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We are currently working with RIBA award-winning practice, David Kohn Architects, on a transformational refurbishment of our ground and lower-ground public areas. This will mean the gallery will be closed next summer, reopening in November 2024 with a completely redesigned welcome area, a new ground-floor gallery, an artist-designed caf\u00e9 and an expanded Creative Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project has been informed by an extensive public consultation process involving over 350 people and will feature elements of co-creation and co-design led by artists in collaboration with local groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redesigned welcome area<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Our redesigned layout will include a new entrance to the main exhibition spaces, giving audiences a much clearer entrance to our major exhibitions in the upstairs galleries. We are also moving our Shop up to the front of our main entrance on Pembroke Street. The Shop will continue to stock products from local designers and makers, exclusive merchandise and artist editions, as well as being home to a new welcome desk so all visitors can orient themselves in the space upon arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New ground floor gallery<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Based on our community consultation, we recognised a huge need for more space for our  participation work with local communities. This new gallery, which will be positioned where the Shop is now, will be a permanent home for changing displays, programmed with and showcasing the creative activities of our local communities, as well as curated archive material sharing the story of Modern Art Oxford\u2019s rich history and innovative digital programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An expanded Creative Space<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Our current Creative Space on the ground floor has played host to exhibitions, events, family activities and more. The ever expanding programme of projects and workshops with local communities has informed a new creative space which will be home to our regular projects Make Play<\/a> and Young Creatives<\/a>, as well as new creative studio sessions, workshops, short courses, evening classes and more<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our new artist-designed caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emma Hart, Club Together image, 2023. Image copyright the artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Designed by acclaimed British artist Emma Hart, our new caf\u00e9 will be a truly unique destination. Returning to the lower-ground floor, the caf\u00e9 will be based on the celebratory concept Club Together<\/em>, inspired by raves and other spaces where people come together for enjoyment and self-expression. Hart\u2019s furniture in the caf\u00e9 is inspired by dancing \u201chands in the air\u201d which morph into seating, and tables that evoke disco lights throwing pools of coloured light onto the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch a video by Emma Hart about the caf\u00e9<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Modern Art Oxford would like to thank the many individuals, trusts and foundations whose generous support has made the transformational refurbishment of our ground and lower-ground public areas possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trusts and Foundations<\/strong>
Arts Council England Capital Investment Funding
CHK Foundation
Charina Endowment Fund
Garfield Weston Foundation
Gresswell Environment Trust
The Lovington Foundation
Staples Trust
Wolfson Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leadership Donations<\/strong>
Jill Hackel and Andrzej Zarzycki
B\u00e9atrice and James Lupton
Anna Yang and Joseph Schull
Dasha Shenkman OBE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Gifts<\/strong>
Heidi and Carlo Baravalle
Domingo and Jenny Garcia
Russell and Jill Platt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And all those who would like to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Find out more about our exciting ground floor redevelopment for which the gallery will be closed next summer and reopen in November 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":70993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Transformational Project for the Modern Art Oxford Community - Modern Art Oxford<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Modern Art Oxford embarks on a transformational project, redeveloping our ground floor spaces creating a new ground floor gallery and studio.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Transformational Project for the Modern Art Oxford Community - 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