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.
Sally Proctor and Denise Davies are seen looking at some of the exhibitions in the January 1997 exhibition in the West Oxfordshire Arts Gallery. All the pieces on display are inspired by the members' travels around the world.
In November 1996 West Oxfordshire Arts held a workshop for children on the theme of Guy Fawkes called Sparklers, Rockets and Bangers.The centre's administrator Sally Proctor led the workshop along with Martin Bishop, Margaret Bishop and Clair Hughes-Jones.
Four newspaper cuttings from October 1996 extolling the value of exhibitions for amateur artists at West Oxfordshire Art Gallery. The exhibits include oil and water colour paintings, jewellery, waistcoats and hats, stoneware and embroidery.
Kathy Scott from the Oxford Times talked with Ann Manly and her husband Dennis Harrison about their art works. They both love painting outside and despite Ann's failing eyesight caused by diabetes, she kept painting.
These two sketches were done by Alan Beers in 1990 and given to Bob West, who has kindly allowed the Archive to scan them. They are of Cyril Smith and Francis Shergold.
John Birkhead and Charles Mussett were instigators in getting the West Oxfordshire Arts Association up and running; both taught at Radley. In its early days there were four distinct areas of the arts coveredart,drama,film & photograph
In October and November 1988 Ann Manly and her husband Dennis Harrison exhibited 90 of their recent paintings, half done on location in a very cold Venice.