THIS WEEK: ‘RISE!’
RISE! is open until Friday 30th of September from 2pm until 6pm
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An exhibition by Ukrainian people currently living in the UK who through art found the opportunity to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions with regard to their experience with the belic conflict.
Curated by Yulia Astasheva, herself a native of the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine, who arrived in Oxford in March and Andy Bullock MFA.
Most of the work on show is for sale with 50% going directly to the artist and 50% administered by the Oxford University Ukrainian Society with the proceeds going to trusted organizations providing humanitarian support in Ukraine.
Find more information about the exhibition here
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THIS SATURDAY: CREATE YOUR OWN LANTERN FROM 11AM TO 4PM
An opportunity to spend a Saturday getting creative with sustainable materials.
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It's officially lantern season and we couldn’t find a better way to start it than during the Great Big Green Week!
We are running a ‘Create your own lantern’ workshop this Saturday at Templars Square shopping center from 11am to 4pm. All ages and abilities are welcome!!
Lanterns are made of willow and tissue paper and it takes roughly one hour to make one. You can take them and dry them at home or leave them with us until the end of the session.
Bring your own bike light or a small lamp to illuminate your finished creation.
This workshop is a warm-up for the Oxford's Lights Festival which will take place the 3rd weekend of November, click here for information about last year’s event.
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THIS WEEKEND: 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIVINE SCHISM
Join Divine Schism for three days of music starting this Friday 30th of September.
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The first Divine Schism gig at Fusion Arts seems like yesterday, we can’t believe 10 years went by! Fusion Arts saw Divine Schism grow to one of the most important gig promoters around Oxford, congratulations for this decade and for many years more!
Check their line-up and book your tickets here for a weekend of great music for the whole family, starting on Friday 30th September with an all-age gig at Florence Park Community Centre and running through Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd October with all day events across the city, finishing on Sunday night with Mom was Right DJing at the Bullingdon until 1am.
Want to learn a bit more about Divine Schism? Check the interview we had with them here and follow them on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook
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September brought new and exciting artwork to the #WindowGalleries!
The Freshwater Habitats Trust, The Parasol Project, Storymakers and a new friend of Fusion’s - Joyful Co. Ltd.
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Artistic Ecology: Fusion Arts has partnered with Freshwater Habitats Trust to display the work produced during a range of artistic events as part of their GrowWet project. It has resulted in a range of imagery inspired by the plight of rare wetland plants and their conservation today.
Monsters Galore: The Parasol Project is an Oxford based charity committed to redressing the balance for disabled and disadvantaged children & young people experiencing social exclusion. This summer a dedicated team at Parasol and Artists from the Fusion team have been providing brilliant workshops for 5-19yr olds exploring the wonderful world of monsters, mythology and make believe.
Stories of Home: This summer, children and staff at Wood Farm Primary School met each week and, through a range of sensory media, imaginatively explored what it is to 'feel at home'. The Story Makers brought their visions to life, creating sculpture, mosaic, drawings, paintings and writing.
Creative Craft Kits: Fusion Arts has partnered with Joyful Co. Ltd. Sisters Clare and Alice produce eco-craft kits for children & adults. They have put together a display of ingenious creations to inspire others to take part in sustainable creative learning and craft for supporting wellbeing.
Check our latest article about them here
The September displays will be on display in the #WindowGalleries along Friars Entry in Oxford, OX1 2BZ from the 12th September until the 7th October, free and available to visit at any time.
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THE GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK LAUNCH EVENT WAS A SUCCESS!
The launch of Oxfordshire's Great Big Green took place last Saturday!
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Thank you to the speakers, poets and performers, and to all the local charities and groups who took part. There was samba drumming, apple pressing & block printing, and a special appearance from the Red Rebels! We are working towards a more sustainable future for Oxfordshire.
A huge thank you to Ellie from Green Arts Oxfordshire Network and the team at Tandem Festival for all their hard work.
Film screenings, talks & workshops - there is so much happening in Oxfordshire for Great Big Green Week. Check all their upcoming events on their website
Follow them on @greenartsox and @tandemfest and tag your pictures on social media with the hashtag #GreenWeekOxon
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Happening now in Oxford
Two exhibitions highly recommended by the Fusion Arts team.
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Ferocious Grace
In this, her first solo exhibition, Usha dapur Kar communicates the profound impact of institutional racism in the workplace on a woman of colour.
Through a series of 30 paintings Usha explores the specific dissonance experienced when this occurs in the not-for-profit sector. She looks through the dual prism of a prolonged and intense episode of racism in her personal lived experience, framing the period when her mother died during lockdown, and COCo’s research on the topic (summarized in a diagram The “Problem” Woman of Colour in the Workplace). Check more information about this exhibition here.
Ferocious Grace will be on display until 5th of November at the Old Fire Station, free admission.
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Sensational books
'Sensational Books' explores our experiences of the book beyond reading. This exhibition unlocks a whole world of sensory engagement with books structured around six senses of sight, sound, taste, smell, touch and proprioception (the sense of self-movement and body-perception). Using dynamic and interactive elements from sound artists, tactile displays and even a smell wall, visitors are able to celebrate the book in all its forms. You can also see how early books and manuscripts engaged with the senses in ways similar to more recent works by book artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The Bodleian libraries are showing this exhibition in the Weston Library until 4th December - find more details on their website.
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STRIDE THIS WEEKEND FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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MARCH + COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY AGAINST THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS
Join them this Saturday 1st of October at Clarendon Building in Broad St at 12pm
The community assembly will take place on Manzil Way at 2pm. Children's activities will be provided!
The assembly will be a structured way for a group of people to discuss issues or make decisions collectively, so that all voices are heard and valued equally, and no one person or group dominates the discussion. This will be facilitated by two young people from XR Youth Oxford.
Click here for more information about XR Youth Oxford
MARCH FOR CLIMATE
Oxford4Nature is organizing a march to fight against the environmental emergency situation the planet is living.
Join them this Sunday 2nd of October departing from Broad Street at 1:30pm. Dress up, bring banners or come as you are! Children are very welcome! More information about Oxford4Nature here
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