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Modern Art Oxford is pleased to announce a partnership with the global Italian family coffee company, Lavazza. Founded in Turin in 1895, Lavazza has a 123-year tradition of exporting authentic, quality Italian coffee experiences around the globe as well as a long history of promoting the arts and culture. From its first steps taken with… Continue reading Modern Art Oxford’s partnership with Lavazza

We are thrilled to congratulate Bethany Mitchell, lead artist of Modern Art Oxford’s Early Years: Make Play workshops on winning a Marsh Award for Excellence in Gallery Education. These awards celebrate the hard work and dedication of arts professionals working within the sector of museum and gallery art education. Alongside her current role as Curator… Continue reading Congratulations

As part of Future Knowledge artist Andy Owen created Whole Milk, a new conceptual installation that takes a fresh look at innovations in farming domesticated livestock. Below Andy discusses the inspiration behind the work and his collaboration with North Aston Dairy. I grew up on dairy farm in Shropshire and I’ve always cared about the provenance of the food… Continue reading Whole Milk: a potted (or bottled) history

The Platform Graduate Award is an annual region-wide project created to support new graduate talent across the south east of England. The initiative supports emerging artists to develop their practice, offering the unique opportunity to hold a solo exhibition and work with professionals in the art field. Oxford Brookes University graduate, Annie Le Santo held… Continue reading Reflections on Platform Graduate Award 2018 by Annie Le Santo

In May 2018 were thrilled to welcome the artist Rachel Whiteread CBE to Modern Art Oxford for a special evening hosted by The Edgar Wind Society (EWS), Oxford University’s Society for History of Art. Fresh from her critically acclaimed solo exhibition at Tate Britain, and 25 years since she became the first ever female Turner… Continue reading Re-visit: A lecture by Rachel Whiteread presented by The Edgar Wind Society

From adventures in the anthropocene to cutting-edge architecture inspired by nature, our latest reading list draws from the art projects, research and theory behind our exhibition, Future Knowledge (22 September – 28 October 2018). A selection of these titles will be available to purchase in the Modern Art Oxford Shop and on display for reference in… Continue reading Future Knowledge: A Reading List

In July 2018, musicians Eric Clarke, Bruno Guastalla, Melissa Holding and Julian Masters spent a sunny weekend making music and recording the sounds of Oxford University owned, Wytham Woods. One of the most researched areas of woodland in the world, Wytham Woods has recently become a site of art making and experimentation as part of… Continue reading Wythamscapes: People, Place and Nature

This September, Modern Art Oxford will take part in 2018’s Culture Crawl, a 6-mile sponsored walk in aid of Maggie’s Oxford, a charity offering support for people with cancer and their families and friends. In this latest blog post, Pip Dingle, Centre Fundraising Manager at Maggie’s Centre Oxford describes the significance of the walk and… Continue reading Maggie’s Culture Crawl – A partnership with Modern Art Oxford