The Standard, December 30th 1997.The members of West Oxfordshire Arts Association are invited to display items that would make ideal Christmas presents each year through December.

Visitors to the village library in Bampton would be able to enjoy a cuppa while browsing the Arts Association's exhibits in the Robert Vesey room (mis-spelling in the article). It is hoped it will go a little way to offset the £16,000 a year running cost

West Oxfordshire Arts Association held its annual members' exhibition in November 1997 and it included the work of more than 50 of its members.

January 1998 Witney GazetteFour graduates of the Cheltenham College of Art had a display in the Gallery in the Town Hall. This one is a study by Felicity Cormack of Faringdon.

West Oxfordshire Arts hosted a wonderful exhibition called 'Rich and Rare' in February 1998. It was to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Association.30 master craftsmen displayed work in gold, silk, exotic woods and silver

Louise Watson had an exhibition in the West Ox Arts Gallery in the Town Hall in April 1998.She crafted exquisite amulets, sensual fruit cushions and various hand embroidered painting.

West Oxfordshire Arts' spring exhibition 1999 included work by Salma, Jane Brearley, Janet Edmonds, Valerie Jeffries, Margaret Charlton, Denise Harrison, Jane Treavis, Gwen Hadley, Betty Murphy.

May 1999Arts Week. The Gallery in the Town Hall was used by the Oxford Arts Society because the room they had been using in the Westgate Library was no longer available to them.The picture shows some garden ceramics made by Maureen Wilsker

Apart from hosting exhibitions, West Ox Arts also run classes, such as life drawing which take place most weeks on a Monday morning. If the gallery is not available they usually cross the Market Square to the Village Hall.

June 1999West Ox Arts hosts an exhibition of the work of Richard Dack and Ann Norman.The article describes their very differing styles