Park People

About Park People

Park People is a show of paintings by Juliet Henderson. The artworks in this show represent the first in an ongoing series originally inspired by pandemic walks in Florence Park.

The uniqueness of the people she encounters in the park and the activities they engage in captivate her. At the same time, she is aware of how these integral parts of our local communities, home to so many magical personal and group moments, are under threat in a world of funding cuts.

Henderson is especially happy to share her ongoing work in the peaceful environment of St Mary and St Nicholas Church in Littlemore – a church open to both its local community and the arts.

You are warmly invited to view the works on display, attend one of the related events, and perhaps write down your stories of what your local park means to you in a book to record these.

Opening times

Mondays from 10.30am to noon
Wednesdays from 10.00am to noon

Opening event

Fresh air and fun – a bit of history of our public parks and what they mean to us.
Saturday 07 January from 4.00pm to 6.30pm

Starting at 4.30pm, local historian Malcolm Graham will give a presentation on the history of the public park, in particular, those in Oxford. This will be followed by a range of local park users sharing what the park means to them.

Tea and biscuits will be provided. Donations to St Mary and St Nicholas for the work it does in its community are warmly accepted. All welcome.

Closing event

Park People – meetings, interactions and transformations at a park bench.
A performance by Café Reason Butoh Dance Theatre with music from Malcolm Atkins.
Saturday 28 January from 3.00 to 4.00pm. Doors open at 2.45pm.

Tea and biscuits will be provided. Donations to St Mary and St Nicholas for the work it does in its community are warmly accepted. All welcome.