Local art springing from the woodwork
For some reason, I started thinking about our local visual arts festival this morning, so I googled up the website and put the three weeks of Oxfordshire Artweeks into my diary; this year it's 14 May to 5 June.
The first Oxfordshire Artweeks took place in 1981. The idea of artists inviting the public into their homes and studios proved so successful that it has been replicated all over the UK. Oxfordshire Artweeks is now the largest open studio festival of visual art in the country.
A free guide is available from shops,libraries, art galleries, museums and hotels around Oxfordshire. In the guide you will find locations and opening hours of hundreds of artists' studios; some of these are expansive and impressive, some are small back bedrooms. The quality of work does vary, but then, beauty is in the eye... etc.
Well I know what I like.
The magic of Artweeks has been both the ability to interface direct with the artists in their studios, and to acquire work at modest prices. We have a mission to make a purchase every year.
The first Oxfordshire Artweeks took place in 1981. The idea of artists inviting the public into their homes and studios proved so successful that it has been replicated all over the UK. Oxfordshire Artweeks is now the largest open studio festival of visual art in the country.
A free guide is available from shops,libraries, art galleries, museums and hotels around Oxfordshire. In the guide you will find locations and opening hours of hundreds of artists' studios; some of these are expansive and impressive, some are small back bedrooms. The quality of work does vary, but then, beauty is in the eye... etc.
Well I know what I like.
The magic of Artweeks has been both the ability to interface direct with the artists in their studios, and to acquire work at modest prices. We have a mission to make a purchase every year.
posted by peter @ 1:35 pm
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