This month and next, more than 100 artists in and around Witney are preparing for Oxfordshire Artweeks later this spring. Artweeks – the UK’s oldest and biggest open studios and pop-up exhibition event - always seems to be the event that signals the arrival of summer sunshine, and as the festival begins colour suddenly runs riot across the county, so we were keen to find out what we’ve got to look forward to locally.
24 venues within 10km of Witney Market Square
SOTA Gallery (Artweeks listing 100)
Be wowed by the work of over 100 artists and crafters all year round: ceramics, jewellery, painting, printmaking & sculpture.
Langdale Court, Witney OX28 6FG
9am-5pm; 4 6-11 May
Candida & Dominic Kerpache (Artweeks listing 99)
Paintings: unique vibrant fluid art creations inspired by our natural world and the universe beyond.
The Blue Boar (Bosworth Suite)
28 Market Square, Witney OX28 6BH
11am-6pm; 6-10 May
Derwent House (Artweeks listing 516)
Showcasing a rage of British designer-makers and local artists who handcraft furniture, ceramics, textiles, and homewares.
3 Bridge Street, Witney OX28 1BY
9.30am-5.30pm; 4-27 May (closed Suns/Mons)
Andrew & Kerry Forkner (Artweeks listing 98)
Wildlife paintings and drawings, hand-dyed, quilted, and embroidered textiles and jewellery.
149 Manor Road, Witney OX28 3UF
11am-6pm; 4-12 May
Meg Harris-Smith (Artweeks listing 92)
Meg uses freehand machine embroidery to create original textile art as well as printed homewares and stationery.
May I Design, Unit 18C, Crawley Mill Ind. Est., Dry Lane, Crawley OX29 9TJ
10am-4pm; 4-12 May
Jessica Parker, Penelope Fulljames, MJ Marshall, Natalia Podpora and Leigh Hicks (Artweeks listings 95-99)
Mixed media paintings based on the Cotswold Landscape; oil studies, charcoal drawings & pastels of wild places, wildernesses, trees & water; synaesthetic unconventional abstracts; papercuts & ink illustrations showcasing the beauty of life and growth; and functional and decorative stoneware ceramics, handthrown and individual.
Kingfisher Studios, Unit 30, Crawley Mill Ind. Est., Dry Lane, Crawley OX29 9TJ
10am-4pm; 4-12 May
Wilcote Arts (Artweeks listing 81)
In a beautiful, wooded setting tucked away near Finstock, see the work of fourteen artists.
Wilcote Studios, Unit 4, Hunts Copse, Wilcote Riding OX7 3DX
11am-5pm; 4-6 11-12 May
Polly Wyatt (Artweeks listing 125)
Beautiful botanical illustrations in watercolours and pencils.
5 Olivers Close, Long Hanborough OX29 8GL
11am-6pm; 8 10-12 May
Jane & Paul Tomlinson (Artweeks listing 124)
You’ll love Jane’s vibrant paintings maps of nature, birds & teacups, & Paul’s exquisite drawings of the built environment.
7 Pigeon House Lane, Freeland OX29 8AG
12pm-5.30pm; 4-5 11-12 May
Alison Berrett (Artweeks listing 115)
Colourful, dramatic paintings and drawings based on the natural landscape and rhythms of nature in a beautiful village-edge location.
2 Newfield Cottages, Eynsham OX29 4BG
11am-5pm; 4-5 9-12 May
Paul Drew (Artweeks listing 116)
Ceramics and sculpture, making connections - vessels, relics, human forms and references to the natural world.
98 Acre End Street, Eynsham OX29 4PD
11am-6pm; 4-6 11-12 May
Hugh Pryor (Artweeks listing 117)
Exciting experimental photography using dynamic lighting with performance and movement to striking effect.
88 Acre End Street, Eynsham OX29 4PD
11am-6pm (Sun 2pm-6pm); 4-5 9 11-12 May
Eric White (Artweeks listing 118)
Gorgeous atmospheric landscapes in pastel, ink and paint - a veritable cornucopia of visual delights.
28 Mill Street, Eynsham OX29 4JS
11am-6pm (Sun 12pm-6pm); 4-6 8 10-12 May
Alice Walker and Matt Black (Artweeks listings 119 & 120)
The peace of wild things: intricate & soulful nature themed artworks combining paint, print & embroidery and paintings and drawings depicting ambiguous territories beyond consciousness.
in Eynsham's newest arts venue.
Mill Street Arts, 66 Mill Street, Eynsham OX29 4JU
10am-4pm
4-6 11-12 May
Alison Holmans (Artweeks listing 121)
Wheel-thrown and hand-built stoneware pottery that is functional, aesthetic, and tactile. Raku made from local clay.
The New House, Tanners Lane, Eynsham OX29 4HJ
10am-6pm (Tue/Wed by appt); 4-6 9-12 May
Philippa Norris (Artweeks listing 122)
Quirky and practical ceramics in a backwater of ancient Eynsham.
Cotswold House, 9 Queens Lane, Eynsham OX29 4HL
11am-6pm; 4-6 10-12 May
Lorna Marrison (Artweeks listing 123)
Paintings of home and landscapes.
16 Hawthorn Road, Eynsham OX29 4NT
11am-5pm; 4-6 11-12 May
Neville Crowson (Artweeks listing 114)
Paintings of plein air landscapes, garden scenes, seascapes, still life and church interiors on view in house and garden.
Blomfield House, Cote, Bampton OX18 2EG
11am-6pm; 4-12 May
West Ox Arts Gallery (Artweeks listing 107)
Enjoy a stunning showcase of work across the visual arts by fifteen talents artists – includes textiles, glass art and vintage ephemera delightfully upcycled. Runs from 27 April to 1 June (closed Mondays except Bank holidays).
Town Hall, Market Square, Bampton OX18 2JH
11.30am-4.30pm (Sun 2-4pm); 4-12 May
Tuula Nicholson (Artweeks listing 108)
Sculpture, Wood
A multitude of contemporary sculptures plus home & garden products made from natural materials, handmade in the Cotswolds.
Wisteria, Church View, Bampton OX18 2NE
11am-5pm; 4-12 May
David Williams, Sue Side, Tamzin Keown (Artweeks listings 109-111)
Organic tactile stone sculpture for home & garden; atmospheric drawings, etchings & graphite portraits;
And jewellery inspired both by the four natural elements and by outside the earth's atmosphere.
The Old Forge, Bampton OX18 2NA
10am-5pm; 4-6 10-12 May
Pip Shuckburgh (Artweeks listing 112)
Pip is enjoying commissions & exhibitions throughout 2024. Catch her at her studio during Artweeks!
Fairwood, Cheapside, Bampton OX18 2JL
11am-6pm; 4-5 9-12 May
Mark Fitzgerald (Artweeks listing 113)
Rustic earthenware pottery: slipware and tin glazed. Open studio with shop window display.
2a Bushey Row, Bampton OX18 2JU
11am-6pm; 4-12 May
Christopher Townsend, Glynn Allcock, Nic Vickery & Guen Palmer (Artweeks listing 89-91)
See latest collection of new work from two of Oxfordshire's most dynamic makers in metal and wood as metal is forged in the fire; quirky animal artwork using vintage maps, watercolour, ink, pastel and acrylics; and delicate contemporary jewellery designed and handmade using precious materials with unusual gemstones and pearls.
The Old Forge, Asthall Barrow Farm, Asthall OX18 4HJ
11am-5pm; 4-12 May
