How Your Support Helps
Your support means more people have enjoyed access to the transformative benefits of visual art, and that people can still visit one of the UK’s leading modern and contemporary art spaces for free. Here’s how we’re offering those opportunities to as many people as possible.
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Early Years and Families
We’re bringing together families, carers and children for shared moments of creativity. We build curiosity and community for adults, infants and children with a broad programme including sensory backpacks, activity sheets, art-making workshops and sensory play. It’s all specially designed to make sure that everybody is welcome in the gallery, whatever their age.
“I have never taken my daughter to an activity where her curiosity led her out of her comfort zone. She almost forgot her normal nerves because she was so intrigued. I am so thankful to have an activity with her I know we can go to and both fully enjoy.”
– Make Play parent
Young People
Young people deserve the chance to explore their creativity, voice their ideas, make friends and discover careers in the arts. With your support, we’re helping young people feel empowered to pursue their artistic ambitions and making creative expression a life-long habit.
“The Young Creatives Socials made me feel better about sharing my art and has let me meet more people and be inspired by their thoughts, processes, and art.“
– Young participant 2023
Adults and Communities
Creativity and community can inspire new friendships and interests and empower people through moments of change. That’s why, with your support, we work with incredible charities and local groups to deliver a creative outlet to those who need it most.
“Loneliness is a big problem, especially after Covid and for those living alone. It is great to be able to go out to sessions like these and socialise. It is good for both physical and mental health.”
– Older participant, Oxford Community Centre workshops 2023
Schools and Universities
There’s an arts emergency in our schools and universities. We’re determined to ensure as many people as possible have the opportunity to explore their creativity, which is why we’re offering Gold Arts Awards, free state school visits, teachers’ workshops and tours, and weekly socials for students aged 16-18 to make creative careers and art-filled classrooms a reality across Oxford and beyond.
Supporting Artists
Great art takes time and support. With your help, we’re able to commission exciting new works, support artists at pivotal moments in their career and foreground work from underrepresented communities. Your support has provided career-defining opportunities to artists from around the globe, including more than 30 Turner Prize-nominated shows.
“What most allowed me to develop my practice was the ability to use [the gallery] as an extension of my studio… One aspect of working [with Modern Art Oxford] that exceeded my expectations was the very human approach to maintaining an art institution, in contrast to the distant nature of other places.”
– Commissioned artist 2021, Johanna Unzueta (b. 1974, Santiago, Chile)
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Thanks to the support of generous individuals, charitable and private entities, we are able to present a bold artistic programme that invites everyone to take part and explore their creative potential.
