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

Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison, husband and wife were founder members of WOAA which later became West Ox Arts. They produced a huge number of beautiful watercolour paintings, nearly all painted outside in many parts of the UK and Europe.

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.

These two pictures were taken in the Horse Shoe, licencee Alan Clarke, probably in 1999. Ted Poole is in one picture but the other one shows fun had with pictures and captions.

These pictures all taken by Bob West during the May Bank Holiday weekend in 1999. People in them include
Francis Shergold
Paul Goss
Rod Stradling
Bob Davenport
Bob West
Martin Landray
Ruth Wheeler
Ann Shergold
Danny Stradling
Reg Hall

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.

In August 1999 West Ox Arts' exhibition titled People, Places and Pots included work byInge Pevsner, potterLawrence Carter, potterRay Rawlings, watercoloursMike Skidmore, oil painterSeija Wentworth, pastels and watercolours

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.

Gillian Mannings Cox, Anne Arlidge & June Kingsbury exhibit June 2000, three very talented ladies who exhibited their blown glass creation in the Town Hall.

Ann Manly and Dennis Harrison produced hundreds of beautiful watercolour paintings and they had no difficulty in selling them. They were always priced very reasonably and the pictures were always a delight and much sort after.