Artists from France, Germany & Romania arrive in Oxford to take part in an inter-European creative exchange which will take the form of an Artist’s Land Art Residency at Oxford University Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay, just outside Oxford. The artists will be creating work on site from 1-18 July.
Come to the Arboretum and talk to the artists and see what they are doing.
Open Day Exhibition Saturday 18 July.
Come and see the finished work. There will be performance, sculpture and installations including ‘The Black Box Safari’ by David Bass and ‘Dancing in the Arboretum’ from 2.45-3.45pm. Sheepwoman will appear at 4.30pm
Bring a Picnic.
The project has been organised by Magdalen Road Studios, Oxford and Art in Situ, France, in collaboration with Ovada Gallery, Modern Art Oxford and The University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum and Botanic Gardens.
The project in the Arboretum will involve twelve selected artists, two from France, two from Germany and two from Romania working with six from Oxford and will take place from 1st – 18th July. An important part of the residency is the encouragement of dialogue between artists from Oxford & their European contemporaries. Audiences are invited to experience artists developing work within a more European perspective. We hope that this event will be the first of many opportunities for Oxford artists to meet and work with artists from all over Europe.
On Friday 10th July 2.45-3.45pm there will be ‘Dancing in the Arboretum’
A group of dancers from Oxford will respond to the site.
Saturday 11th July there are Children’s art workshops. Drop by and join in to create something with one of the artists.
The workshops will take place from 10-12 in the morning for younger children and 2-4pm for over 11yrs
14th July 6.30-8.30pm there is a discussion hosted by Modern Art Oxford is entitled ‘Differences and Similarities for Practising Artists in Europe’
Concurrent to the residency will be an exhibition ’Branching Out’ in the Town Hall Gallery, Oxford, featuring work of the invited European Artists. The Town Hall exhibition opens on 7th July and runs until 21st July. 9am-6pm Mon to Sat
The project is sponsored by: PYE Holdings, Oxford; The Ernest Cook Trust; St. John’s College; All Souls College; Dr Brian Loughman; Magdalen College; Jesus College; Wadham College; Oxford City Council; Modern Art Oxford; Ovada Gallery and Sainsbury’s.
For further information about dancing contact Helen Edwards 01865 774774
For information about the project and to book a place on the children’s workshops contact the co-ordinator Diana Bell 01865 730110
www.art-in-situ.net. and www.magdalenroadstudios.com
Further information
Art-in-Situ France has been running a very successful international residency programme since 2001 and many Oxford artists have been offered important opportunities to come together in friendship with artists from other European countries, including France, Germany, Holland, Poland, Hungary and Romania. In 2002 The Exchange Gallery, now Ovada Gallery hosted an exhibition of work by French artists and in 2006 an Art-in-Situ residency was hosted by the Fine Art Department of the University of Cluj in Romania. This will be the first Art-in-Situ international residency programme in Oxford.
The six invited artists are:
- Brigitte Kohl, France – photography
- Djamila Hanafi, France – installation
- Annegret Heinl Germany – sculpture, installation
- Isabel Oestreich, Germany – installation
- Emil Dobriban, Romania – sculpture & painting
- Mira Marincas, Romania – photography
Ann Rapstoff, performance; Alun Ward, sound; Alison Dalwood, installation; Helen Edwards, dance; Karen Purple, installation and painting and Philippa Jeffery, performance are the artists from Oxford.
Zoologist, David Bass will also be showing his ‘Black Box Safari’ with images of protozoa on the Open Day 18th July.
The project is co-ordinated by Diana Bell, Director Magdalen Road Studios & Betsy Tyler-Bell, Art in Situ, France.
