Calendar of Events
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Sunday 01 January - Monday 31 December
Winston Churchill, Oxfordshire Hussar
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum
Tickets: Free Admission
This exhibition examines Churchill’s enthusiasm for soldiering, part of his life that is usually passed over in favour of his political career. Originally a professional soldier, he left the Army in 1900 after several very dangerous adventures to pursue politics. He soon joined the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars and was extremely active with them until the First World War, even whilst busy as a minister.
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Sunday 01 January - Monday 31 December
Children & War
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum
Tickets: Free Admission
Toys, photographs, interactive displays and memorabilia explore how war and combat have affected and continue to affect the lives of children. The Exhibition examines both the military and civilian war experiences of children through the lens of Oxfordshire. A SOFO (Soldiers of Oxfordshire) Exhibition.
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Sunday 01 January - Monday 31 December
The History of Woodstock and Blenheim on Film
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
Tickets: Free admission
The History of Woodstock and Blenheim on Film affords the visitor a nostalgic look at Woodstock, seen through the lens of Dr. Tothill, a Mayor of Woodstock (1960), Alderman (1965) and local GP from the 1930s until his retirement in 1970. During Dr. Tothill’s time in Woodstock he filmed many events in Woodstock and at Blenheim. Seven episodes from his collection have been made into digital films.
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Saturday 28 January - Sunday 03 June
County Painting Collection
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum
Tickets: Free Admission
Stunning paintings from the Oxfordshire County Museums Collection. Includes idyllic views by William Turner (of Oxford) and portraits of colourful local characters such as 'Old Mettle' from Banbury. An interesting range of naive townscapes and contemporary landscapes illustrate how Oxfordshire has changed.
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Wednesday 15 February - Monday 04 June
You Are What You Wear
Venue: Christ Church Picture Gallery
Tickets: £3, concessions £2
Dress and costume in Renaissance and Baroque drawings from Christ Church.
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Saturday 03 March - Monday 08 October
John Piper – The Gyselnck Collection
Venue: The River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames
Tickets: Free with museum admission
A unique opportunity to view a private collection of Piper’s work, exhibited for the first time ever in the UK. Over a period of 25 years, Michael Gyselnck has developed a collection that explores the artists' creative genius throughout his life, from his early abstracts through to his later figurative work.
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Sunday 25 March - Sunday 03 June
Head Over Heels
Venue: The Gallery, Oxford Town Hall
Tickets: Free admission
An exhibition inspired by Oxfordshire hats and shoes and what they mean to us. Featuring photogrpahy, craft, film and art projects by local community groups about the headwear and footwear that intrigues and inspires them. Part of a Museums Partnership Project including an exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum.
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Saturday 31 March - Sunday 03 June
Shooting on the Front Line: One Soldier’s War in Afghanistan
Venue: The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock
Tickets: Free admission
In a radical departure from the normal art displays hosted at the Oxfordshire Museum, The Soldiers of Oxfordshire are pleased to bring to Woodstock the dramatic photographs of Major Paul Smyth. This photographic exhibition features the captivating and thought-provoking photography of TA Reservist Major Paul Smyth, a Territorial Army Officer from Henley, documenting his tour of duty in Afghanistan between April and October 2010.
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Thursday 05 April - Sunday 10 June
Shezad Dawood: Piercing Brightness
Venue: Modern Art Oxford
Tickets: Free admission
The first major solo exhibition of British artist Shezad Dawood features his most ambitious works to date. Trailer (2011) is a distilled version of the artist’s feature film Piercing Brightness, which uses science fiction as a prism through which to contest notions of race, migration and identity. Presented alongside Trailer is New Dream Machine Project (2011), comprising a large-scale kinetic light sculpture and Super 16mm film.
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Saturday 21 April - Sunday 27 May
Spring Exhibition
Venue: Iona House Gallery, Woodstock
Tickets: Free admission
Iona House Gallery’s Spring Exhibition features four artists offering varied and stunning works of art.
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Saturday 21 April - Sunday 10 June
John Piper and the Church
Venue: Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames
Tickets: £5, under 16’s £2.50
This special exhibition celebrates the contribution of one man, the artist John Piper, to the development of modern art in British churches throughout the 20th century. It features an impressive selection of 50 works from both public and private collections, including paintings, stained glass and tapestry designs, drawings and ecclesiastical vestments.
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Tuesday 01 May - Thursday 31 May
The 45,000 Installation
Venue: The Magic Café, Oxford
Tickets: Free admission
The 45,000 Installation conveys the large number of people affected by ME. Anita Roddam, who has been bedbound for six years, set up a 'travelling installation' of 45 sheets of 1,000 ribbons. Each ribbon symbolises one of the 45,000 individuals who are thought to be housebound or bedbound with the illness in the UK.
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Tuesday 01 May - Thursday 31 May
Poetry from the Bed
Venue: The Magic Cafe, Oxford
Tickets: Free admission
Poems, images, artwork and narratives symbolising those housebound with ME/CFS. There will also be a number of poetry readings at the Magic Cafe, following a successful poetry competition run earlier in the year.
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Saturday 05 May - Sunday 27 May
Oxford Arts Society
Venue: West Ox Arts, Bampton
Tickets: Free admission
The Oxford Art Society was founded in 1891 and is an umbrella organisation for accomplished artists living in Oxfordshire, many of whom also exhibit nationally and internationally. The Oxford Art Society holds regular meetings and welcomes submissions from all Oxfordshire artists to their annual OAS Open Exhibition of selected work held each autumn. A selection of OAS members are exhibiting at West Ox Arts as part of Oxfordshire Artweeks. Several OAS members will be available in the Gallery on various times throughout the exhibition to discuss their work.
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Saturday 05 May - Sunday 27 May
Oxfordshire Artweeks at The Turrill
Venue: The Turrill Sculpture Garden, Oxford
Tickets: Free admission
During Oxfordshire Artweeks, a group of talented local sculptors are showing their work at the Turrill Sculpture Garden using a wide variety of styles and materials. The event is free and open during library hours.
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Saturday 02 June - Sunday 01 July
Portraits of the Queen
Venue: West Ox Arts Gallery, Bampton
Tickets: Free admission
In celebration of the Diamond Jubileem West Ox Arts Gallery is hosting special exhibition Portraits of the Queen, to be on display through the month of June. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday 2 June from 2 - 4pm in which the public is invited to stop by for a glass of wine, enjoy the portraits on display, and cast their vote for the Most Creative, Most Ambitious and Most Realistic work of art.
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Sunday 17 June - Sunday 15 July
On Form 2012
Venue: Asthall Manor
Ticket: £7.50, concessions £6, free admission under 12s
In 2010, the On Form exhibition attracted over five thousand visitors, vibrant sales and glowing reviews. 2012 is going to be even better, with a full programme of artists’ talks, dramatic and musical events and, it is predicted, a few surprises.
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