Sheila Brookson exhibits her oil painting in the Gallery 1980
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Local artist Mrs Sheila Brookson exhibited some of her oil paintings in the Gallery in 1980
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Sheila Brookson exhibits her oil painting in the Gallery 1980
Local artist Mrs Sheila Brookson exhibited some of her oil paintings in the Gallery in 1980
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The beginnings of West Oxfordshire Arts Association WOAA 1973
WOAA got underway with its first exhibitions in the spring of 1973.
Music, drama and dance, film and photography, literature and art were all represented by different panels with its centre in the Gallery of the Town Hall. The panels would meet in various villages and organise exhibitions, lectures, films and live performances involving both amateur and professional talent.
Work by Michael Brockway, a skilled watercolourist were on show along with
Claerwen Holland, using a fusion of drawing with water colour
Ann Hinds, landscapes
John Birkhead, landscapes and chairman of WOAA
Margaret Ralston, (John's wife) exotically decorative panels of Eastern subjects
G.K. Horner, architectural studies
Anthony Bayes, richly coloured work
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The formation of WOAA May 1973
This page gives an outline of when and how the West Oxfordshire Arts Association was formed and how it was to be run initially at least.
Saturday May 26th 1973 was the first day of the first exhibition in the Gallery, the upstairs room in the Town Hall
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Several workshops arranged for adults and children
The WOAA literary pane organised several workshop in June and July 1973. They included:-
A drama workshop June 6th at Weald Manor for adults and older children under the guidance of David Thomas with a performance in the evening.
A Children's newspaper and television workshop week commencing July 26th organised by Brian Winston. Aimed in particular at children from ages 8 to 15.
WEA literature course - 10 lectures by Roy Kennedy on C18th literature. This took place in the autumn.
Susan Phillips was the secretary of the literary panel.
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'Serigraphy' - an exhibition of prints Feb 29th to March 20th 1976
A poster for the Serigraphy (printing on silk) exhibition to be held in the Gallery February 29th to March 20th 1976
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All their own work - members' exhibition February 1979
A members' exhibition February 1979 for the summer exhibition of WOAA.
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Alexander Keyser read some of his prize winning work. January 1974
Young Alexander Keyser reads some of his prize work to his mother. Alexander from Aston came first in the under 10 age group poetry section in the 1973 writing competition.
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Drama workshop for 25 youngsters 1973
The activities were organised by the local drama student Peter Phillips from the Italia Conti School and two of his friends from the London College.
Left to right are Luella Keeble and Candy Westman with Peter. 1973
Two professional theatre workers helped Peter, they were Adam Wright and Nicola Standerwick to help the children with stage make-up and costumes as well as acting, movement and singing.
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Christmas Card competition November 1975
WOAA organised and held a Christmas Card competition in November 1975. There were over 150 entrants.
Top picture, Mrs Angela Mulliner is looking at some of the cards with Anderley Moore and Heather Manly.
The lower picture shows 11 year old Tim Manly holding the winner card, which he made. His prize was £5.
The cards were all exhibited in the Gallery.
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Christmas Craft Fair December 1975 - spinning
At the Christmas craft fair in December 1975, Rosalind Green is showing how spinning used to be done with a beautiful spinning wheel made by Crowdys Wood Products, then based in Clanfield. Her daughter Hannah is standing next to her.
Christmas cards from the prize winning design, from the competition a week earlier were also on sale.
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