This year there are going to be two Headington artists opening their doors during the Oxfordshire Christmas Artweeks.
On Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th November
Netta Dennison will be open at 55 Old Road and Ross Mackenzie at 34 Stile Road.
You can find out more about these two artists on the main Artweeks website by clicking on their names - and you can find details of lots of other Christmas Artweeks venues across Oxfordshire on the website.
Sunday 18 October 2015
Wednesday 2 September 2015
The Big Draw 2015
Join in with the Big Draw 2015
Chalking in Central Headington
Saturday 10th October
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Open to all ages!
Come along and join the fun!
Brighten Headington pavements with your colourful chalking!
If you would like to volunteer to help with the Headington event
contact jeanwykes@gmail.com
Exhibition of local children’s drawings
Barclays Bank Headington
October 9th through October 30th
Opening Event Friday 9th October
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Events at Oxford Brookes
Exhibition of work from students
& community groups
The Glass Tank Gallery, Oxford Brookes University
October 19th through November 13th
Opening Hours 10 am - 5 pm
Private View
Wednesday 21st October 4 - 6 pm
October Half Term Drawing Workshops
in the Glass Tank Gallery
Drop in free of charge, no need to stay for the full 2 hours
Monday 26th October 2 - 4 pm Ages 5-7 years
Tuesday 27th October 2 - 4 pm Ages 8-12 years
Wednesday 28th October 2 - 4 pm Secondary Students
Thursday 29th October 10 am - 12 pm Adults
Brookes Live
Friday 13th November 4 - 8 pm
A public event showcasing examples of teaching and research
from across the faculties at Oxford Brookes University taking
place in The Glass Tank Gallery, the Abercrombie Atrium and
in the new John Henry Brookes Building.
For more information about The Big Draw events at Oxford Brookes
contact ted-arts-enquiry@brookes.ac.uk
Friday 24 April 2015
Getting Ready for Artweeks - 25th April
There is more information about the Symposium on the Artweeks website - Ideas in the Making
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If you are around in central Headington over the next few weeks keep your eyes open for the bicycles advertising the Oxford Brookes Degree Show, Oxfordshire Artweeks and Headington Artweeks.
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Thursday 23 April 2015
Ruth Dodd Pottery
Ruth attended art school in Manchester in the 1960’s, but followed a different career and only returned to ceramics four years ago when she retired. She has been working in three areas. Pots based on the shapes of Foraminifera and Echinoderms, large handbuilt pots mainly for the garden, and thrown domestic wear.
Foraminifera and Echinoderms
"I love the intricacy of these natural structures and the challenge of representing their often very complicated shapes in clay."
Forams are the microscopic shells of large single celled protists, which after death settle in the sediment of the ocean floor and are one of the things that form limestone. They are a vital part of the biological cycle that removes carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater and are now being adversely affected by global warming,
Echinoderms are a group of animals that include star fish, sea urchins, sand dollars and blastoids.
They normally have five-sided symmetry and are found in every ocean, but not on land or in fresh water. They have the ability to regenerate limbs and organs and to reproduce asexually. They are also a major contributor to the formation of limestone, so many large man made structures are built from rock formed by these creatures.
Hand Built Pots
"I like working on a large scale and have been making bird-baths and jardinières based on the shape of cooling towers whose shape I find very beautiful. Also I am making large spheres with apertures for planting. I like to use mixtures of coloured glazes and volcanic glazes with ash to give unpredictable effects with bubbling and runs in the glaze."
Domestic ware
"I am making bowls, mugs, tea light holders and goblets that are functional and I mostly use a combination of two contrasting colours on them highlighted with white ash Nuka glaze. Some of them also have the bubbling volcanic glaze."
Ruth's work will be on show during ArtWeeks at St Andrew's Church in Headington
Foraminifera and Echinoderms
"I love the intricacy of these natural structures and the challenge of representing their often very complicated shapes in clay."
Forams are the microscopic shells of large single celled protists, which after death settle in the sediment of the ocean floor and are one of the things that form limestone. They are a vital part of the biological cycle that removes carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater and are now being adversely affected by global warming,
Echinoderms are a group of animals that include star fish, sea urchins, sand dollars and blastoids.
They normally have five-sided symmetry and are found in every ocean, but not on land or in fresh water. They have the ability to regenerate limbs and organs and to reproduce asexually. They are also a major contributor to the formation of limestone, so many large man made structures are built from rock formed by these creatures.
Hand Built Pots
"I like working on a large scale and have been making bird-baths and jardinières based on the shape of cooling towers whose shape I find very beautiful. Also I am making large spheres with apertures for planting. I like to use mixtures of coloured glazes and volcanic glazes with ash to give unpredictable effects with bubbling and runs in the glaze."
Domestic ware
"I am making bowls, mugs, tea light holders and goblets that are functional and I mostly use a combination of two contrasting colours on them highlighted with white ash Nuka glaze. Some of them also have the bubbling volcanic glaze."
Ruth's work will be on show during ArtWeeks at St Andrew's Church in Headington
Saturday 18 April 2015
Getting Ready for Artweeks - Wood Farm School
Wood Farm School is on Titup Hall Drive, OX3 8QQ, and they are open on the 11th, 12th and 13th May from 1.30-2.30 pm.
There is more information about the exhibition on the ArtWeeks website.
Sunday 12 April 2015
Planning your Artweeks tour of Headington
This year there are 13 Artweeks venues in Headington and Marston - and we've put together a trail map to help you find your way between the venues.
Headington and Marston Artweeks runs from 9-17 May 2015 with most venues being open from mid-day on Saturday 9th.
There is also a PDF version of the map available - click here to download it.
Headington and Marston Artweeks runs from 9-17 May 2015 with most venues being open from mid-day on Saturday 9th.
There is also a PDF version of the map available - click here to download it.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Ross Mackenzie - Wild Scotland
Ross is a wildplaces photographer based in Oxford and in the Shetland Islands.
His portfolio is of photographs taken in cold remote places from the Arctic to the Antarctic. This includes polar bears in Svalbard and along the Northwest Passage, penguins in South Georgia and on the Antarctic Peninsula and wildlife and landscapes in numerous remote islands from both ends of the planet.
Over the past year he has been concentrating on wild places in the British Isles, particularly the highlands and islands of Scotland. In this years artweeks exhibition, in addition to the polar bears and penguins, you will be able to see images from St Kilda, from the Cairngorms, from the Flow Country in the far north of the Scottish mainland and from the Shetland Islands too.
You will be able to see Ross' pictures at 34 Stile Road in Headington from 9th - 17th May, from midday to 18:00 each day (and from midday to 8:00 pm on Thursday 14th May).
There is more information about Ross and his work on the Artweeks website and on his own website www.northsouthimages.co.uk
His portfolio is of photographs taken in cold remote places from the Arctic to the Antarctic. This includes polar bears in Svalbard and along the Northwest Passage, penguins in South Georgia and on the Antarctic Peninsula and wildlife and landscapes in numerous remote islands from both ends of the planet.
Over the past year he has been concentrating on wild places in the British Isles, particularly the highlands and islands of Scotland. In this years artweeks exhibition, in addition to the polar bears and penguins, you will be able to see images from St Kilda, from the Cairngorms, from the Flow Country in the far north of the Scottish mainland and from the Shetland Islands too.
You will be able to see Ross' pictures at 34 Stile Road in Headington from 9th - 17th May, from midday to 18:00 each day (and from midday to 8:00 pm on Thursday 14th May).
There is more information about Ross and his work on the Artweeks website and on his own website www.northsouthimages.co.uk
Monday 30 March 2015
Kamel Koria - Mary Moser Award winner 2015
Painter Kamal Koria from Barrington Close, Headington is the proud winner of the 2015 Mary Moser Award, an annual award established to help develop the career of a professional artist who has taken up art as a second career later in life. It’s the second time in two years that this award has been won by a Headington artist.
There is more information about Kamal and his work on the Artweeks website and on his own website www.kkoria.com
There is more information about Kamal and his work on the Artweeks website and on his own website www.kkoria.com
Artweeks at Oxford Brookes 2015
Students at Oxford Brookes University are very excited that Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor, has confirmed that he will be the Guest Speaker at their Private View Opening Ceremony on 15.5.2015. This is due to take place at 6 pm in the Glass Tank of the Abercrombie Building next to the prestigious John Henry Brookes Building. So be there 5.45 pm to see the exhibition and hear Will.
Put it in your diaries, and come along to hear the celebrity speak. All welcome.
Come and see the results of all the students' hard work on display both in the Glass Tank Gallery space , and across the road in the Richard Hamilton Building. There's more information on the Artweeks Website.
Monday 9 February 2015
Headington and Marston Artists 2015
We've now updated the list of exhibiting artists in Headington and Marston who are participating in Artweeks this year.
This time there are 14 venues for you to visit between 9th and 17th May 2015 - click on the Artists 2015 tab for more information about each artist.
This time there are 14 venues for you to visit between 9th and 17th May 2015 - click on the Artists 2015 tab for more information about each artist.
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