently showing two photographs at OVADA as part of the OurSpace exhibition, will be exhibiting more work from his trip to China at the Lethaby Gallery at Central St Martins, London. This exhibition brings together 7 students from leading UK art schools who were chosen by Red Mansion to spend a month in China during summer 2006. The show opens on 28th March and runs until 5th April.
http://www.redmansion.co.uk
Great British Farming
An artist's poject touring farms around the UK
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Georgina Barney graduated from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University with a First Class Honours in 2006. She now has Arts Council funding for her project Great British Farming, for which she is travelling the length and breadth of the UK living and working on farms and making art. Her work ties in really well with the urban and rural theme of OVADA's current exhibition OurSpace. You can chart Barney's progress and see her work on her website.
http://www.greatbritishfarming.co.uk
For you, only you. A new project by Sonia Boyce
At the invitation of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, renowned visual artist Sonia Boyce has conceived a collaborative project that addresses itself to the the boundary between classical music and sound art.
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For you, only you is created by Sonia Boyce, together with Alamire, a consort of some of Britain's finest early music singers, and Greek composer Mikhail Karikis. The relationship between classical music and sound art is the subject of ceaseless debate, and Boyce's project explores the relationship further by juxtaposing Renaissance music and contemporary techniques.
11-13 April 2007 5pm, Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford. Tickets 7.50GBP. For bookings contact Tickets Oxford 01865 305305
http://www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk
Making Spaces
How should cultural cities provide affordable studio space for artists?
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Join the artists and friends of Magdelen Road Studios for a lively evening's discussion of the link between artists and regeneration. Hear David Panton, founder-director of ACME, the UK's largest studio provider, describe what other cities have acheived. Verity Slater presents the Arts Council's latest views.
Modern Art Oxford, Tues 27th March 6.30-8.30pm
http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk
Luminox
A miracle after dark on Broad St, Oxford 15-17 March
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Experience the large-scale fire installation LUMINOX, the creation of renowned French artists Carabosse, which takes place over 3 nights in the centre of historic Oxford.
15-17 March 2007. 7-10pm
http://www.luminox.org.uk
Local Historical Society events
Find out more about the Local Plaque Initiative
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The Local Historical Society was set up by artist Penelope Davis. The Society is curently working on the Local Plaque Initiative, celebrating Oxford residents' oral history. On March 1st and 2nd the Society will have a stall at the Westgate centre, and on March 8th and 9th at Templars Square. Go along to find out more and get involved!
http://www.localhistoricalsociety.co.uk
Hen Weekend
George Mogg participating in Hen Weekend
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Ovada Projects Co-ordinator George Mogg has been invited to be a participating artist in Hen Weekend. 'the seminar by the sea for female artists, writers and curators'. This new format networking event aims to facilitate discussion and encourage collaboration between its participants. At each event these will be a mixture of emerging and established artists from around the UK and abroad. For more info, please see the website below.
http://www.henweekend.org
Call to artists
Opportunities for solo shows in the foyer space at Ovada, in April
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Call to Artists for solo exhibitions in the foyer space at OVADA.
OVADA exists to facilitate and promote access to high quality visual arts for all the residents of and visitors to Oxfordshire. Located in the main Gloucester Green bus station area in the heart of the City, its foyer and shop front window spaces offer high exposure for artists and their work. Proposals are invited from emerging artists living or working in Oxfordshire, including recent graduates, to submit proposals for solo exhibitions to be installed in the window and foyer area at OVADA during April 2007.
Work in any medium will be considered, including: painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, film, video, sound, performance, and live work. Exhibitions could show work previously realised, or new work created specifically for the space. Each chosen artist will be given two days to install work, for an exhibition that will run for ten days. We highly recommend visiting the gallery to see the space before submitting your proposal. Proposals from collaborations are welcome.
Proposals should include:
l An outline of what you would like to exhibit and how you would use the available space, showing an awareness of it being viewed both from outside and inside the gallery. This should not exceed one side of A4.
l Documentation of recent work and/or of the work you wish to exhibit. Images can be submitted on CD (at an appropriate size and resolution) or in hard copy format. Please state the dimensions and media of the submitted works. Videos and DVDs should include a shorter edit of any work longer than 10 minutes. Do not send original work.
Dimensions of available space:
The window area is 1.95m x 1.95m. The window is split into two sections by a wooden shelf which is 20cm deep and runs the width of the window. The top section measures: 1.10m x 1.95m and the bottom section .79 high x 1.95 wide. The two main wall spaces available measure 2.3metresx 2.5 meters and 2.5 metres x 3.6 metres. Floor space approximately 4 metres square is also available.
Deadline for submissions: 12th March
For more information, contact George Mogg or Holly Slingsby on 01865 201782 or email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk or hollyslingsby@ovada.org.uk
Residue - residencies at OVADA
Opportunities for residencies at OVADA
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Call to artists to take part in a residency opportunity at OVADA in partnership with Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Residue
Oxfordshire Artweeks is a long-standing annual festival of open studios and special exhibitions. For 2007, OVADA will be working with Artweeks to facilitate opportunities for residencies in April, culminating in a group exhibition of participating artists' work at OVADA in May.
The selected artists will benefit from:
* Use of large, well-lit spaces at OVADA during a residency period of up to four weeks, to make new work in any medium including: 2D (painting, drawing, photography, print), or 3D (sculpture, installation, multi-media, live art, performance, video), etc.
* Time for research and development of new ideas and work
* Professional development and support from the OVADA team throughout the residency
* Use of the OVADA Resources Room which houses arts journals, reference books and web based resources
* Inclusion in the long-established and well-publicised Artweeks festival
* Participating artists will be offered free membership of Oxford Artweeks for one year
* A public exhibition at the OVADA gallery in central Oxford, to show the residues and outcomes of the residency period. The exhibition will be supported by and promoted through OVADA's extensive networks.
Artists living and working in Oxfordshire, or graduates from Oxfordshire art colleges, are invited to submit proposals for residencies. Residency slots can be up to four weeks in duration, and could commence from 3rd April. The following exhibition will be in May from the 12th onwards.
Proposals should emphasise how the residency opportunity might benefit your current practice, including what your aims and area of focus will be. You may wish to touch on why OVADA would be an appropriate venue to be situated in. The following exhibition should be seen as an opportunity to highlight your practice and reveal the residue from a period of research and development.
Proposals from collaborations are welcome. We encourage proposals from emerging artists and recent graduates, to whom the use of studio space for research and development may be especially helpfu. We strongly recommend visiting the gallery before submitting, where possible.
During the residencies, use of the OVADA studio, upper gallery space, and downstairs exhibition space (excluding the foyer and shop front space), is available 10- 5pm Tuesday to Friday. Access in the evening and during the weekend can be negotiated with OVADA staff.
There is no fee available to selected artists. A small budget is available for material costs and expenses.
Proposals should include:
* An outline of your aims and aspirations for the residency (not more than one side of A4).
* Documentation of recent work and details of recent projects. Images can be submitted on CD (please ensure that they are appropriately sized) or in hard copy format. Videos and DVDs should include a shorter edit of works exceeding 10 minutes.
* The structure of your proposed residency - ie. how much time you might hope to spend at OVADA, your equipment needs etc.
* Do not send original work.
We look forward to receiving your proposal. Should you have any questions please contact George Mogg or Holly Slingsby on 01865 201782 or email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk or intern@ovada.org.uk
Deadline for submissions: March 7th 2007
Representaion and displacement
Photographs by Adrian Arbib in collaboration with The Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.
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Organised by The Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford, the exhibition is linked to the research and teaching work of the Centre. 'Representation and Displacement' addresses issues of representing those whose voices are not heard within mainstream political channels.
An exhibition of photographs by Adrian Arbib.
5-24 February 10am-11pm
The Jam Factory, 27 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HU
The Chaco Show
A diverse exhibition by three Oxford artists to support the Wichi Indians of northern Argentina. 25 Feb-16 Mar, Wolfson College Oxford
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For the Chaco Show, Oxford Artists John French, James Read and Andy Walton have donated their work to raise funds for the indigenous people of the Chaco region of Argentina. Very few people know of the threat the Wichi face from loggers and soya farmers who continue to steal and trash their ancestral homelands. This exhbition aims to highlight and support their struggle.
http://www.chacoshow.org
Opportunity for Artweeks artists at Oxford Castle and The 03 Gallery.
Artweeks' artists have been offered the opportunity to exhibit at the Oxford Castle site during Artweeks 2007, from 10th May until 3rd June.
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Building on the success of last years exhibition at the Castle, Artweeks artists have the opportunity to submit proposals for work to be displayed throughout the site, including a special exhibition at The 03 Gallery in partnership with OVADA. As well as installation pieces, we are looking for artists who would like to do live demonstrations on site and artists who would be willing to work with and supervise children's painting or craft work in the gardens.
If you would like to be considered, please email Caryn Paladina at oxford_artweeks@hotmail.com for an application form. Proposals can be submitted no later than Monday 3rd February.
Ride a White Horse - Tania Kovats
A talk by Tania Kovats at the Institute of Archaeology, in association with The Laboratory at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University.
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Following an international competition in 2005, British artist Tania Kovats was selected to make new art in the context of the White Horse.
Ride a White Horse - Tania Kovats at the Institute of Archaeology
Wednesday 24 January
5pm-6pm
Institute of Archaeology
34-36 Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PG
http://www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk/News/detail.php?item_id=25
Artist required by Oxford University Press for an Educational DVD
Oxford University Press are looking for an artist to paint an impressionist portrait over a period of one day, in order to film the painting process.
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The DVD will be used to teach English to Primary school learners world wide and will be published in 2007.
The filming needs to be completed before mid February. To express your interest in this opportunity or to find out more information, please contact James Magrane on 01865 353719 or email james.macgrane@oup.com
Advertisement for O3 Gallery Manager
Oxford Castle Ltd and OVADA (Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency) seek a dynamic and enterprising Gallery Manager ...
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...with experience of sales- preferably in the commercial gallery sector, a good understanding of contemporary visual art practice, and a commitment to artists' professional development. The successful applicant will be a confident, capable and cheerful person with excellent communication skills at all levels and be a good events organiser. This is a 0.8 position (four days a week), core working hours are 11am to 7pm, requiring occasional evening work. The gallery manager will be based at the 03 Gallery Oxford Castle.
Salary £18,000- 20,000 pa pro-rata depending on experience (+commission bonus on sales and corporate hire).
The post of Gallery Manager will have responsibility for the day-to-day management of this new and exciting gallery in the heart of Oxford Castle, dedicated to selling high quality work by artists with an Oxford connection. On a day-to-day basis the Manager will work in close contact with colleagues at OVADA.
To receive full details of the Job Description and how to apply, please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk
Deadline: 12th February 2007.
Port Meadow Exhibition
Port Meadow is a much-loved and very special part of Oxford. It is a vast expanse of open space, part of the Thames flood plain and an ancient area of grazing land that has never been ploughed, within a mile of the city centre.
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Many people have photographed or painted it, trying to capture its beauty at different times of the day and at different seasons of the year. The new gallery at the Town Hall will be holding an exhibition of some of the best of these paintings and photographs from 5 to 17 March 2007.
This exhibition is the idea of city councillor, Susanna Pressel. Susanna says "I've lived in Oxford for most of my life and I've always loved Port Meadow. I'm very lucky now because most of it is in my ward. Also, this year I'm the Sheriff of Oxford and the main duty of the Sheriff is to look after Port Meadow. That's really what gave me the idea of holding this exhibition."
Anyone wanting to take part in the exhibition should send images and dimensions of the items they wish to display to Owain Pearce at the Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1BX, including a s.a.e. for the Council's response, and return of your images. You can also email Owain on opearce@oxford.gov.uk. They must reach him by 12 January. The selection panel will include representatives of the City Council and OVADA. For more information, please phone Owain on 252776 or Susanna on 554001. The works must be ready framed. If an item is sold, the Council will charge 25% commission to contribute towards exhibition costs. Please note that the gallery will not be staffed, so exhibitors may wish to insure their works.
Invite to Attend an Informal Group Meeting
Would you like to get involved in a new initiative that will support you to develop participatory arts projects?
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Jason E Bowman and Julie Crawshaw would like to introduce themselves to you as the coordinators of 'Creating the Climate', a new project to take place across Oxfordshire that will support the development and delivery of participatory arts projects and practice in all artforms. 'Creating the Climate' is being developed by Jason and Julie, as a programme that seeks to support artists and communities to develop new working relationships that are meaningful to both. 'Creating the Climate' is an Oxon Arts Officers' Partnership Programme supported by Arts Council England South East. We are holding a series of project development meetings on January 15th, 16th and 17th, to inform the design of the 'Creating the Climate' project (to be launched in 2007). These meetings are open to artists, community groups and arts organisations. The meeting on Monday 15th January at will be at OVADA, 21 Gloucester Green, Oxford OX1 2AQ.
Meeting 1: Artists are invited from 10.30-12.00
Meeting 2: Reps. of community groups are invited from 13.00-14.30
Meeting 3: Reps. of arts organisations are invited from 15.00-16.30
For further information about Creating the Climate and to register you interest in attending the meeting at OVADA please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk who will be happy to send you further details.
We look foward to seeing you
Artists in Conversation Thurs 7th December 6.00-8.00pm
Kris Emmerson, Alan Franklin and Boo Ritson
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Meet artists Kris Emmerson, Alan Franklin and Boo Ritson, currently exhibiting in GOLD, where they will be discussing some of the themes in their work and practices.
Please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk to book your place
Festive Call to Artists
Artists are invited to submit ideas for an imaginative and contemporary Christmas window at OVADA.
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We are looking for something that would be seasonal, witty, contemporary, and interesting.
- Work should be designed to be viewed from outside only.
- Installations must be safe to leave unattended, and must last until the end of the first week of January 2007.
- Work can be 2D in the window (including lettering, posters, & framed work etc) or can be 3D using the space just inside the window. (see dimensions below).
- Power for lighting is available
- Proposals can be political, funny, beautiful, magical....
We will display the artists name and title of the work, circulate to our email network, post on the website and send a press release to the local paper. There is a small materials budget of £100.
Deadline for ideas: 5.00pm Thursday 7th December. Installation date: 13th December. Email: georgemogg@ovada.org.uk describing your idea, including images if appropriate. Please do not attach images larger than 1 meg. Please put 'Christmas window' in the subject line.
Dimensions: The window area is 1.95m x 1.95m. The window is split into two sections by a wooden shelf which is 20cm deep and runs the width of the window. The top section measures: 1.10m x 1.95m and the bottom section .79 high x 1.95 wide. The floor area available inside is 1.95m x 1.68m with a wall on the right side facing the window from outside.
The installation will need to be taken down on 5th January 2007
Arc+ Event: Wednesday 29th November 2.00 - 4.00pm
Public Participatory Art discussion group.
Full details:
Building on the initiative of Ovada's recent learning week, practitioners are invited to join Rona Lee and other artists with an interest in Participatory Art, to discuss aspects of their practice. Please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk if you wish to take part, outlining a particular piece of work, topic, idea that you would like to discuss.
Arc+ Event: Wednesday 6th December 2.00 – 4.00pm
Collaboration discussion group.
Full details:
Building on the initiative of Ovada's recent learning week, practitioners are invited to join Rona Lee and other artists with an interest in Collaboration, to discuss aspects of their practice. Please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk if you wish to take part, outlining a particular piece of work, topic, idea that you would like to discuss.
Wed 6th December 6-8; The Freelancers Office Christmas Party.
Arc + Networking session: Peer dialogue.
Full details:
Wed 6th December 6-8; The Freelancers Office Christmas Party. Artist Russell Martin will host an evening focussing on the role of networking, conversation and collaboration in artistic practice. Bring a low/no cost Secret Santa art gift to exchange.
Russell Martin is an artist whose projects range from cultural soirees to radio shows. He is also a project worker for Artquest.
Please email georgemogg@ovada.org.uk to book your place.
http://www.russellmartin.org.uk
Bill Viola: The Messenger
The Messenger and accompianing workshops
Full details:
The Messenger: Bill Viola
Friday 27 October - Sunday 5 November 6.30pm-9pm
Venue: Dorcehster Abbey Church of Saint Peter & Saint Paul, Dorchester on Thames OX10 7HZ.
Exhibition admission is free, there may be some cost for program of events accompianing the exhibition. For more information visit www.dorchester-abby.org.uk
Artists and makers needed in Oxford
An opportunity to participate in Oxford Castle's first Fine Art and Craft Market
Full details:
Artists and makers are invited to apply to take part in a special Fine Art and Craft Market at Oxford Castle for the first Arts & Business Winter
Business Cultivation one day event at Oxford Castle on Thursday 30th November. 12 stall holders will be selected by OVADA to represent a range of high quality work by local artists encompassing painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery, textiles and so on. Stalls will be free, powered, covered and open to the public from 10-8pm on the day. Artists will be expected to man their own stalls. A number of exciting events will take place on site and invited guests from businesses across the South East will also be attending. To apply for a free stall email: info@ovada.org.uk with information about your work, the price range you sell within and giving your full postal contact details. You should attach up to 3 images that illustrate the kind of work you would sell on the stall. Deadline: Friday 27th October. Successful selected stall holders will be notified by 3rd November.
Coming soon.....the OVADA Learning Week
Artists are invited to take part in a week long festival of professional development at OVADA
Full details:
Artists are invited to register by emailing info@ovada.org.uk to receive more information about the OVADA learning week.
Planned for 19th to the 23rd September the week will include free sessions on everything from marketing yourself as an artist to trying out performance art, working in the public sector to taking a guided tour of unusual spaces in London and culminating in the arc+ symposium (see events listing).
Vicky Vergou in residence at The Dairy
The Dairy: Artists in Residence 'An opportunity to reflect on your own Odyssey'
Full details:
Vicky Vergou, current artist in residence at the Dairy in Headington Hill Park (adjacent to the London Road, opposite South Park) invites you to visit her there, where she is exploring ideas around undertaking a personal Odyssey.
Vicky, originally from Greece but currently living in Wantage, recently completed an MA in Contemporary Art at Oxford Brookes and recently founded The Ideas Exchange, an artist led initiative based at OVADA for artists to share their practice in a mutually supportive forum.
The Dairy aims to provide an unusual creative space where artists can develop new work and visitors to the Park can experience and contribute to that process. Provided by OVADA on behalf of Oxford City Council.
The Dairy will be open to the public from 11-3pm on 29th, 30th, 31st August and 5-10th September. Limited parking is available at the London Road entrance, follow the path to the right from there - the Dairy is the 2nd building on the right adjacent to the shelter.
Photo Synthesis
Photography exhibition running at Science Oxford from the 12th June to the 31st August.
Full details:
In Science Oxford's upcoming exhibition 'Photo Synthesis', 12 pupils from local schools were trained by a professional photographer and sent into the University of Oxford's Botanical Garden. The result is an exhibition of truly beautiful photography that should not be missed.
'Photo Synthesis' is a Creative Partnership Project between The Oxford Trust, John Henry Newman Primary School and Peers Technology College and runs from 12th June to 31st August. It can be visited Monday to Friday from 10.00am to 4.00pm or whilst events are taking place. The venue is Science Oxford, 1-5 London Place (bottom of Headington Hill), Oxford, OX4 1BD.
To find out more information, please contact Science Oxford directly either by calling 01865 728953 or by e-mailing events@oxtrust.org.uk.
Call to Artists: Art & The Senses Exhibition
A new exhibition and publication to accompany a major conference to be held in Oxford on Art & the Senses.
Full details:
ART AND THE SENSES: THE EXHIBITION
CURATORIAL PREMISE:
Human knowledge relies heavily on sensory input. It is through the senses that people build a relationship with the external world, with each other, and with their inner self. "Art and the Senses" will explore the complexity of this cognitive system, by pulling together scientific, experiential and artistic evidence of the inter-connectedness of the senses.
This exhibition intends to create an interdisciplinary platform in which knowledge and experience can be enriched, shared and capitalized. Artistic investigations into the nature of the senses can play a crucial role in shaping empirical scientific research, by which they are in turn shaped.
For futher details on how to submit:
artists should email Dr. Bacci to discuss details on a one-on-one basis.
The deadline for submission is 15 July 2006, 12noon. Email francesca.bacci@hoa.ox.ac.uk
Tel. +44-(0)1865-286844
Local artist selected for prestigious award!
Yarnton based artist Rachel Barbaresi and her collaborator from London Susannah Round, have been selected for a major new national art prize.
Full details:
The Celeste Art prize is a new competition for painters, which features a prize winners exhibition and a new way of selecting the overall winner of the £15,000 prize - all the finalists will decide who amongst their peers is the outstanding winner. Local artist Rachel Barbaresi, and her colleague Susannah Round (Barbaresi & Round) who exhibited with OVADA in 2005 as part of our New for Old exhibition, have been selected as finalists. Rachel has also been a key volunteer on the steering group for the development of the new O3 Gallery at Oxford Castle, managed by OVADA. For details of the prestigious new award and its accompanying exhibition go to the Celeste website:
http://www.celesteartprize.co.uk/
03 Gallery open for business!
The new 03 Gallery is now open and features an exhibition of photographs documenting the changes at Oxford Castle.
Full details:
The gallery has been developed by Oxford Castle and is presented in partnership with OVADA, Oxfordshire's Visual Arts Development Agency. And that partnership is believed to be a first as well - the first partnership (possibly ever) between a public agency and private developer, to create a gallery that will generate opportunities and funding for the visual arts in Oxfordshire. Oxford Castle Chair Trevor Osborne is delighted with the new space, the last piece of the project to be completed. Trevor says "The O3 Gallery will fill a gap in the Oxford arts scene and it is fitting that the first exhibition is by a talented young photographer, evidencing through a discerning lens, the transformation of the Oxford Gaol to Oxford's Castle of acclaim."
For OVADA, who run the substantial public gallery at Gloucester Green, this new space represents an important part of the visual arts infrastructure in Oxford - according to Development Director Janine Charles its "the icing on the cake! This new space provides another piece in the jigsaw - a small but high quality selling space for art, right where we hope lots of people will be interested in buying it." All profits from the sale of works will go towards supporting the development of visual arts locally.
Arc+ one to one advice sessions
Professional artists can book one to one advice sessions with arc+ artist advisor Rona Lee
Full details:
Free advice for professional artists is available at OVADA through the arc+ initiative, which provides 45 minute one to one sessions with an artist advisor. Rona Lee who is the OVADA based advisor covering Oxfordshire and surrounding counties can offer advice on professional development, training, portfolio/website presentation, project development and feedback on individual practice.
To request a free one to one session with Rona artists should email info@ovada.org.uk and ask for the arc+ request form.
Appointments are held at OVADA on a fixed day each month. We have experienced high demand for this service so there may be a short delay before your booking can be confirmed.
Arc+ also offers networking events, artist talks and advice for artist led initiatives.
For information about other arc+ venues across the South East go to the Aspex Gallery website and follow the link to arc+.
http://www.aspex.org.uk
Call to artists for participatory public sculpture project
Creative Partnerships working with Westgate School in Slough and OVADA
Full details:
Expressions of interest are required from artists experienced in prodcuing high quality sculpture for outdoor settings, using participatory approaches.
A group of year 9 students from the School are working with Janine Charles from OVADA on the development of a small gallery space at the School and the commissioning of a public artwork for the outdoor space nearby.
A fixed fee of £4000 is available for the commission and the full brief is available by emailing: info@ovada.org.uk
Logo competition!
Artists and designers - win £100 prize or overnight stay in luxury hotel....
Full details:
Artists and designers sent in some wonderful ideas for the O3 logo competition and we hope that we can shortly announce a winning entry....
watch this space!
Arc+ for artist led groups and organisations.
a new free advisory service offered by OVADA in partnership with arc+, for your organisation, project or group.
Full details:
Artist groups, networks or artist led initiatives can apply for a series of advisory sessions. These sessions take place over a period of weeks with one or more Arc+ artist advisors making a series of visits to the group. They start with an initial diagnostic visit and work towards the development of an action plan.
This advisory service is intended to help artist led groups or organisations develop both critically and strategically.
Possible areas for discussion might be (and you can suggest others):
Clarifying aims and objectives of the group
Setting realistic goals and finding ways of achieving them
Sustaining the activities of the group
Organisational structures
Realising a national and international context for the groups activities
Eliciting partnerships with business
Creating contacts
Issues around buildings and premises
There is an application process for the service for which only limited opportunities are available across the 5 partner organisations in the South East region. To ensure that your organisation makes the most of this free advice please reply to register your interest in receiving more information and I will collect this and forward to you.
Please forward this email to other organisations or groups - we are limited to email addresses we happen to have and the timescale will not allow wider advertising.
Whilst writing do please tell your members or colleagues about the free one to one advice sessions available at OVADA from our arc+ advisor Rona Lee. All the information about arc+ is available on www.aspex.org.uk
http://www.aspex.org.uk
The O3 Gallery: a new gallery selling work by artists in Oxford
High quality gallery will open in 2006
Full details:
Artists are invited to submit applications to exhibit within the new art gallery opening in 2006 at the exciting Oxford Castle site.
Plans are underway to develop the state of the art space within the heritage site which will feature solo selling exhibitions by artists and makers from Oxford or nearby. OVADA will be managing the gallery in partnership with Oxford Castle Trust.
The gallery mission statement and further information is available by email: please put O3 Gallery in the subject line. info@ovada.org.uk
Artists needed for public art opportunities in Oxford
Building site hoardings will be painted by local artists thanks to new City Council policy.
Full details:
Oxford City Council is keen to encourage City centre property developers to improve the appearance of building sites by commissioning local artists to paint construction hoardings as public art sites whilst construction work is in progress. The City Council Planning Department with local councillors' are developing a plan to enforce this new policy. If you are a local artist with experience of developing large scale public artworks or murals, and would like to be included for consideration on the list of artists that will be offered to Property Developers, please email info@ovada.org.uk in the first instance. You should put 'hoardings' in the subject line of your email and provide your full contact details and a brief outline of your interest in this area of work. Further information will follow in due course.
Open Day at The Chiltern Sculpture Trail.
A day out in the Chilterns on an art trail....
Full details:
On Saturday 8th October from 10 - 5 pm this long established sculpture trail hidden away in the beautful Chiltern Hills, not far from Oxford, will be holding a special open day.
Everyone is assured of a warm welcome from the exhibiting artists and organisers - come along for a fun day to experience new and existing sculptures, artist led trail tours and talks, sculpture workshops and refreshments.
If you are an artist from Oxfordshire or the surrounding counties then this is also the perfect opportunity to
meet the curator, talk with trustees and network with other artists.
The Chiltern Sculpture trail is at Cowleaze Wood, Christmas Common, South Oxfordshire. Ample parking on site and good nearby pubs. Situated only a short drive from the M40 at the Cut the trail is very accessible by car. For directions and further info email
chiltern.sculpture@virgin.net or see
http://www.chilternsculpturetrail.co.uk
ARC+ Launch
new advisory service for artists at OVADA
Full details:
OVADA with Modern Art Oxford will provide a new artists advisory service for artists living or working in Oxfordshire or nearby. Led by Aspex Gallery's ARC the other organisation in the network are South Hill Park in Bracknell, De La Warr Pavillion in East Sussex and Turner Contemporary in Kent.
Each gallery has been allocated an artist advisor who will provide five advice sessions each month. These free sessions are available to professional artists at all stages of their careers and will be based at OVADA. ARC+ will also offer specialist advice to artist led organsiations in the area.
A key objective of the project is to create a regional network of artists and events. Each year OVADA and Modern Art Oxford will be offering 6 artist networking events with speakers, refreshments and a chance to meet other artists. The dates and venues for future events will be confirmed shortly. ARC+ will produce a news letter with information about other regional networking events.
To attend the launch event on Saturday 10th September (11am to 1pm) please email: info@ovada.org.uk
One to one sessions can be booked by emailing: resource@aspex.org.uk in the first instance. Please outline what you would like to discuss with the adviser.
http://www.aspex.org.uk
OVADA NEWSLETTER ++++++OVADA NEWSLETTER++++++
A round up of news and opportunities from OVADA
Full details:
OVADA
Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency
21 Gloucester Green
Oxford OX1 2AQ
Tel: 01865 201782
Email: info@ovada.org.uk
www.ovada.org.uk
July 2005
++++OVADA NEWS+++++OVADA NEWS+++++
OVADA is moving from strength to strength, developing new partnerships and expanding our work to other spaces. Two important new initiatives we are involved in are Arc+ and the O3 Gallery at the Oxford Castle Site. We are delighted to be among a group of galleries providing a new advisory service to artists, led by the Artistâ
GILT: Craft market
OVADA launch new contemporary craft makers market
Full details:
Ovada are inviting makers and crafts people to apply for their first contemporary craft makers market to be held in the new gallery space during 2006.
"The market will be an outstanding showcase of contemporary work from around the country and we anticipate that particularly just before Christmas, that the gallery will be a popular destination for Christmas shoppers." says Crafts Co-ordinator Michael Harris.
Application forms are available from OVADA. Email: info@ovada.org.uk
EMERGENCE: a new festival of Visual Art
From April to November - a new season of exciting visual arts events in Oxford
Full details:
EMERGENCE is the new programme of exciting visual arts exhibitions, events and activities happening in Oxford and around the County. The season will feature new work by emerging and more established artists from Oxfordshire and the surrounding region. Register as an OVADA friend via 'Contacts' to receive regular information our events, or telephone 01865 201782. Emergence is part of the Evolving City programme of cultural festivals and events led by Oxford Inspires in 2005. Look out for EMERGENCE in the Evolving City programme under the Festivals theme.
http://www.oxfordinspires.org
OVADA Gallery renovation
New gallery will open in April 2005
Full details:
The newly refurbished OVADA Gallery will re-open in April 2005 with the first event in the Emergence season of contemporary visual arts. The gallery, which has expanded into a large ground floor premises whilst retaining the upper gallery, will be a vital element of the visual arts infrasctructure in Oxford when completed.
Development Director Janine Charles says 'artists in Oxfordshire and the wider public will really enjoy this new hub for the arts. The building will be a buzzing centre for activity such as workshops, residencies, exhibitions and artist talks - we are reallly looking forward to re-opening and kicking off the new season with the VENT live art residencies.'
The refurbishment programme has been funded by Oxford City Council with match funding from Arts Council England
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