October and November 2025

Install  6 -21 October

Exhibition runs  22 October - 23 November

Deinstall  27 - 30 November 

Public Opening hours 

Thurs - Sat 1pm - 8.30pm

Sun 10am - 5pm

The main space for install, deinstall and events will be in central Oxford in the OVADA warehouse. 

OVADA - 14a OSNEY LANE, OXFORD, OX1 1NJ

Some events may take place off site, this is tbc.

Palestinian artists, many still living in Gaza

We all benefit from this act of support and solidarity

An art biennale, is a large-scale - often international - exhibition of contemporary art that takes place every two years. The most well known example is the Venice Biennale.

These events showcase current artistic practices, serve as platforms for cultural dialogue and experimentation.

Defiance, determination, celebration and solidarity.

“The Gaza Biennale marks a creative step outside the traditional frameworks of exhibitions. It reflects the sensitivity and specificity of our situation, making it an urgent and exceptional event. At the heart of the artistic purpose is the struggle of a people to survive.” - Gaza Biennale

Visit the Gaza Biennale website as well as their instagram

The Gaza Biennale is exclusively platforming Palestinian artists living in Gaza and directly affected by the genocide.

This is not an opportunity for other artists to showcase their work.

A biennale is a big undertaking with many moving parts. There are multiple ways you can help:

Practical skills

• Carpenters

• AV technicians

• Install techs

• Lending projectors

• Printing

• Musicians (esp. Palestinian musicians)
  

People Skills

• Project management to work alongside the OVADA team

• People from the Global Majority to hold the space 

• Therapists

• Somatic healers

• Security staff with licence

Accommodation and hosting

• Spare rooms or places to accommodate the organisers while they’re in Oxford 

• Local hosts for the organisers

• Is there a house/property that people could stay in 

• Caterers - food & time to serve the food at the events

• Food donations for fundraising

Communicators

• Translators (Arabic to English) both live and written

• Documentation in film and photography of the exhibition and events

Invigilators

• Look after the gallery

• Help with setting up and packing down events

Most volunteer slots are 3 hours long, but there is some flexibility. What we need is commitment and reliability.

Install and deinstall shifts may be longer.

The exhibition is running for 5 weeks and we would like volunteers who can commit to several shifts over the course of the exhibition as we will need to induct and train all the volunteers.

If you cannot offer time, fundraising and offering resources is much appreciated.