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The Cotswolds prepare for Artweeks in its 30th year.

Submitted by Esther Browning on Tue, 21/02/2012 - 6:59pm
Ceramic bottles by Bronwen Corrall

One hundred and fifty sculptures by forty artists in Kingham; handmade jewellery with pearls, Thai silver, foiled glass & semi-precious stones in Sandford St Martin; ceramic pieces inspired by human and animal forms in Shipton under Wychwood; and contemporary wood furniture with flowing curves in Shipston on Stour are just some of the things being planned for The Cotswolds during Oxfordshire Artweeks in early May.

Oxfordshire towns prepare to celebrate Artweeks 30th

Submitted by Esther Browning on Mon, 20/02/2012 - 6:14pm
Artspace in Henley

Abingdon: As the county’s professional artists gear up for their Oxfordshire Artweeks exhibitions, a celebration of sport art and Olympic values at The White Horse Leisure & Tennis Centre, and displays at Abingdon schools ( St Nicholas’s CE Primary School, Our Lady’s & Chandlings) are just some of the other things in the planning for this spring.

Home is where the art is

Submitted by Esther Browning on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 3:30pm
Window by Vital Peeters, contemporary glass artist.

Oxfordshire Artweeks is delighted to announce that Hamptons International will be supporting the 2012 festival, offering both financial support and help with signposting, advertising and PR across the county amongst other things. Each of their Oxfordshire offices will be hosting taster art during Artweeks and we look forward to a fruitful collaboration.

Henley artists celebrate thirty years of amazing art

Submitted by Esther Browning on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 1:00pm
Glass by Anne Arlidge, Artweeks venue 396, Lower Assendon, Henley.

An artist producing dramatic fountains with stainless steel, water, stone and glass, and a vibrant collection of contemporary paintings by two Goring artists exhibiting for the first time are just some of the things you’ll be able to see out and about in Henley during Artweeks this spring.

Banbury artists plan ahead for Artweeks 30th celebrations.

Submitted by Jo Golding on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 11:42am
Sculpture by Katherine Waters, joining Artweeks for the first time in 2012.

Circus-themed paintings in Culworth, vintage wedding couture in Cropredy, conceptual sculptures in a 200yr old boatyard, and ‘Work in progress’ by students at Oxford & Cherwell Valley College, are just some of the things you’ll be able to see in and around Banbury during Oxfordshire Artweeks in early May.

Oxfordshire celebrates thirty years of outstanding art.

Submitted by Jo Golding on Thu, 19/01/2012 - 3:31pm
An Oxfordshire landcape by artist Anna Dillon.

Around 1000 artists, including 180 new for 2012, are preparing to open almost 500 venues across the county this spring as Oxfordshire Artweeks celebrates its 30th anniversary, making it the longest-running and biggest open studios event in the UK.

An exhibition on a barge, a gallery in a caravan, a woodland and an installation in an old boot factory are just some of the places you’ll be able to visit during Artweeks in May.

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