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Oxfordshire Artweeks Underway

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Oxfordshire Artweeks is underway, and runs as follows …
North Oxfordshire (2nd – 10th May)
Oxford City (9th – 17th May)
South Oxfordshire, including Abingdon (16th – 25th May).

Some of the artists had a stall on Abingdon Market Place on Saturday to let people know.
Oxfordshire Artweeks
Malcolm Moor (pictured above) has a exhibition of pottery at St Baranbas Church in Jericho, as part of the Oxford City week.
Oxfordshire Artweeks
Sue Hill, on the right, will be one of the Peach Croft Barn Artists, at Peach Croft Farm Barn from 16th – 23rd May.

To find out more visit Artweeks.org.

With Sue is Jill who helps run Preston Road Community Centre, and who just happened to be passing.

Lent Lectures

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Lent Lectures
Revd Dr Charles Miller has been lecturing at All Saints Church for the last five weeks on the frescoes of Fra Angelico. Charles came under the spell of the painter during a sabbatical spent in Florence in the winter of 2013, and the lectures are the result of that sabbatical, and his interest in Christianity and Art. The lectures were both art history, and drew spiritual lessons from the life of Fra Angelico.
Lent Lectures
Apologies for the poor quality of this picture taken with a phone from the balcony.

Most of the lectures concentrated on the frescoes painted in San Marco Dominican Convent in Florence – intended for the monks who lived in the cells. There are lectures notes on St Helens Church website but not many images. You had to go to the lectures for those. Many people did go, particularly the first two weeks – when the roads round All Saints Church were packed with cars.

The Heart of things

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The Heart of Things
Christ Church, Abingdon, is hosting an art week, 9th -14th March 2015, featuring paintings and installations by Paul Hobbs. The exhibition is called The Heart of things, and is in the recently renovated barn on Northcourt Road, alongside the Barns Cafe.

As well as a variety of colourful abstract paintings, and some figurative paintings, there are some conceptual pieces including two larger works…
The Heart of Things
Paul can be seen here, in the check shirt, and will be available throughout the exhibition to discuss the works on show. This particular work is called ‘Holy Ground’ and is made from a collection of shoes and stories from Christians all around the world including a famous athlete. There are 32 people available, and so the shoes could change during the week.

Little Beginnings Art Show

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Local and Urban Artist Deemon Black emailed me to say he will be presenting 5 local Artists and 9 famous Street Artists for 5 days in Abingdon On Thames.

He said “I wanted to bring the London Art Scene to Abingdon instead of having to go to the City! I didn’t realise I would get names like Pure Evil, K-guy, and My Dog Sighs signing up to exhibit ”

The exhibition event page on Facebook has more details, and the exhibition will be at the community shop from the 15-20 Dec. Entry is free from 10:00 – 17:00 each day. Here is some of what you may see …
Little Beginnings Art Show
Love Kills by Deemon Black
Little Beginnings Art Show
The Krays by T.wat
Little Beginnings Art Show
The little man by My Dog Sighs.