Abingdon Heritage Weekend is back for 2023 from 16th – 17th September, with a focus on Creativity Unwrapped. Over the weekend, there will be a wide range of events taking place, from open properties and historical walks and talks to exhibitions and workshops.
Creativity Unwrapped in East St Helen Street This street has been home to many creative people over the years, and this year their work will be celebrated in a series of window displays. For example, Dorothea Pickering, who opened up St Ethelwold’s House for the community, was also an artist.
Community Shop The Abingdon Artists have created a series of facsimiles of historic Abingdon buildings, which can be seen in the former premises of Samuels the jeweller. There will also be an exhibition about Abingdon artists, musicians, and other creative people.
Other highlights include:
* 70 Years of Drama at the Unicorn Theatre
* Talks by four current day Abingdon creators at the Guildhall
* Two different exhibitions of Oswald Couldrey’s art, and one of Sampson Strong’s work
* The Abingdon Missal exhibition at the Abbey Buildings
This is just a small selection of the events taking place at the Abingdon Heritage Weekend. For more information, pick up a leaflet at the information stall on the Market Place at the weekend, or visit the website: https://abingdonheritage.org.uk/.
Just to mention that the “Fab Ab – I didn’t know that about Abingdon” exhibition in Unit 24 (ex H Samuel shop) opens on Friday – a day ahead of the rest.
Also, there are childrens art workshops in St Ethelwolds in Saturday but they need to be booked in advance via the website mentioned above. The morning workshop is nearly full, but there are plenty places on the afternoon one.
The exhibition was really interesting. Certainly things I didn’t know about Abingdon. And the aerial photos were amazing.