Artweeks Festival 2009
Special Events for 2009
“Artwines” Competition and Exhibition at O3 Gallery & Exhibition of work by Jane Duff
O3 Gallery, Oxford Castle, 2-31 May.
Tues-Fri (12-5pm) ; Sat & Sun (11-4pm); closed Mon.
A fascinating exhibition of entries for a competition run earlier this year for Artweeks’ artists to design a wine label for a new wine to be launched by the Oxford Wine Company.
In addition, Artweeks’ Mary Moser Award winner for 2008, Jane Duff will be exhibiting a selection of oil paintings and photographic work. For further information : www.o3gallery.co.uk
Oxford Castle Art Competition
Saturday, 2 May (11-4pm)
Artists are invited to draw / paint / photograph the Oxford Castle site. Winning entries will be selected on the day and displayed in the O3 Gallery. Please contact the O3 Gallery for further details on 01865 246131
Street Carnival in Summertown
Saturday, 9 May (10-1pm), Banbury Road, Summertown
Live music, street art & performance, kids fancy dress & open studios.
Art Forum
Wednesday, 13 May (7-8.30pm)
An evening of lively debate and discussion.
The topic this year is: “Is art decoration ? Is decoration art ?” Chaired by Jim White.
The University Museum, Parks Road, Oxford. Tickets £6 (£3 concessions), including a glass of wine at 6.30pm, available on the door or from the Artweeks’ office on 01865 865596.
“Taster” Exhibitions in the South
Cornerstone Arts Centre, 25, Station Road, Didcot, 30 April – 31 May.
Tues-Sat (10-6pm); Sun (11-4pm); Mon closed.
Display of work by artists exhibiting during Artweeks. – painting, ceramics, textiles & much much more ! For further details : 01235 515144 / www.cornerstone-arts.org
Vale & Downland Museum, Church Street, Wantage 5-23 May.
Mon-Sat (10-4pm)
Examples of work by artists in the Wantage area and details of their exhibitions during Artweeks, to help you to select the sites you might like to visit. For further details : 01235 771447 / museum@wantage.com
Walking Tours
Saturday 9 & 16 May (10-12)
Come and enjoy a 2 hour walking tour of Oxford’s Colleges and discover some of the University’s hidden treasures – painting, glass, architecture & much more !
Numbers are strictly limited, so please book your place by calling 01865 865596.
Tickets £5 p/p
Photographing Oxford – “Finding the Hidden City”
Saturday 23 May (2-4pm)
Join a 2 hour walking tour of the City with professional photographer, Paul Medley and learn how to make the most of your camera and your skill to uncover the details of an historic city.
Places are limited, so please book in advance by calling 01865 865596.
Tickets £5 p/p.
Children’s Workshops
The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
16 May: “Get Ahead, Get a Hat”. Make a hat or accessory inspired by the exhibition, “A Wearable Art”. 10-12 & 2-4pm. All ages welcome. Family drop in, no need to book. For more details call : 01993 811456
Banbury Museum
25 April – 14 June: “Create Costumes”. Be inspired by our “Born to be Wild” exhibition of costume and create your own outfit for a favourite creature. 2-4pm weekends & school holidays. 4-11 years. £1.00
2 May: “Birds of a Feather”. Create your own costume for a bird & then animate it. 2-4pm. 5-11 years. £2.50.
25 May: “Comic Strips” with Korky Paul. Write & draw your own comic strips. 1 hour sessions at : 10/11.30/1.45/3.15. Booking recommended. Adults & children all ages welcome. Children under 11 must be accompanied. £3.50 T. 01295 259855
Oxford University Museum of Natural History & Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Road, Oxford
2 May: “Brilliant Body Arts”. Help celebrate the re-opening of the Pitt Rivers Museum, with style. Take your inspirations from the collections to create your own body ornament. 1-4pm. All ages welcome. Drop in.
28 & 29 May: “Museum Masterpiece”. Rummage around the museum with buckets of bits “n” bobs to decorate a fantastic frame for your messy museum masterpiece. Painting, printing, sticking fun for all the family. 1-4pm . Suitable for all ages. No need to book – drop in. FREE
The Museum of Oxford, St. Aldates, Oxford tba
26 May: “Terrific Tolkien”
Design and illustrate your own Tolkien-style book cover, and practise your runic writing. 2-3.30pm. £2.50
27 May: “Saxon Superheroes”
Stories and crafts inspired by super sword-swinging Saxons! 2-3.30pm. £2.50
28 May: “From Plaits to Pots: Those Arty Anglo-Saxons”
Make Saxon crafts and decorations in a day of fun and exciting workshops. 10.30-11.30 / 12.30 – 1.30 pm / 2.30 – 3.30 pm. £2.00 per workshop.
Workshops suitable for ages 5-12. Children under 8 must be accompanied. Booking recommended. T.01865 252761 www.museumofoxford.org.uk
Henley River & Rowing Museum
16 April: “Earring Queen for Teens”. Become an earring queen with spangly & dangly creations guaranteed to impress your friends. With expert tuition and a dazzling array of beautiful materials to choose from, you’ll soon be creating earrings that are unique. 1.30 – 3pm. Age 12-16. £8.50 + £8 materials.
26 May: “Fairytale Fiesta”. Make a cardboard castle for majestic adventures starring kings and queens who’ve travelled on the Thames. Your castle will open out to make a stage for your favourite fairytales. 10.30 – 12.30pm. Age 4-7. £8.50
29 May: “How Does Your Garden Grow ?”. Grow your own mini garden in a planter you’ve decorated yourself. 10.30-12.30pm. Ages 4-7 £8.50 + £1.50 materials.
Booking essential on T. 01491 415600 or E. edbookings@rrm.co.uk
Adult Courses and Workshops
Run by Oxfordshire County Council
Art with Collage (beginners)
Kidlington Adult Learning (30 April – 4 June)
Botanical Illustration
Cumnor, Oxford (27 April – 29 June)
Harcourt Arboretum (13 June, 10.30-4.30pm)
Figure Drawing
King Alfred’s East (20 June, 10-4pm)
Landscapes in Oil
Cumnor, Oxford (6 June, 10-4pm)
Life Drawing
various locations (April – July)
Oil Pastels
Cumnor, Oxford (6 June, 10-4pm)
Bradwell Village Hall (16 June)
Painting & Drawing
various locations (April – July)
Photography
various locations (April - July)
Watercolour Painting
various locations (April - July)
All details correct at time of going to print, but please check & for further information at www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/adultlearning or call 01865 456738.
The Mary Moser Award
This annual award was established in 2003, to honour the work and commitment to Artweeks over many years, of Lady Mary Moser. The award is intended to help develop the career of a professional artist who has taken up art as a second career later in life, with a small cash prize.
In 2008, the fifth MMA was given to Jane Duff.
“I worked as an Art Editor and a freelance picture researcher for 12 years so have always had an artistic outlook and have always loved photography. I started to paint 8 years ago and have just completed an Arts Foundation Course at Abingdon and Witney college which has opened my eyes to a whole new world of Art and which pushed me out of my comfort zone with my painting. My love of N.W. Scotland and Wales runs deep and I like to paint seascapes and landscapes, working fast in situ, wind and rain permitting, using huge canvases and sponges and big brushes and splattering and rollers, spontaneously reacting to the environment around. In January 2009 I had an exhibition of my industrial paintings of Didcot Power station, highlighting it’s interesting geometric mix of pipes, struts, towers and massive grey buildings. I particularly enjoy photographing and creating photocomposites of any textures- the grain of wood, patterns of stones, rusting metal , decaying boats and doorways and anything to do with peeling paint!
I have exhibited for the past few years with Little Wittenham artists but in the last year, have also enjoyed exhibiting in many other venues including the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot. Winning this award, gives me the opportunity to show some of my work in Oxford, which is a real bonus for me.”
Jane Duff will be exhibiting at the O3 Gallery this year throughout May.