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Here's a selection of our recent feature and news articles about the Oxfordshire Artweeks festival and stories about Artweeks artists and venues.
February 2020
The intimacy of silversmithing (see p24)
The OX Magazine visits Abingdon jeweller Sophie Snaith in her studio.
January 2020
Leila Javadi's Joyous Optimism
The OX Magazine profiles an Oxfordshire 'adventure-artist' who paints what she sees in the Arctic wilds.
December 2019
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The OX magazine features Artweeks artist Hilary Audus, animator and co-director of this charming Christmas classic.
November 2019
OX magazine looks at the textile art of Artweeks artists Lesley Wildman, the storyboard and comic art of Andrew Wildman and forthcoming exhibitions by painters Jane Duff and Jack Smith in four very different feature articles this month.
Threads of the Cotswolds and beyond
From Korky the cat to conspiracy thrillers
Jane Duff's Wildsong at North Wall
Love, difference and the soul of Oxford
October 2019
First Imprints
The OX magazine showcase the Oxford Printmakers resurrection of ancient beasts for IF Oxford science and ideas festival.
October's Top Ten
Experience Oxfordshire's monthly art blog suggests places to enjoy art and colour whatever the weather.
September 2019
The Art of Perception
The OX magazine delves deep into an exhibition by Kieran Stiles inspired by a residency at Merton College Oxford
August 2019
The Joy of The Cotswolds
The OX magazine present one of the most popular new artists of the 2019 festival
July 2019
The Pull of the Thames
The OX magazine meets two artists inspired by the river that runs through their lives
May 2019
Artweeks sculpture group take over old school
Bicester Sculpture Group's show is reviewed in the Oxford Mail.
Watlington's Artweeks is hailed as a success
The Henley Standard reviews the success of Watlington Artweeks.
Heseltine Gallery Open exhibition opens
The Banbury Guardian covers one of the larger groups exhibitions taking place in North Oxfordshire for Artweeks.
Dive into world of aquatic art
The Oxford Times explores watery Artweeks work in West Oxfordshire.
Go West for Art
The Oxford Times looks at the venues in and around Witney ahead of North Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Art, animals and so much more
Pick Families Magazine looks at the bright and bold art on show during Artweeks.
Portrait of an Artist
The OX Magazine goes under cover into artist's studios with two Artweeks photographers.
The World in Watlingon
Take a stroll down Watlington High Street which comes alive for Artweeks with OX Magazine.
Shaping the Earth
The OX Magazine looks at the wonder of clay with the Artweeks festival.
Art for Art's Sake
Four Shires magazine profiles sculptor Rachel Ducker, photographer Nathan Barry & find surprises in hidden rural spots in North Oxfordshire.
Artweeks brings the world to Oxford
The Oxford Mail previews Oxford venues with art inspired both locally, globally and celestially!
Down to a fine art
The Oxford Times looks at the human face of Oxfordshire Artweeks 2019.
From local woodlands to Game of Thrones
Experience Oxfordshire covers the Artweeks festival - including where to find a Game of Thrones jeweller's work.
Into the Woods
Cotswold Life magazine investigates the art inspired by woodlands in Chipping Norton and the North Cotswolds.
Abingdon Artweeks
Abingdon Town magazine looks ahead to Artweeks from Abingdon to the Arctic with a hint of Picasso!
Head into the trees for Artweeks trail of wood craft and design
The Herald Series (Abingdon/Didcot/Wallingford/Wantage) suggests wood-themed venues in South Oxfordshire.
HMP Bullingdon prisoners show off paintings
The Oxford Mail previews the Artweeks exhibition at Bicester's HMP Bullingdon.
Former School Building transformed by sculpture
The Bicester Advertiser explores the sculpture and art on show in St Edberg's old Victorian buildings this Artweeks.
Artweeks preview in Watlington hailed a success
The Henley Standard looks ahead to Watlington Artweeks which begins next Saturday.
Swindon artist opens new studio in Bourton for Artweeks festival.
The Swindon Advertiser cover Tara Parker-Woolway's venue on the Oxfordshire-Wiltshire border.
Cecily's Fund gets sales from Artweeks exhibition
The Oxford Mail looks at Raymond Martinez's Burford exhibition and the charity to which the proceeds will be donated.
April 2019
Burford artist Chris Townsend on BBC1s Home is where the art is
The Oxford Mail talks to Christ Townsend ahead of Artweeks as he appears on the TV beforehand.
Through the keyhole
OX Homes magazine explore the home and studio of East Oxford painter Emma Davis.
From Fouette turns to figurines
OX Homes magazine profiles sculptor Laura Jane Wylder as she prepares for her first RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
A traditional artisan's home
OX Homes investigates the Jericho home and studio of Oxford painter Maggie Bicknell ahead of Artweeks.
Meet contemporary glass artist Vital Peeters
OX Sylva Spring edition talks to Artweeks artist Vital Petters as he prepares to open his studio for his thirtieth Artweeks!
The Lyrics of the Landscape
A look at art inspired by Matthew Arnold's poetry, The Ridegway and more in the April edition of OX magazine.
From Venetian Opulence to an Oxfordshire Garden
Award-winning OX magazine looks at design influences in this spring's collections and art for the home inspired on the same theme.
From the everyday in an earthly paradise and more
Experience Oxfordshire's monthly art blog looks at the best places to see Artweeks artists and more in Oxfordshire venues this month.
March 2019
The Art of Words
The OX magazine investigates lexicographer Imogen Foxell's illustrative talent. Imogen is a regular exhibitor at South Oxford Community Centre.
February 2019
At Ease with the Figure
The OX magazine features two Artweeks artists inspired by the figurative.
Seven Top Picks for Oxfordshire Art this February
Experience Oxfordshire's blog suggests seven very different exhibitions to whet your arty appetite this month.
January 2019
Claire Christie Sadler: A Sense of Silence
The OX magazine announces the 2019 Artweeks Mary Moser award winner, artist Claire Christe Sadler, and delves into what drives her artistic practice.
Wild art in an Oxfordshire winter
While the weather is brisk and crisp, bleak or cool, Experience Oxfordshire suggests some art to match the season.
December 2018
A Colourful Countdown to Christmas
The OX Magazine delves into the delights created by two Artweeks makers in an exhibition at Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock this month.
Sparkling art for a Fabulous Christmas
Experience Oxfordshire's round-up of some great art exhibitions for the advent season.
November 2018
The legacy of WW1 in art
The OX Magazine reviews Anna Dillon'a latest exhibition in Didcot's Cornerstone.
Fantastic cities - fantastic art
Experience Oxfordshire gives a round up of what's on across the county this month in Artweeks venues and beyond...
October 2018
The cool and the quirky
Experience Oxfordshire finds so much art to enjoy across Oxfordshire this month.
September 2018
Food for thought in this month's art
A look at four interesting places to visit for art this month from Experience Oxfordshire.
Oxford - bright between the pages
The September edition of the OX magazine discovers the delights of the new Oxford Art Book.
August 2018
The Hare of the Vale
OX magazine talks to one of the artists behind the five foot hare sculptures bounding across the Cotswolds this summer.
Suggestions for an arty August
Experience Oxfordshire suggests places to go this month.
July 2018
Summer art
Experience Oxfordshire suggest three top spots to enjoy art in Oxfordshire this month
June 2018
From an Oxfordshire Garden
Experience Oxfordshire looks at the art on show in Oxfordshire this month which sweeps from an English country garden to the traditions of the Sudan.
Collecting art for Fathers Day
OX Magazine looks at the meticulous drawings of Robert Strange, exhibiting in Abingdon this month.
May 2018
Vale of Dark Horse revealed at Wantage Museum
The Oxford Mail looks at the Artweeks shows in Wantage this month
Church becomes art gallery for Artweeks
The Oxford Mail preview's East Oxford's SJE Oxford Artweeks exhibition
Spring into Oxfordshire Artweeks in the city
A look ahead at City week in the Oxford Mail's Weekend Guide
Bicester Sculpture Group prepare for Oxfordshire Artweeks
News from the Oxford Mail
Art of the County: Embrace the Imagination
The Oxford Times' Oxfordshire Magazine presents mini-profiles of twelves very different artists from Banbury to Bishopstone, in Oxford, In Goring, and across the Cotswolds.
Meet a Milliner
OX Weddings features an Artweeks designer-maker who creates sculptural headwear.
Experience Oxfordshire's Artweeks
A round-up of the offerings in gallery spaces across Oxfordshire for the Artweeks festival by Experience Oxfordshire.
ArtBeat
The Round&About magazine delves into what you can see during Artweeks across the county with a series of articles post-code by postcode.
Abingdon Artweeks
Coverage of Abingdon's Artweeks in glorious technicolour in the new Abingdon magazine.
April 2018
Featuring 1000 artists
The Oxford Mail annouces the forthcoming May festival.
Oxford's Gargoyles and Goblins
OX Magazine meets two sculptors who carve gargoyles for the Oxford skyline and and cast Tolkein-esque goblins!
Bringing the secrets of the garden into the house
OX Magazine looks at the influences on three very different textiles artists who are taking part in May's Artweeks festival.
An April Shower of Artistic Variety
Experience Oxfordshire's April round up.
March 2018
From Urban in The Cotswolds to a Garden in Oxford city
Experience Oxfordshire looks at the county's art this month and the thoughts it provokes.
February 2018
Introducing Elaine Kazimierczuk
The new OX Sylva magazine introduces the 2018 Artweeks Mary Moser Prize winner, Elaine Kazimierczuk.
Sculpture, ceramics and paint: from St Ives to Secret Worlds.
Experience Oxfordshire takes a jaunt to St Ives in this month's blog post!
From Oxfordshire to St Ives - A Journey into Abstraction.
OX magazine reviews what's on in Henley and Radley with its roots in St Ives.
January 2018
New views for a New Year
Experience Oxfordshire offers a round up of this month's art - and great places to go to see is in Oxfordshire.
Turning trees into fine furniture for the fireside
OX magazine profiles Artweeks furniture maker Josh Howard-Saunders from Bates & Lambourne.
December 2017
Cool art for Christmas
Experience Oxfordshire picks some lovely winter offerings in Oxfordshire's art scene this December.
Churches, wonders and a wheel for a wild child
What's on in Artweeks Christmas Season in December with the OX magazine.
November 2017
From birds to bowls and baubles: an aviary of art this autumn
Oxfordshire's glossy OX magazine looks at some of the Artweeks event open this month across the county.
Art marking the past, and art for the present
Experience Oxfordshire's latest round up on where to find good art locally this month.
Suggestions on where to go for Oxfordshire Artweeks
A round up of five top events from the OX magazine team.
October 2017
From print-making to Halloween, art to intrigue and to unsettle
Experience Oxfordshire's monthly look at what's on in the art scene this month.
A Journey to the far East with a Paintbrush
OX Magazine covers Artweeks Board member David Pollock's forthcoming exhibition.
September 2017
Hidden Oxford: Architecture and Aquatints
OX Magazine takes a look at unepexected views of Oxford for Oxford Open Doors.
Art to talk about
Experience Oxfordshire's Artweeks art blog looks at what's on this month in Oxford venues.
August 2017
August art
Experience Oxfordshire's art blog suggests places to enjoy art over the summer.
July 2017
Birds and the Big Blue Yonder
Experience Oxfordshire's art blog takes on a summery flavour.
June 2017
The Colours of Summer in Hearts and Hedgerows
Experience Oxfordshire's Artweeks art blog suggests some good places to find art locally in June.
Painting by numbers with the Indiana Jones of Botanical Illustration
The OX Magazine looks at the work of 18th century botanical illustrator Ferdinand Bauer and that of his Artweeks contemporary, Oxford University's Rosemary Wise who was recently awarded the Sibthorp Medal for Lifetime Services to Botany.
May 2017
Renowned Painter Jenny Saville opens Dragon School Artweeks exhibition
The Oxford Mail reports on the Artweeks offering at Dragon School, North Oxford.
Brexit-inspired Political Artist paints Teresa May in a Different Light
The Oxford Mail find current affairs in the recent work of Artweeks artist James Milroy.
Oxfordshire Artweeks on This is Oxford
A TV appearance by Esther Lafferty
Oxfordshire Artweeks continues with some striking pieces
The Oxford Times kicks off City week with a Picture Perfect piece focussing on East Oxford.
The Oxford Mail on eighteen artists in an Oxford cloisters.
Claudia Figueiredo looks ahead to the art on offer for Oxford city Artweeks in St John the Evalngelist on the Iffley Road.
Artists from North and South Oxfordshire show off their work for Artweeks.
The Oxford Mail talks to Witney and Eynsham artists Alexandra Sertage and Jane Tomlinson during North Oxfordshire Artweeks.
Craftsmen show off their creations in the woods at Wittenham
A look back at the South Oxfordshire week in the Herald series and Oxford Mail.
Sculptors and painters make a splash for Oxfordshire Artweeks
The Oxford Mail covers art in the orchard and beyond as the festival gets well underway.
Explore a fragile world of sculpture, ceramics and jewellery
The Oxford Mail looks at the glass art of Kidlington's Pam Fyvie.
Artists turn to the natural world for Oxfordshire Artweeks
The Oxford Times look ahead to North Oxfordshire Artweeks (13th-21st May 2017)
OX Magazine covers Artweeks in style
Includes three articles on Pop art, rock music and other passions; A Home as a portrait & See Oxfordshire afresh.
Up close with Artweeks - take a look inside the open studios
The Oxford Times's Oxfordshire Limited Edition Magazine profiles twelve artists.
Trio of Blewbury artists show talent for first Artweeks exhibition
Meet Yvette Philips, Ellie Wong and Charlotte Houlihan as they host their first Artweeks exhibition.
Bookshop marks the beginning of Artweeks
The Oxford Mail looks at scupture in Blackwell's window for Artweeks.
Oxfordshire: the world's biggest art gallery
Experience Oxfordshire gives some suggestions about where to start with your visiting plans this month.
Meet the Artweeks artists in Chipping Norton and neighbouring villages in Cotswold Life May edition: here's page 1, page 2, page 3 and page 4 of Feeling Chipper in Chippy.
Your Letterbox (Banbury Brackley and Villages) looks at what's on in its patch for Artweeks: here's page 1 and page 2.
Your Letterbox (Bicester, Kidlington & Woodstock) looks at what's on in this area for Artweeks: here's page 1 and page 2.
April 2017
Experience and wisdom that comes from living your life
The Oxfordshire Guardian takes the long view on Oxfordshire art!
Oxfordshire Artweeks gets ready to launch
A preview piece from the Oxford Times with only days to go.
Colourful creations will go on show at Artweeks
Early information on Artweeks as we gear up for action in the Oxford Times, Bicester Advertiser and other local papers.
Artists get ready for Artweeks
The Oxford Times coverage of the 2017 festival kicks off...
Music, masks and magic at Artweeks
Pick Family magazine make suggestions for bright and colourful places to visit this Artweeks.
Birthday celebrations at Artweeks
The Banbury Guardian gives a flavour of things to come with as the Banbury and District Art Society turns 70 during Artweeks.
Facing the Shadows
Read about Petré Smith’s ‘Kwisiqithi’ in the gallery at Chipping Norton Theatre
From Mountains to Molecules
The OX magazine features Oxford printmakers as they celebrate their 40th anniversary
March 2017
Teaching old birds new tricks for Oxfordshire Artweeks
The Oxford Mail reports of the preparations for Artweeks by residents in a Letcombe Regis care home
From animals in art to busty brooches
The OX magazine March edition looks ahead to Mother's Day
Perfectly-placed portraits
The Oxford Times Limited Edition magazine looks at a new exhibition open this month by novellist Mark Haddon and Artweeks Tom Croft.
Portraits: a picture tells a thousand words
A look at two very different artists and their contemporary approaches to portraiture.
Art in Oxfordshire this month
Experience Oxfordshire's monthly round up of what to see this month, with a focus on the human form.
February 2017
Art you'll love in Oxford's Town Hall
The OX magazine looks at four Artweeks artists who will be showing at this month's Oxford International Art Fair.
Art that stimulates every sense
Experience Oxfordshire's suggestions on where to find atimuating art across the county this month.
January 2017
Oxfordshire: a place to stand and stare
Experience Oxfordshire Art - a blog piece about what's on this month.
The North Wind Doth Blow
Take a look at the Arctic through the eyes of Artweeks Artists with OX magazine
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