5 – 27 MAY 2012 FREE FESTIVAL GUIDE www.artweeks.org Supported by OAW_FestGuideCover_AW.indd 1 08/02/2012 13:11 Hundreds of artists demonstrating how they work Every July 400 artists, craftsmen, performers, musicians, teachers and lecturers come together in the grounds of Waterperry House, Oxfordshire to demonstrate their skills and love of art. Visitors can observe the creation of sculpture, painting, metalwork, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, woodwork, glass and more. 19 – 22 July 2012 Waterperry House and Gardens, South Oxfordshire www.artinaction.org.uk | [email protected] | 020 7381 3192 TWO TICKETS FOR £20! Buy two standard adult entry tickets online and save £10. Tickets can be used on any day. Go to www.artinaction.org.uk. Use the unique promotional code OXARWX (Terms and conditions apply) AinA12 OxArtWeeks 1 12/1/12, 21:19 Girls 4-18 “This is a warm, kind and purposeful place, neither snazzy nor haughty – and perhaps all the more impressive for that.” Good Schools Guide 2011 XXXPYGPSEIJHIHETUOFUt5 t&PYGPSEIJHI!PYGHETUOFU zipcar proudly sponsors artweeks We’ve got zipcars and zipvans around the corner whenever you need them. Whether you’re moving a delicate watercolour or a robust sculpture we’ve got the wheels for you. Once you’ve joined the club, you can reserve any zipcar or zipvan online or on your mobile from just £5/hour (including fuel and insurance), once you’re done just bring it back and forget about it until the next time. Join now at zipcar.co.uk and get £50 FREE driving Just quote ‘OX50’ when you join to claim yours. Annual membership £59.50. 40 free miles per day. Terms and conditions apply. ZIP0084-130212 WELCOME Oxfordshire Artweeks 2012 This year we are celebrating our 30th anniversary. Once again you can see, for free, spectacular art at hundreds of places across the county, in modern city studios and village venues, town houses, gardens and galleries, and even on a barge. For thirty years, Artweeks has offered everyone, whether a seasoned art enthusiast or an interested newcomer, a great opportunity to enjoy art in a relaxed and friendly way, meeting the makers, hearing their stories and seeing their creative talent in action. Browse the listings and our accompanying website where you’ll find more examples of artists’ work, and pick the exhibitions that most appeal to you or are closest to home. We hope that you are inspired by the pieces on show and find some treasures to take home with you. Amongst the many events that are taking place as part of the festival (see pp 11-20), photographer Simon Murison-Bowie captures the generation of art in Artists and Studios: Private Views an exhibition at Modern Art Oxford in April and The Mill in Banbury throughout May. Artweeks is a members’ organisation, run by a board, and we rely heavily on the help and dedication of many individuals and organisations. We’d like to thank both Hamptons International for their support this year, Andrew Martin (venue 297) for the cover image and the many other people and places (listed overleaf and too numerous to mention) whose dedication keep Artweeks fresh and vibrant. Esther Browning Festival Director Jo Golding Administrator Oxfordshire Artweeks, PO Box 559, Abingdon, OX14 9EF 01865 865596, [email protected] www.artweeks.org Twitter @OxonArtweeks or visit us on Facebook To participate in Artweeks 2013 (4-27 May), please register by 31 December 2012. www.artweeks.org 3 Our heartfelt thanks to Board members: Melita Kyle, Lois Muddiman, Anuk Naumann, Hannah Newton, Cath Nightingale, David Pollock (Chair), Claire Reika Wright, Nick Thorn, Susan Williamson. Volunteer area coordinators: Janey Carline, Anna Dillon, Ben & Susan Drew, Rachel Ducker, Penny Fulljames, Patsy Jones, Rahima Kenner,Melita Kyle, Simon Murison-Bowie, Susan Moxley, Wendy Newhofer, Hannah Newton, Christine O’Sullivan, Jan Purrett, David Ranson, Francesca Shakespeare, Maureen Sparling, Crabby Taylor, Helen White, Maureen Wilsker. And all those other individuals and collaborating organisations who help make Artweeks a success including Paul Medley, Richard Shock, Neil Smith, Angeli Vaid, Alun Ward, Chris Ward, Camp Energy, Danacare, Hamptons International, Holywell Press, Merlin Entertainments Group, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OUP, Peleton Design, The Mill Banbury, O3 Gallery, Oxford Castle Quarter, Oxfordshire Library Service, Shaw Gibbs, The Ashmolean, The Jam Factory, Visit Oxfordshire, West Farm B&B (Eaton), Zipcars, and many others. Oxfordshire Artweeks 4 CONTENTS Key to abbreviations Special events 11 Non-Selling Exhibition NS North Oxfordshire 23 5-13 May Demonstrations D Banbury 24 Teacher T Great Bourton & Cropredy 25 Family friendly F Wroxton & Sibford Ferris 27 Refreshments R Hook Norton 30 Parking P Bloxham & Deddington 30 Partial wheelchair Lower Heyford 32 access PW Chipping Norton & Chadlington 33 Wheelchair access W Burford & Witney 38 Charlbury 42 Oxford Print Makers OPM Long Hanborough & Eynsham 44 Oxfordshire Crafts Woodstock & Kidlington 47 Guild OCG Bicester 50 Oxford Arts Society OAS West Oxfordshire Oxford City 55 Arts WOA 12-20 May Marston & Headington 56 East Oxford 59 City South 63 City Centre 64 City West 67 Wolvercote 68 Summertown 70 Jericho 79 South Oxfordshire 87 19-27 May Faringdon 88 Wantage 90 Appleton & Cumnor 92 Abingdon 92 Didcot 94 Goring & Henley 95 Wallingford 97 Wheatley & Thame 102 (&85) Sites open at times outside regional week 21 Index of artists 106 www.artweeks.org 5 Mallams Est. 1788 20th Century Decorative Arts & Studio Pottery Auction Friday 25th May 2012 Closing date for entries: Tuesday 24th April For enquiries and valuations contact our specialist Philip Smith on 01865 241358 or [email protected] open pen open source eye standards openeye.info The Artweeks website is brought to you by OpenEye, a partnership between Eye Division Ltd & Neil C Smith. We provide specialist web solutions for the cultural, education, charitable and local government sectors. Eye Division Ltd Neil C Smith eyedivision.com neilcsmith.net 01865 511085 www.artweeks.org 6 THE TVADA SPRING 2012 ANTIQUES & ART FAIR 11 May - 13 May 2012 Stubbings Estate, Nr Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 6QL Featuring over 45 specialist exhibitors offering for sale the finest traditional and decorative furniture, jewellery, silver, period & contemporary fine art, clocks, barometers, rugs, ceramics and collectibles. www.tvada.co.uk 01993 882420 [email protected] TVADA_LAPAD140x185advert2012.indd 1 19/01/2012 06:00 pm The Future is handmade Short courses in traditional & contemporary crafts led by experts & practising craftspeople book binding • silverwork • stained glass • trug making • calligraphy • willow • patchwork • crewel work • marbling • spinning • letter cutting in stone • china restoration • icon painting • leatherwork • felt making • curtain making • goldwork embroidery • upholstery • and much more Courses range from 1 to 5 days. Book now to be sure of a place. www.ardingtonschoolofcrafts.com Ardington, Oxfordshire. 01235 833433 6LEIRUG)HUULV%DQEXU\ 2[IRUGVKLUH2;4/ FARMHOUSE B&B IN EATON &RHGXFDWLRQDOVFKRROIRUaV • 5 miles west of Oxford • Two double rooms, both en-suite • Refurbished and redecorated Spring 2008 • Tea & coffee. Ample parking 6HOISRUWUDLWE\6LEIRUG6FKRRO tel: Ione on 01865 862908 DUWVWXGHQW%HWK%LUNEHFN [email protected] www.westfarmoxford.co.uk OxfordshireZZZVLEIRUGR[RQVFKXN Artweeks 8 Oxfordshire Artweeks Oxfordshire the jam factory 9 arts centre � restaurant � bar www.jamfactoryoxford.com 01865 244613 Open daily Hollybush Row, Oxford, OX1 1HU @TheJamFactory Artweeks 2012 Exhibition 1st - 31st May 10-5.30 every day Jewellery | Glass | Ceramics | Textiles Sculpture | Painting The Gallery at Waterperry Gardens Nr Wheatley, OX33 1JZ Visit the Gallery at Waterperry Gardens all year round www.waterperrygardens.co.uk WG_artweeks2012_ad.indd0$<-81( 1 16/12/2011 17:23 0,.(0$&*5(*25 $%586+:,7+7+(3$67 EXHIBITION: FREE ENTRY Atmospheric paintings evoke a vanished life of people and places from a past era. 67$7,2152$'','&27 ;1( :::&251(56721($57625* &251(56721(,6%528*+772<28%< 6287+2;)25'6+,5(',675,&7&281&,/ Oxfordshire Artweeks 10 SPEC Special Events Calendar April IA 2-30 Artweeks Taster Exhibitions at: L E The Jam Factory, Oxford Tourist Information Centre and Castle Quay Cafe. Banbury V 17-29 Artists & Studios: Private views. Exhibition, Oxford ENTS 28th Stained Glass Art Tour, Oxford May 1-31 Other Worlds. Exhibition, Oxford 5-12, The Caravan Gallery on site at Oxford Castle Quarter 5-27 Oxford Pride of Place Project, Oxford Castle Quarter 5-27 Student Showcase, Oxford Castle Quarter 6th Gargoyles and Grotesques Art Tour, Oxford 12th Summertown Parade, Oxford 12-13 Imagine: The Big Book, Oxford 14th John Piper’s Debt to Oxfordshire, Art Talk, Oxford 16th The Art Forum: What is Art? Oxford 16-27 Artweeks Taster Exhibition, Ardington 17th Alice in Waterland, Art Talk 19th Blackwell’s Festival of Illustration, Oxford June 2nd Stained Glass Art Tour, Oxford 29th William Morris & Victorian Oxford Art Tour 23 Art’s Kool, Shipton-under-Wychwood For workshops and children’s activities in April and May see p20 For more infomation on events and activities see www.artweeks.org www.artweeks.org 11 S PEC Artists and Studios: Private Views Modern Art Oxford IA April 17-29 in The Project Space L E Opening hours vary. (Closed Monday). V The Mill, Banbury ENTS 1 May-2 June Mon-Fri 9-8pm; Sat 10-9; Sun 12.30-5 To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oxfordshire Artweeks, photographer Simon Murison-Bowie