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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

A selection of artists featured in A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists’ Drawings were brought together for the first time to discuss their individual works in the exhibition, as well as their wider practice. This revealing panel discussion featured exhibiting artists Kate Davis, Ian Kiaer, David Musgrave and Massinissa Selmani and was chaired by curators… Continue reading Video – A Slice through the World: artists’ panel discussion

Watch as one Modern Art Oxford exhibition transforms into another. Watch our Production Team dismantle Cinthia Marcelle’s immersive installation, The Family in Disorder: Truth or Dare and set up the galleries for our current exhibition, A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists’ Drawings.  A Slice through the World is presented in partnership with Drawing Room,… Continue reading Video – The Making of A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists’ Drawings

Created to accompany the exhibition, A Slice through the World, this video offers special insights into the works, and includes interviews with exhibiting artists including Kate Davis, Karl Haendel, David Haines, David Musgrave, Kathy Prendergast and Barbara Walker. A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists’ Drawings is an exhibition presented in joint partnership with Drawing Room, London. See… Continue reading Video: Insights into A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists’ Drawings

Over the summer we will be installing a new state-of-the-art lift at Modern Art Oxford that will offer our visitors greater and easier access to the galleries and the basement. This essential maintenance work began in the summer and is expected to last for a period of approximately 10 – 12 weeks. We regret that… Continue reading Accessibility Notice

Emma Ridgway is Head of Programme, Chief Curator at Modern Art Oxford. Here she discusses the gallery’s recent City as Studio project, our new art photography book. City as Studio: Photographs of Oxford by Young Artists is available to buy in our shop now. – This summer at Modern Art Oxford, we release our new publication… Continue reading City as Studio: Photographs of Oxford by Young Artists