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Friday, 30 April 2010
Artweeks: Oxfordshire's Biggest Visual Arts Festival
Saturday 8th May - Tuesday 31st May 2010
Artweeks was founded in 1981 by a group of professional Oxfordshire artists. Their aim was to create a way in which local people could enjoy visual art away from the formality of a gallery setting, in a relaxed environment and with direct access to the artists themselves. Over the past twenty nine years, Artweeks has developed to become the county’s largest visual arts festival, during which artists and crafts people from all over the county open their homes and studios to the public to share their work.
This year there are around 470 stunning exhibitions taking place throughout the county, some in larger public spaces, and entry is free to all of them. Artweeks is a unique opportunity to meet the artists, to talk with them about their work, watch demonstrations and even try your hand and have a go yourself! There’s a wide variety of media including painting, photography, textiles, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, glass, mosaics, jewellery, and much more.
Highlights of this year’s festival include:
Oxford City
Addy Gardner (painting and drawing)
Richard Shock (furniture and wood)
Jane Peart (Printmaking)
Ron Ford OAS (painting and drawing)
South Oxfordshire
Sidney Hardwick (ceramics and pottery)
Philip Koomen (furniture and wood)
North Oxfordshire
June King (glass)
Nigel Moxley (photography and digital art)
Sian Tezel (painting and drawing)
Detailed information about the festival, including dates, times and location can be accessed from the official Artweeks website or from their free colour guide, available now from libraries and Tourist Information Centres across the county.
