At long last, we can finally celebrate the first day of spring! To mark the changing season, and the sense of hope that spring evokes, artist Lillian Tranborg shares an art project immersed in the natural beauty of Wytham Woods in Oxford. Lillian’s enchanting film follows the organic evolution of a sculpture from August 2018… Continue reading BreatheDecay and The Visitors | Lillian Tranborg’s films celebrate the coming of spring
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Film-making in lockdown – Young artist Jude reflects on the City as Studio online residency
Jude joined our City as Studio online film-making residency in February 2021. In the midst of a national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the group met only online and explored DIY film-making from the confines of their own surroundings. Read about what Jude learnt during the residency, and how she used found objects and… Continue reading Film-making in lockdown – Young artist Jude reflects on the City as Studio online residency
COVIDAMA (2020): A new film by Andrei Gloria
This Mother’s Day weekend, discover a short film by Andrei Gloria, celebrating the resilience of his mother, an agency nurse, and the power of creative curiosity in the face of uncertainty. “I wanted to celebrate my mum in this film. Her resilience, determination, and curiosity during the pandemic has been a massive inspiration to me. Her… Continue reading COVIDAMA (2020): A new film by Andrei Gloria
Read our Anti-racism Statement and Action Plan
Modern Art Oxford is committed to becoming an actively anti-racist organisation. We recognise our responsibility and accountability as a public cultural institution to combat racism in a society where it is deeply embedded. This pledge forms part of our wider commitment to those who experience discrimination, inequality and diminished opportunities in today’s society. There are many… Continue reading Read our Anti-racism Statement and Action Plan
International Women’s Day: Liberation in Oxford by Gillian Murphy
This International Women’s Day discover a catalyst moment in the history of women and the city of Oxford. Told through an exhibition-like presentation of archival materials held in The Women’s Library, LSE, Dr Gillian Murphy, the library’s Curator for Equality, Rights and Citizenship explores the occasion of the first Women’s Liberation Conference, deemed a momentous event for women’s equality in the UK.
National Careers Week: Tips & Advice from the MAO Team
This National Careers Week 2021 we’re sharing reflections and insights into the world of work from some of the Modern Art Oxford team. During our half-term film-making residency last month, our young artists asked members of our team about their education, careers and experiences in and outside of the world of work. What qualifications do you… Continue reading National Careers Week: Tips & Advice from the MAO Team
Landscape of memories – Ella Shepard Artist Takeover
Ella Shepard is an artist who is fascinated by the concept of reality and how it is perceived and filtered. For Modern Art Oxford’s Wellbeing Season (February – March 2021), she presents an experimental series of ‘moving’ oil paintings that represent the range of psychological influences in her work and, in the artist’s words, ‘depict the fluid elasticity… Continue reading Landscape of memories – Ella Shepard Artist Takeover
Between Naming and Knowing Someone: Language, Gender, and Colonial History, by Levi C. R. Hord
Levi C. R. Hord specialises in transgender studies and queer theory. In this article, they respond to our current exhibition with Mariana Castillo Deball, looking particularly at the history and representation of We’wha (1849 – 1896), a Zuni weaver and potter featured in the show. Through We’wha’s story Hord speaks about gender, language and colonial history… Continue reading Between Naming and Knowing Someone: Language, Gender, and Colonial History, by Levi C. R. Hord
Children’s Mental Health Week – List of Resources
This week, schools, charities, and mental health organisations are coming together to mark Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021) and we are very happy to be taking part. We’ve put together a list of resources, websites, and organisations that we hope will be useful for children, young people, and their parents, carers, friends and teachers, living,… Continue reading Children’s Mental Health Week – List of Resources
My Friend the Sea: A creative breath exercise for children
“How do we promote the importance of breath awareness and self care for young people?” Breathworks was Modern Art Oxford’s digital participatory project by Lucy Sabin, which invited people to creatively respond to their breath online. Put to us by an audience member during one of our Breathworks live events, the timely question written above has been… Continue reading My Friend the Sea: A creative breath exercise for children