Modern Art Oxford’s second annual project with schools City as Studio: Moving Image explored digital moving image. Students from Oxford Spires Academy, Cheney School, Oxford Sixth Form College and City College worked in groups to produce original short art films in response to a brief that asked students to look beyond surface impressions and portray different experiences… Continue reading City as Studio: Moving Image – Where’s Alice?
Month: June 2019
Bonhams blog: The Rise in Prominence of Female Artists
Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house and one of the world’s oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. They have been a supporter of Modern Art Oxford for over 5 years. In this post Clémence Tasiaux, Head of the Post-War & Contemporary Art department at Bonhams, discusses why female artists are undervalued… Continue reading Bonhams blog: The Rise in Prominence of Female Artists
Taking up Space: Reflections on Claudette Johnson’s I Came to Dance
As part of Modern Art Oxford’s new internship programme with Oxford Brookes University, Cabanca Lea joined our Programme Team for 4 weeks in May and June, helping in the run up to the opening of Claudette Johnson’s I Came to Dance. Below she reflects on her time at the gallery and her thoughts about the exhibition.… Continue reading Taking up Space: Reflections on Claudette Johnson’s I Came to Dance
She’s a Bird Now: Remembering Kate Garrett
Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani works day-to-day as the director of Oxford’s Young Women’s Music Project (YWMP), an educational charity that provides free workshops for women aged 14-21. Here she reflects on her relationship with Kate Garrett, mentor, friend and founder of YWMP, ahead of Saturday’s event at Modern Art Oxford, She’s a Bird Now,… Continue reading She’s a Bird Now: Remembering Kate Garrett