Interested in a career in the arts? Want to learn more about how an arts organisation is run? We are looking for 8 individuals aged 16-18 to join Modern Art Oxford’s Young Creatives Collective.
Category: Young Artists
Making Creative Projects Happen – The Young Creatives
Find out how our Young Creatives, the 8 young people who bring new perspectives to our programme each year, have been researching how artists and curators make creative projects happen.
How to make a giant pink teddy, with artist Liz Davies
Liz Davies is one of three Platform Graduate Award artists showing their work at Modern Art Oxford this year, and a recent fine art graduate from The Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford. In this post she shares the process of making one of her artworks: the giant inflatable pink teddy in her exhibition… Continue reading How to make a giant pink teddy, with artist Liz Davies
Review by young artist May | Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe
Simplicity forms the most powerful meanings – Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe at Modern Art Oxford Read a review of our exhibition Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe written by young artist May, who took part in this year’s City as Studio film-making residency for ages 16-19. Words by May Ruth Asawa created beautifully… Continue reading Review by young artist May | Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe
Summer holiday family activities at Modern Art Oxford
Visiting us with kids? This summer there are creative activities for all ages to explore at the gallery. Check out the activities below and visit our What’s On page to stay up to date with all that MAO has to offer this summer. Thursday afternoon drop-in sessions Every Thursday afternoon from 28 July to 1… Continue reading Summer holiday family activities at Modern Art Oxford
City as Studio: At Home | free film-making workshops to do at home
Looking to get creative over the summer holidays? You can now take part in City as Studio and learn DIY film-making at home. The brand new City as Studio online platform is open for the holidays. Sign up for free to access two self-led workshops, created with artist Kate Mahony, which guide you through the… Continue reading City as Studio: At Home | free film-making workshops to do at home
Young Creatives inspire positive change and creativity for 2022
“Building a vision of what we would, and could do.” Modern Art Oxford Young Creative 2021 We all know that creativity can make such a positive difference to our wellbeing. It’s a subject we regularly return to in our programmes and online conversations, and this January is absolutely no exception. So this Blue Monday, we’re… Continue reading Young Creatives inspire positive change and creativity for 2022
Watch – Platform Graduate Award: Starting out as an artist in 2021
What’s it like to be an early career artist in such turbulent times? In this video, watch a recording of our Platform Graduate Award artists speaking honestly and positively about graduating from art school and their plans for the future. The event which took place on Thursday 28 October 2021 featured Fetine Sel Tuzel, Bevan… Continue reading Watch – Platform Graduate Award: Starting out as an artist in 2021
Horoscope by Beth Simcock
Platform Graduate Award artist Beth Simcock is a painter and writer working across large-scale narrative paintings. Her practice is devoted to mythologies, both self-created and borrowed: from classics, art history, contemporary popular culture, and the online world. For her exhibition at Modern Art Oxford, Simcock presents a series of large-scale paintings entitled The Zodiac. The following Horoscope, written… Continue reading Horoscope by Beth Simcock
On the Value of AI-Generated Art
Platform Graduate Award artists Bevan Hill & Will Griffiths create artworks generated entirely by AI technology. Their exhibition Real Art for Real People brings together painting, sculpture and written work, conceptualised and designed by computers. By removing themselves from the ‘creative process’ they explore the importance of individual expression and agency in an increasingly automated world. This… Continue reading On the Value of AI-Generated Art