Finding the Headington Artweeks Venues

There are over 20 ArtWeeks venues in Headington and Marston.

The easiest way to find you're way around the venues is to get hold of a copy of the Headington Trail Map.

You can pick one up at any of the venues, or you can download one from the Artweeks website.

Headington Artweeks up and running

Lots of artists, art enthusiasts and not a few bemused Saturday morning shoppers got caught up in the launch event for Headington and Marston Artweeks today.

The launch event provided a chance to get a glimpse of the range of talents on show during Artweeks, along with musical and dramatic street entertainment from the Horns of Plenty band, and the Fairy Dust Arts theatre group.

After the launch event the focus now switches to the numerous studios and galleries around Headington and Marston that are open until Monday 26th May.  The artists link above gives you a list of all the artists and their exhibition spaces, and you can also pick up a trail map showing all the sites by visiting any of the artists studios.

These images and others from the launch, taken by Ross Mackenzie, are also on his Flickr site.

Headington Artweeks Launch Event - Saturday 17th May

Headington and Marston Artweeks runs from 17th May to 26th May 2014.

To get things rolling there is a launch event at Barclays Bank in Headington on 17th May from 10:00 to 12:00.

At the launch you'll be able to meet a number of the artists involved with Headington and Marston Artweeks this year, and to try out a range of arts and crafts. These include rag-rugging, drawing, chalking, face painting, mosaic and puppet making, knitting and more.

The Horns a Plenty Street Band and the Fairy Dust Arts performers will be there too.

And for a taster of what's coming during Headington Artweeks - watch the video

Artweeks 2014 at St. Andrew’s

Saturday 17th May – Bank Holiday Monday 26th May

12 - 6pm every day

Saturday 24th May & Monday 26th May

Story Telling with Kerstin and puppets

Puppet Tales: 2 – 2.45pm - £2

Make a puppet: 3 – 5pm - £4

Machine Embroidery Demos 

Every afternoon 3 – 4pm

Art at St.Andrew’s is back! This year’s exhibition in the church room includes five artists who will be showing here for the first time. We welcome:

• Anne Hobbs showing a collection of works including screen prints, pewter and mixed media. Inspired by Old Headington, preservation and the environment;
• Elizabeth Wyatt, silver jewellery inspired by the relationship between memory and objects, and laser cut unique designs;
• Ewa Exley, a textiles artist working in hand made felt, pleated silk making wall hangings, scarves, hats and bags;
• Ruth Dodd whose ceramic works are based on organic forms and domestic stone wear pots;
• Zoe Robinson, a painter and sculptor showing beautiful dog and cat portraits painted in acrylics.

Returning artists are:

• Alison Pearson, a textile artist whose work utilises a variety of techniques, including patchwork, applique and collage;
• Rosemary Earl with a selection of her paintings on display at the back of church. 

In church, there will be

• church vestments on view;
• information about Sewtogether, a sewing group that meets monthly in church; 
• Kerstin’s ‘Puppet Tales’ and puppet making drop in sessions (see below for more details) and 
• demonstrations of free machine embroidery.

As a 'thank you' from the artists, our fundraiser for church this year will be 'Guess the Number of Pins in the Box'. The winner will receive a hamper of 'crafty goodies' donated by each artist.

Artweeks is growing in Headington with a variety of events and more artists’ exhibitions. To encourage visitors to all the sites in Headington, local artists have organised a ‘Hunt the Kitty Cat’ trail competition around most of the venues. The first prize for the most cats found is a Two Course Meal for four at the Butchers’ Arms in Headington. Please take the Headington and Marston trail maps so you can see who else is exhibiting in our area.

Finally, there will be items for sale, refreshments, opportunities to chat with exhibitors and make new friends. See you there!

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Puppet Tales

Saturday 24th May 

2 – 2:45pm

Puppet Tales: A suitcase full of bees

The world of the honeybees will emerge out of our old suitcases.

We will explore this part of nature in an interactive way.

All of this comes together in the beautiful story “The Beeman”.

Children will also get the chance to create their very own bee and flower.

Suitable for all ages, especially children under 6 years

Tickets on the day £2

3 -  5pm

Make a tea-strainer puppet.

Drop in Session – Cost £2

Bank Holiday Monday 26th May

2 – 2:45pm 

Puppet Tales What’s in Fox’s Suitcase?

Join the hungry fox and be surprised!

What will he have for supper?

Suitable for all ages

Tickets on the day £2

3 – 5pm  

Make a rod style puppet

Drop in Session, Cost £4

For any questions please contact Kerstin on 07899 748836

or email K.Welp@btinternet.com.

Coming soon: www.puppettales.co.uk

Heads of Headington

The theme of this year’s Headington and Marston Artweeks Launch on 17th May is "Heads of Headington".

We have been encouraging local school children to create a poster portrait of their best friend/family member/ neighbour/ celebrity. We invite you to come and see the fun and colourful creations!

Posters on display at John Radcliffe Hospital

"Heads of Headington" Posters, at Barclays Bank, 105 London Road, Headington, OX3 9AH, 9.30am to 4.30pm, 12th – 26th May.   Headington school children’s posters. (Headington Girls Prep, Oxford Christian School, Quarry Foundation, Rye St Anthony’s Junior, St Andrew’s Primary, Windmill Primary, Woodfarm Primary).

"Heads of Headington" Posters, at John Radcliffe Hospital West Wing Entrance, 3rd – 26th May. Marston school children’s posters. (New Marston Primary, St Michael’s Primary, St Nicholas’ Primary).

Thanks to…

Headington and Marston Artweeks wishes to thank Andrew Forgan, Branch Manager of Headington Barclays Bank for enabling the exhibition of Headington school children’s posters in Barclays Bank.

Posters on display at John Radcliffe Hospital

Headington and Marston Artweeks wishes to thank Ruth Charity, Arts Coordinator of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals’ Trust for enabling the exhibition of Marston school children’s posters at the John Radcliffe West Wing Entrance.

We would also like to thank all the teachers and schoolchildren for responding to the invitation to make portraits. Without them all we would have no exhibitions.

Headington Art Trail

Over the next 9 days (17th - 26th May 2014) Headington and Marston artists will be welcoming visitors to over 20 venues where you'll be able see (and buy) locally produced works of art.

To help you find your way around the sites, we've produced a trail map showing all the venues.  You can collect one of these at any of the venues (click on the artists link above), at a number of local shops or at Chancellors Estate Agents in Headington.  We're very grateful to Chancellors for their support in producing and distributing the trail map.

You can also collect a copy of the trail map and get a hands-on taster of Headington Artweeks at our launch event at Barclays Bank on Saturday 17th May from 10:00 to mid-day. Attractions include Horns a Plenty Street Band, rag-rugging, drawing, chalking, face painting, mosaic and puppet making, knitting and more....

Victoria Hallam

Victoria is interested in the patterns of landscape and the way the colours change over the course of the year. She is also passionately interested in the 'landscape' of the human form and makes small life figure sculptures often fired to terracotta or glazed. She also makes full sized portrait heads finished in various mediums such as terracotta, resin or cement fondu which is tough enough to stay permanently outside. There are examples of these in her garden.

For more information. http://www.artweeks.org/festival/2014/victoria-hallam

Outburst: 6 May 2014

Jean Wykes the Headington & Marston Artweeks Coordinator and also a student at Oxford Brookes is delighted that a video piece she made is included in Outburst, the annual Oxford Brookes festival at Pegasus Theatre, Oxford. 

This is a free event but booking is required by calling the theatre on 01865 812150 or online: http://www.pegasustheatre.org.uk/shows/ob-collected-vision/

Art at the Bank III: 28th April 2014

There will be another pop-up art show at Barclays Bank in Headington on Monday 28th April 2014.

This is another chance for you to get a preview of the work by Headington and Marston artists that will be on show during Oxford Artweeks from 17th to 26th May.

This time the focus will be on artists working in clay.

Vicki Hallum will be demonstrating clay head portraits, Marieke O'Connor showing her pressed clay containers, bowls and plates, and Lou Cox exhibiting white ceramic lamps.

In addition, textile artist Alison Pearson, a member of Art at St Andrews will also be there, promoting Art at St Andrews.  Jean Wykes will also be there putting together the school childrens' poster exhibition, promoting Heads of Headington for Headington and Marston Artweeks.   These posters will be on display in the Bank throughout May.

On Monday 28th the artworks will be on show at the Bank from 09:30 until 16:30.

For more information keep visiting this website, and follow us on twitter @HArtWeeks

Pictures from Shetland

Ross Mackenzie has been adding more Shetland images to the collection that he'll have on show, and for sale, during Oxford Artweeks.

You can get a preview of the images on Ross' website, and see them for yourself when Artweeks starts in Headington on Saturday 17th May 2014.

Lou Cox

Warm Embrace

Lou Cox will be exhibiting with Kennett Road artists in Headington 17th-26th May, 12-6pm.

Lou will be exhibiting beautiful sculptures of the female form and sculptural lighting in porcelain and clay.

The sculptural light pictured is called Warm Embrace and is hand built in white clay.

Lou explains: "This sculpture had many inspirational starting points. I am interested in how birds flock together. I looked at starlings and admired the way they dance with each other at sunset. This is called a murmuration and is one of the most beautiful natural experiences. I love the way the birds glide and swoop in group formation and by uniting together the birds are safe and protected from predators. I was also partly inspired by my dear grandfather, who introduced me to nature and taught me about the stars and galaxies."

"I create sculptures that offer a sensory experience. The use of light, warmth and textures can also be enjoyed by a person with visual impairment."

Warm Embrace is a unique sculpture and glows beautifully when lit up; come and see for yourself at 13 Kennett Road in Headington, Oxford, 17th-26th May, 12-6pm.

For more information and commissions email LouCox.Art@live.co.uk

Coffee with your Art?

The selection of images from Headington Artists at Coco Noir has changed again.

So that's a perfect excuse to stop off for a coffee or some chocolate while you're in Headington.

Coco Noir is at 77A London Road in Headington.