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West Ox Arts Gallery, Town Hall With digital objects
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Junior Beam August 1992

  • BCA - 2022.3862
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  • 1992

A magazine produced by group of young people in August 1992 .

Janet Westman

Queen Elizabth II Jubilee Celebrations 2022

  • BCA - 2022.3963
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  • 2022

Advertisement detailing celebrations in the Village for the 70th Jubilee of the Queen. June 2nd - June 5th. Included the Shirt Race and Morris Dancing which usually took place on May Bank Holiday weekend. Organised by Parish Council

Janet Westman

Several workshops arranged for adults and children

  • BCA - 2019.2113
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  • 1973

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.

Bampton Community Archive

A group of print makers exhibit their work, September 2006

  • BCA - 2019.2086
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  • September 2006

A group of printmakers came together to put on a really lovely display of their work in September 2006. Artists included

Jane Peart - who has an affinity with animals
Heather Power - etched sculptural winter trees and stitched books
Morna Rhys - watercolours and drawings
Gill Salway - thick card to impress or emboss her plates
Toni Clarke - water with sugar etchings
Esther Hepworth - 100 years of family photographs from a precious family shoebox

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Four artists exhibit in the Gallery October 2005

  • BCA - 2019.2081
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  • October 2005

Four artists provided the exhibits on display in the gallery at the Imprimaturs' exhibition of prints and sculptures. One of the artists was Geoff Smith of Faringdon whose lovely images of Coleshill Watermill and Great Coxwell Tithe Barn were on show.

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Jill Tweed Sculptor

  • BCA - 2023.4185
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  • 2022

Jill Tweed Sculptor, one time member of West Oxfordshire Arts. She was a winner of many public sculpture commissions . This brochure lists her awards and shows photos of some of her work.

Janet Westman

Young writers' competition organised by WOAA December 1975

  • BCA - 2019.2143
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  • December 1975

In December 1975 prizes were awarded in the young writers' competition organised by WOAA.
In the picture, judge John Skinner is giving a prize to Liz Matthews of Eynsham who won 2nd prize in the under 14s poetry section.
On the left is Catherine Hooper of Abingdon who won 1st prize.

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Christmas Card competition November 1975

  • BCA - 2019.2141
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  • 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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The beginnings of West Oxfordshire Arts Association WOAA 1973

  • BCA - 2019.2108
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  • 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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