News
Wednesday, 09 February 2011
Unusual art as Oxfordshire Artweeks springs into action
An artist’s studio made from hay bales and a lion from an asthma inhaler in a Junk Jungle are just two of the unusual things to see during Oxfordshire Artweeks later this spring. Other surprises include a life-size rhino being decorated at Oxford Castle (though thankfully not a real one) and a garden of mystery and suspense in Wallingford.
Artweeks will run from 7th-30th May, and this year sees more events than ever for both art aficionados and everyday enthusiasts with a series of art films in city; a festival of illustration with acclaimed children’s illustrators Tony Ross and David McKee; and performances of Ballet in Small Spaces to complement an exhibition Drawing the Dance, Dancing the Image at The North Wall, Oxford. There’ll also be more of Artweeks ever-popular trails in the city, in the Cotswolds and elsewhere in the county.
More than a thousand artists from professional painters and serious sculptors to enthusiastic photographers and classes of schoolchildren will open up around 500 venues for free, and exhibit everything from classical paintings and sculpture to jazzy jewellery and funky furniture so there’ll be plenty of surprises for adults and children alike. Visitors will have the chance to see the art produced in their own communities, to ask local artists about their inspirations, techniques and materials, and even have a go themselves.
You can pick up an Artweeks guide from libraries and local information points from April or visit http://www.artweeks.org.
