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SUMMARY:Robin Hood at Cogges Manor
DESCRIPTION:Robin Hood at Cogges Manor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Hood at Cogges Manor\n\n\n\nJoin award-winning outdoor theatre company Illyria for Robin Hood on the beautiful lawn of Cogges Manor. \n\n\n\nAdapted by Oliver Gray and inspired by the earliest ballads of Robin Hood\, some pre-dating Chaucer\, Illyria has created a fast-moving\, fun-packed family show. \n\n\n\nWhile good King Richard is away fighting the crusades\, his friend Robert Fitzooth\, under the assumed name of Robin Hood\, resolves to relieve corrupt landowners of their wealth\, to ruin the inept Sheriff of Nottingham and to do all he can to prevent the power-mad Prince John from seizing the throne. \n\n\n\nFeaturing tales of camaraderie\, good against evil\, swashbuckling action and riotous comedy\, this remains one of Illyria’s most popular ever titles. You’ll definitely laugh\, you’ll probably cry – and if you’re not cheering at the archery competition involving the entire audience\, then you must be dead.  \n\n\n\nThey also guarantee you will learn new uses for the phrase “Don’t Do This At Home.”  \n\n\n\nRobin Hood by Illyria ia an outdoor theatre production on the beautiful Cogges Manor lawn – the perfect stage for open-air theatre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Hood by award-winning outdoor theatre company Illyria\n\n\n\nAbout Illyria\n\n\n\nIllyria was created in 1991\, and ever since has delighted audiences the length and breadth of the UK and in the Netherlands\, Germany\, Switzerland\, France\, the United States and Canada. Illyria has also won 4 international “Best Performance” awards and attracted numerous “5-star” and “Critics’ Choice” reviews for the lively clarity of its approach to Shakespeare’s plays\, the high quality of its shows for Families and the refreshing originality of its English classics adaptations and Gilbert & Sullivan performances. Illyria’s mission is simply stated: to create a varied programme of outstandingly enjoyable theatre and to make it available for everyone to see. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nDate and time: 23 August from 6.00pm to 8.30pmDoors open at 6.00pm\, show starts at 6.30pm \n\n\n\nLocation: The Manor House lawn \n\n\n\nPrices: Adult £18.50 / Child £12.00 \n\n\n\nSeason Ticket holders discount: Save 10% with your Season Ticket \n\n\n\nRunning time (approx): 1hr 50mins (including 20-minute interval) \n\n\n\nAge guidance: Suitable for ages 5+ (younger children are also welcome!) \n\n\n\nRefunds: Tickets are non-refundable unless your ticket(s) can be resold. \n\n\n\nCancellation: Come prepared for the weather\, as the show will only be cancelled due to extreme weather. \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\n\nPlease bring a low-back chair or blanket to sit on and dress for the weather.\n\n\n\nBar\, snacks & ice cream will be available.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/robin-hood-at-cogges-manor/
LOCATION:Cogges Manor Farm\, Witney\, Church Lane\, Witney\, Oxfordshire\, OX28 3LA
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SUMMARY:CODE by Justice in Motion/Dancin’ Oxford
DESCRIPTION:CODE by Justice in Motion/Dancin’ Oxford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout CODE by Justice in Motion\n\n\n\nThe phone vibrates…a message…times\, numbers\, deals…and a warning. All in code.  \n\n\n\nSo young and so troubled. At home\, in school\, on the street. There’s no way out – is there? \n\n\n\nDancin’ Oxford\, in conjunction with Justice in Motion\, will present the world premiere of CODE at its Summer Dance Festival in Oxford on 19 and 20 August 2023. \n\n\n\nCODE is an original physical theatre/dance work by Justice in Motion exploring the growing levels of child exploitation across regional UK by criminal gangs based in large cities. \n\n\n\nMobile phones are used by the gangs to organise the sale\, distribution and financing of drugs throughout the regions – hence the crime is colloquially known as “county lines”. \n\n\n\nThis energetic\, breath-taking\, pulsing\, visually stimulating performances tell an unforgettable tale of one young person who falls prey to a gang. Groomed with gifts and coerced with threats\, their victim takes on the dangerous business of drug running. The result is a visually stunning\, breath-taking\, and mesmerising piece of theatre.  \n\n\n\nCODE was developed through a research and development phase\, funded by Arts Council England\, and then a series of workshops with young people\, run in association with Dancin’ Oxford. \n\n\n\nJustice in Motion’s research has encompassed organisations working on the front line\, as well as collecting real stories from young victims and survivors. \n\n\n\nCODE brings together trials bikes\, parkour\, physical theatre and live rap music to establish a narrative that delves into the crime and its effects on young people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nCODE will be performed outdoors on Oxford Broad Street on 19 August at noon and 3.00pm\, and at Barton Neighbourhood Centre\, Headington\, on 20 August at 2.00pm and 5.00pm. \n\n\n\nAll performances are free to attend.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/code-by-justice-in-motion/
LOCATION:Broad Street\, Broad Street\, Oxford City Centre\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 3AS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ashmolean NOW: Flora Yukhnovich x Daniel Crews-Chubb
DESCRIPTION:Ashmolean NOW: Flora Yukhnovich x Daniel Crews-Chubb. Image: Left: 3 Immortals (ultramarine blue)\, Daniel Crews-Chubb\, 2023. Oil\, oil bar\, acrylic\, ink\, charcoal\, spray paint\, sand\, coarse pumice gel & collaged fabrics on canvas © Daniel Crews-Chubb\, courtesy Timothy Taylor\, London / New York. Right: Teeth\, Flora Yukhnovich\, oil on linen\, 2023 © Flora Yukhnovich\, courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ashmolean NOW: Flora Yukhnovich x Daniel Crews-Chubb\n\n\n\nThe Ashmolean has launched a new exhibition series of contemporary art: Ashmolean NOW\, which invites contemporary artists to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections. \n\n\n\nThe first exhibition is dedicated to contemporary painting. It juxtaposes the work of two London-based painters\, Flora Yukhnovich and Daniel Crews-Chubb. \n\n\n\nDespite stylistic differences\, the work of both artists links art historical inspirations with a dynamic and contemporary painterly language. The paintings displayed\, all made specifically for this exhibition\, convey a timeless passion for the medium of painting\, its materials and processes. \n\n\n\nFor this series of three exhibitions in Gallery 8\, each artist will explore different areas of the museum’s broad collections. Ashmolean NOW will feature their four very different points of view. The summer exhibition will be followed by Pio Abad in February 2024 and Bettina von Zwehl in October 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nVenue:Gallery 8 on the Lower Ground Floor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlora Yukhnovich\n\n\n\n\n\nFlora Yukhnovich (b. 1990) found herself drawn to the palettes and compositions of the museum’s Dutch and Flemish still life paintings.  \n\n\n\nHer large-sized paintings feature intense red\, pink\, peach and green colours and an abstracted painterly language. Circular forms and soft contours suggest organic growth\, while glowing light and dark contrasts create an illusion of three-dimensional depth. \n\n\n\nYukhnovich’s work playfully and critically explores different notions of femininity in the history of art and popular culture\, looking at contrasting stereotypes like ‘virtuous’ and ‘monstrous’ women. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Crews-Chubb\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Crews-Chubb (b. 1984) presents a group of large-scale paintings that take inspiration from ancient sculptures of deities and non-human figures found in the Ashmolean. \n\n\n\nThese ‘immortals’\, as Crews-Chubb calls his fantastical figures\, are created through a laborious process of addition and revision\, including drawing\, impasto\, and collage. \n\n\n\nThe textured patchwork of his canvasses gives Crews-Chubb’s monumental subjects a three-dimensional presence that\, as he describes\, ‘corrodes the boundary between painting and sculpture’. 
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/ashmolean-now-flora-yukhnovich-x-daniel-crews-chubb/
LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH
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SUMMARY:Boundary Encounters
DESCRIPTION:Boundary Encounters installation\, 2023. Copyright Modern Art Oxford.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Boundary Encounters\n\n\n\nBoundary Encounters is a summer show of residencies\, projects and live events at Modern Art Oxford\, including brand new work from artists Valerie Asiimwe Amani\, Julie Freeman and Harold Offeh. \n\n\n\nConnecting multiple perspectives\, histories and interdisciplinary areas of interest\, Boundary Encounters acknowledges staff\, artists and visitors alike – as participants in a continuous exchange. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition features an interactive display of projects and events collaboratively selected from Modern Art Oxford’s archives\, celebrating social learning experiences with creative communities living in Oxfordshire and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrank Stella exhibition workshop for local schoolchildren\, Modern Art Oxford\, 1977. Image © Modern Art Oxford\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important ticketing information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nPrices:Free \n\n\n\nModern Art Oxford is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00am to 7.00pm and Sunday from noon to 5.00pm. It is closed on Mondays.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/boundary-encounters/
LOCATION:Modern Art Oxford\, 30 Pembroke Street\, Oxford\, OX1 1BP\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Summer Sculpture Trail at Waterperry Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Summer Sculpture Trail at Waterperry Gardens\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummer Sculpture Trail at Waterperry Gardens\n\n\n\nTake part in orienteering family fun during the summer holidays from 15 July to 03 September at the Summer Sculpture Trail at Waterperry Gardens. \n\n\n\nEnjoy exploring the ornamental gardens\, using directions and clues to follow the sculpture trail. \n\n\n\nWaterperry Gardens is an inspiring and unique experience for visitors\, whatever their age\, because of the passion and expertise of generations of horticulturalists that have worked there.  \n\n\n\nWaterperry strives to nurture youngsters’ curiosity and creativity by allowing them to enjoy the magic of the gardens and explore and discover the wonders of nature around them in new ways.  \n\n\n\nWaterperry offers children’s trails throughout the year\, coinciding with school holidays. The trails have been devised to be both educational and fun and to appeal to children of all ages and are an ideal way to ensure they have a wonderful adventure during their visit with the chance to see different parts of the garden. \n\n\n\nChildren 16 years and under have FREE entry to the gardens unless they are participating in one of the trails. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nTickets are available from the Gift Barn.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nPrices:£4.00 per child with a prize (compass supplied).Tickets are available from the Gift Barn.  \n\n\n\nDates & times:Saturday 15 July to 03 September from 10.00am to 5.30pm \n\n\n\nGood to know:Please note that pre-booking is now optional and no longer required. Pre-booked tickets are non-refundable and cannot be transferred. \n\n\n\nChildren must be accompanied by an adult for whom the standard garden entrance fee applies. \n\n\n\nChildren 16 years and under have FREE entry to the gardens unless they are participating in one of the trails.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/summer-sculpture-trail-at-waterperry-gardens/
LOCATION:Waterperry Gardens\, Waterperry Gardens\, Wheatley\, Oxfordshire\, OX33 1JZ
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SUMMARY:Paddington™ Lo-commotion
DESCRIPTION:About Paddington™ Lo-commotion\n\n\n\nThis summer\, join Paddington™ in an immersive outdoor adventure across the grounds of Blenheim Palace. Paddington™ Lo-commotion is the perfect day out for families who love to immerse themselves in storytelling and puppetry. \n\n\n\nPaddington™ Lo-commotion takes audiences on a journey to meet their favourite characters from the Paddington stories\, search for a ‘buried treasure’\, and have the opportunity to hop on board a real locomotive subject to availability on the day. \n\n\n\nAt the end of the 55-minute adventure\, families can enjoy free arts and crafts-based activities\, make a pit stop at the gift shop\, featuring a unique selection of locally sourced and inspired Blenheim Palace souvenirs\, and visit one of several places to enjoy food and drink around Blenheim Palace. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, everyone can get an official photo with Paddington and the chance to drive a mini ROVER emergency vehicle for younger audiences aged 4 – 10 – both at an additional cost to the show ticket. \n\n\n\nThe show is perfect for fans of the most beloved bear and for families who love being in nature and exploring the great outdoors. \n\n\n\nAll ages are welcome. Free entry for infants (6 months and under) who are carried around the experience. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important ticketing information below \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nDates: From Tuesday\, 27 June to Sunday\, 03 September \n\n\n\nTimes:Tuesday to Thursday from 10.00am to 2.10pmFriday to Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday from 10.00am to 3.30pm \n\n\n\nDuration: 55-minute slots throughout the day \n\n\n\nAccessibility:This adventure involves walking a total of 0.75km each way (or the miniature train back\, subject to availability) over some uneven grass and paths.  \n\n\n\nDress code: Suitable clothing and pushchairs for infants are recommended. \n\n\n\nAge Requirement: Suitable for all ages \n\n\n\nPrices:Standard tickets 3 years+ – £25.00 / £23.00Previews – £15.00Family group (3 to 5 persons) – £21.50 / £19.78Concessions (subject to Terms & Conditions) – £20.00 / £18.40Groups 10+ – £19.00Child 7 months to 2 years – £5.00 / £4.60Child up to 6 months – Free of chargeCarers – Free of charge \n\n\n\nPer ticket surcharges apply. \n\n\n\nSubject to demand\, tickets may be available at the start of the show on the Palace grounds\, but it is highly advisable to book in advance\, particularly at weekends\, when tickets are likely to sell out. \n\n\n\nDogs: No dogs allowed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know\n\n\n\nBook Paddington™ Lo-commotion tickets and receive a 30% discount code to visit Blenheim Palace in your confirmation email.  \n\n\n\nChoose from a Park and Gardens ticket – to explore the Walled and Formal Gardens or a Palace Park and Gardens ticket – which allows you to explore all of Blenheim for 12 months. \n\n\n\nEnjoy the retail opportunities\, Blenheim Palace’s cafes and restaurants and both free and additional activities for children before and after the adventure.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/paddington-lo-commotion/
LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP
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SUMMARY:Summer at Blenheim Palace
DESCRIPTION:About Summer at Blenheim Palace\n\n\n\nEnjoy summer family entertainment at Blenheim Palace – Britain’s Greatest Palace. The lineup of events and activities will ensure everyone has a fantastic time so you can create cherished memories together this season. Here are some of our top picks to pack into your Blenheim Palace summer itinerary…! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee the view from the Great Lake\n\n\n\nTake a boat out on the Great Lake with a loved one\, or get active and paddleboard or kayak for an ‘oar-some’ summer day out. You will have the opportunity to see the Palace\, the Grand Bridge and the Gardens like never before. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFollow the footsteps of the famous\n\n\n\nWalk behind the scenes of blockbusters on the Lights\, Camera\, Action! Tour to discover the filming locations for Harry Potter\, James Bond\, Gulliver’s Travels\, and the new Netflix series\, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the Gardens and Parkland\n\n\n\nEscape the noise of every day life and spend some time in the Formal Gardens. The Gardens surround the Palace and include the majestic Water Terraces\, the Duke’s Private Italian Garden\, the tranquil Secret Garden with hidden treasures\, the Churchill Memorial Garden and the beautifully delicate Rose Garden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeep the little ones busy\n\n\n\nYoung adventurers are in for a treat at the Adventure Playground\, complete with slides\, swings\, climbing frames\, and more. Let their imaginations run wild as they conquer the Summer Quest to be in with the chance to win a prize worth over £2\,500. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImmerse yourself in history\n\n\n\nStep back in time and explore the impressive State Rooms. Engage your imagination with a Palace tour\, where tales from the past will transport you to another era. Step into the Birth Room of Sir Winston Churchill\, and then continue your journey with a Walk in Churchill’s Footsteps throughout the Palace\, Park and Formal Gardens to find his favourite places. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy delicious treats\n\n\n\nIndulge your taste buds at one of the many eateries at Blenheim Palace. From casual dining to elegant Afternoon Tea\, there are options to suit everyone. Savour locally sourced ingredients prepared by the chefs as you soak up the views. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important ticketing information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nSome activities are at an additional price.  \n\n\n\nVisit the individual activity page for more information. \n\n\n\nAll tickets must be purchased in advance.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/summer-at-blenheim-palace/
LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP
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SUMMARY:Gifts and Books
DESCRIPTION:Books and Gifts is an exhibition at the Weston Library that explores the importance of books as gifts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Gifts and Books exhibition\n\n\n\nThe Bodleian Libraries presents Gifts and Books\, a new exhibition exploring the importance of giving and receiving books. The exhibition\, at the Weston Library\, asks what this apparently simple act\, practised for centuries\, reveals about human relationships and beliefs. \n\n\n\nThe giving and receiving of gifts is fundamental to human societies. \n\n\n\nDrawing on material from ancient Sumerian writing tablets to contemporary fiction for children\, Gifts and Books will explore the importance of gift-giving through books and across time and how this apparently simple act reveals wider interactions\, relationships and belief systems. \n\n\n\nGenerosity. Power. Reverence. Love. Struggle. Obligation. Visitors can explore people’s motivations for giving books across the ages\, including as a religious offering\, a mark of friendship\, or a way to strengthen political alliances.  \n\n\n\nOf the many intriguing items on display is a stunning book made by a young Princess Elizabeth\, later Queen Elizabeth I. She wrote out her translation of The Mirror or Glass of the Sinful Soul and included a finely embroidered cover framing the initials of Queen Katherine Parr\, to whom she gave the book as a New Year’s gift in 1544. The strategic exchange of books was a common practice to cement relationships in the fickle world of the Tudor Court. \n\n\n\nA guitar bought by the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley will also be on display\, highlighting gift-giving as an act of friendship. Shelley gave the instrument to his friend Jane Williams shortly before his death. It will be displayed alongside his manuscript of the poem ‘With a Guitar.  \n\n\n\nTo Jane’\, which reimagines Shelley\, Jane and her husband Edward as characters in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Love tokens are represented further in a First Folio of Shakespeare\, opening at a scene from As You Like It\, where Orlando writes love poems and pins them to trees and a 1950s program by computer pioneer Christopher Strachey that generates love letters. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition delves into the relationship between writing\, gifts and religion\, with pieces highlighting how gift-giving has been used across cultures and faiths. A Buddhist narrative\, The Birth Story of the Deer\, written on a set of palm-leaf folios\, exemplifies the ideal of sacrificing oneself to attain perfection.  \n\n\n\nA beautiful Qur’an manuscript that later belonged to an Indian ruler will also be on display\, as will a spectacular medieval Jewish prayer book and books of Christian devotion that include portraits of the donors who paid for their exquisite craftsmanship. \n\n\n\nBooks have often been commissioned\, adapted and regifted. A beautiful\, illuminated page from the Ormesby Psalter will be on display\, featuring two different sets of patrons: one from a pair of families whose marriage alliance seems to have faltered\, another showing the wealthy churchman Robert Ormesby\, after whom the book is now named. Like other medieval precious objects\, it was given and re-given at different times due to its value and altered to suit new owners. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition shows how gifts and books can be bound up in relationships of power\, politics and protest. For example\, it features the extraordinary Olaudah Equiano\, who was treated as property or even ‘given’ as a gift by those who had enslaved him\, but who managed to gain his freedom and write his own life story. \n\n\n\nThe power of the gift to encourage creativity is further explored through books for young readers\, many of which show the act of giving as both joyful and powerful. Writers including Oscar Wilde\, Patience Agbabi\, Shirley Hughes\, Philip Pullman and Zetta Elliott are all represented here. \n\n\n\nGo and explore the meaning of gifts\, exchange and the stories we tell about them. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is curated by Dr Nicholas Perkins\, Associate Professor and Tutor in English\, St Hugh’s College\, University of Oxford. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGifts and Books exhibition highlights\n\n\n\n\n\nOrmesby Psalter\, 13th century\n\n\n\n\n\nOrmesby Psalter\, 13th century\n\n\n\nThe Ormesby Psalter is one of the masterpieces of East Anglian art. This lavishly decorated book of psalms was a gift to Norwich Cathedral in the later 13th century. It has a protective ‘chemise’ wrapper made from animal skin. MS. Douce 366  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook of Hours (England\, 13th century)\n\n\n\n\n\nBook of Hours (England\, 13th century)\n\n\n\nPage from a book of hours\, depicting Jeanne de Baillencourt kneeling in prayer with Virgin Mary and Christ. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n‘The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano’ (1789)\n\n\n\n\n\n‘The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano’ (1789)\n\n\n\nTitle page opening of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano\, one of the earliest examples of a formerly-enslaved person relating their experiences of slavery and their progress toward emancipation \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPercy Bysshe Shelley’s guitar\n\n\n\n\n\nPercy Bysshe Shelley’s guitar\n\n\n\nThe poet Percy Bysshe Shelley gave this Pisan guitar to his friend Jane Williams around April 1822. Along with the guitar\, he presented her with a copy of his poem\, ‘With a guitar. To Jane.’ \n\n\n\n\n\nAll images © Bodleian Libraries
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SUMMARY:Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake tours
DESCRIPTION:Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake tours at Waddesdon Manor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake tours\n\n\n\nExplore Joana Vasconcelos’ extraordinary Wedding Cake\, opening this summer at Waddesdon. \n\n\n\nWedding Cake\, a 12-metre-tall ceramic sculptural pavilion in the form of a three-tiered cake\, is a major new Rothschild Foundation commission from celebrated Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. \n\n\n\nOpening this summer\, the Wedding Cake will stand within a grove of trees at Waddesdon beside the 19th-century Dairy. \n\n\n\nIt’s a playful continuation of the history of placing fanciful buildings in gardens and landscapes\, which at Waddesdon include the ornamental Dairy and gilded Rococo-style Aviary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit the Wedding Cake\n\n\n\nStep inside this astonishing work of art on a 45-minute guided tour and enjoy a unique\, richly sensory experience. \n\n\n\nAfter the tour\, you’ll have the chance to explore the collection of contemporary sculptures in the Water Garden at the Dairy\, including Lafite\, Vasconcelos’ magnificent sculpture\, in the form of two giant candlesticks made of wine bottles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“I want people to have three different approaches to it: looking from the outside\, enjoying the surroundings from the different levels or balconies and rising to the top\, and finally completing the artwork with their presence. Above all\, I always thought of it as a temple to love.”—Joana Vasconcelos \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe creation of the Wedding Cake\n\n\n\nPart sculpture\, part architectural garden folly\, the extraordinary structure is a celebration of love\, festivity and joy. Inspired by the exuberant Baroque buildings and decorative ceramic traditions of Lisbon\, where Vasconcelos lives and works.  \n\n\n\nThousands of gleaming\, icing-like ceramic tiles glazed in pale pinks\, greens and blues decorate the cake\, all made in a traditional Portuguese manufactory. Further adorned with sculptural ornament and complete with the sounds of trickling water. \n\n\n\nWedding Cake is Vasconcelos’ most ambitious commission to date and a perfect complement to Waddesdon.  \n\n\n\nThe vision and imagination exemplified in the piece mirror the passion which drove Baron Ferdinand\, the creator of Waddesdon\, to build the Manor and the Dairy\, where he intended that his many friends would be surprised and delighted at every turn.  \n\n\n\nTraditionally-made ceramic tiles speak to the Manor’s world-renowned collection of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain. And the sumptuous decoration of the Wedding Cake reflects the architecture of the house\, itself covered in intricate finials and ornaments. \n\n\n\n\n\nJoana Vasconcelos\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVasconcelos’ Lafite at Waddesdon commissioned in 2015 by the Rothschild Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\nJoana Vasconcelos at Waddesdon\n\n\n\nVasconcelos’ Lafite\, two giant candlesticks made of illuminated Chateau Lafite Rothschild magnums\, commissioned in 2015 by the Rothschild Foundation\, stand in the Water Garden at the Dairy and celebrate the family associations to the world of great Bordeaux wine.  \n\n\n\nIn 2012\, her Pavilon de Thé\, a giant wrought-iron tea pot\, was the focal point of House of Cards\, a contemporary sculpture exhibition in the gardens\, and in 2016 her Cup Cake (2011) was exhibited on the North Front. \n\n\n\nAlong with the Wedding Cake\, these pieces showcase the defining characteristics of Vasconcelos’ practice. Her work is often playful\, manipulating scale to dramatic effect and using familiar daily objects in surprising\, charming and inventive ways. \n\n\n\nFind out more about Joana Vasconcelos \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nPrices:Adult tickets – £15.00Normal grounds admission appliesPre-booking recommended \n\n\n\nOpening hours:Tours run on Thursday 10.30am to 3.30pm and on selected Sundays from 10.30am to 1.30pm.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/joana-vasconcelos-wedding-cake-tours/
LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, HP18 0JH
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SUMMARY:Catherine Goodman: Do you remember me…
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Goodman: Do you remember me…\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Catherine Goodman: Do you remember me…\n\n\n\nDo you remember me… is a major new exhibition at Waddesdon\, showcasing never before seen works by Catherine Goodman. \n\n\n\nDisplayed in the Coach House Gallery and the Drawings Room of the Manor\, the exhibition focuses on a new body of work\, including a selection of her new paintings\, drawings\, collages and works on paper which capture the landscape of Corfu and its rugged\, vibrant beauty. \n\n\n\nFor over 12 years\, celebrated British artist Catherine Goodman has been visiting the Greek island of Corfu. Each visit\, she returns to the same\, isolated point of the island where a grove of ancient\, gnarled olive trees is framed by the bright blue sea and sky\, to draw what she sees. Returning to her studio\, Goodman translates these drawings into collages and paintings. \n\n\n\nCatherine Goodman’s art is rooted in observational drawing. Through this daily act\, the artist examines and places her personal experience in an intense relationship with the natural environment. As a result\, her paintings are charged with colour and gesture to create deeply atmospheric and engaging experiences for the viewer. \n\n\n\n\n“These works are an exploration of the relationship I have formed with a piece of nature\, a landscape that I have got to know intimately over many years. When I visit the olive grove now\, I have the sense of the landscape knowing me as well as I know it. I sense the trees looking back at me as I look at them\, and my drawing is a silent dialogue between us.”—Catherine Goodman \n\n\n\n\nA highlight of the exhibition is surely the monumental\, seven-panelled Frieze which depicts a grove of ancient olive trees framed by the vivid blues of the sea and sky behind. It will be complemented by a triptych of a single tree captured through the day – morning\, midday and evening – as well as further paintings and a suite of powerful pastel drawings. \n\n\n\nOne of the inspirations for the paintings\, and particularly the seven-panelled Frieze\, is Ovid’s great poem\, Metamorphoses\, specifically the legend of the nymph Daphne\, extracts from which are hand-scribed by the artist on the wall above the paintings. The mythological imagery in this poem\, and Daphne’s transformation into a tree to escape Apollo’s pursuit\, is a recurring theme for the artist. \n\n\n\n\n“There can be few artists working today for whom landscape holds such an intense and personal connection as Catherine Goodman. In this work\, she creates extraordinary visual encounters with trees that become more characters – old friends – than natural forms…the work is complex\, layered\, powerful\, and thoughtful and invites close looking.”—Pippa Shirley\, Director of Waddesdon \n\n\n\n\nAbout Catherine Goodman \n\n\n\nCatherine Goodman (b. 1961) is an artist based in London\, working between her London studios and Somerset. She trained at London’s Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts and the Royal Academy Schools\, at which she won the Royal Academy Gold Medal in 1987. \n\n\n\nGoodman’s paintings are held in numerous private and public collections including the National Portrait Gallery\, the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge and the Royal Collection Trust. \n\n\n\nCentral to her artistic process is the act of drawing from observation\, whether from life\, objects or the great masters and their works. Goodman sees her role as an educator as being integral to her artistic identity\, and in 2000\, she co-established the Royal Drawing School with HRH The Prince of Wales to address the increasing absence of observational drawing in art education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nDates & times:10.00am to 4.00pm on Wednesdays to Sundays from 07 June to 29 October 2023 \n\n\n\nLocation: Coach House Gallery and the Drawings Room of Waddesdon Manor
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/catherine-goodman-do-you-remember-me/
LOCATION:Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Waddesdon Manor\, Aylesbury\, Buckinghamshire\, HP18 0JH
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SUMMARY:Women and War: From the Fringes to the Front Line
DESCRIPTION:Women and War: From the Fringes to the Front Line\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Women and War: From the Fringes to the Front Line\n\n\n\nWomen & War: From the Fringes to the Front Line is a new exhibition to tell the stories of women in the armed forces opening on 03 June to 10 September 2023 at Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition will explore the diverse experiences of women who have been involved with all aspects of military life\, from the ‘fringes’ of history to those now taking on frontline roles in the armed forces today – using unique\, personal stories\, pen portraits of women in historical and modern roles feature throughout. \n\n\n\nSeveral objects\, on loan from individuals and organisations that have also shared their stories for the exhibition\, will go on show at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum for the first time. \n\n\n\nThese include an Air Transport Auxiliary jacket which belonged to Mary Watkins of Leafield\, Oxfordshire\, who took her flying lessons in Witney. She was the youngest pilot in the county when she began in 1937. Her story will be told with thanks to Maidenhead Heritage Centre and ATA Museum. \n\n\n\nA series of letters and a pair of officer’s gloves belonging to Rev. Elsie Chamberlain\, on loan from the Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum\, help illustrate the story of the first female Chaplain in the RAF\, whose appointment sparked protest from both the RAF and the Church of England in 1946. Her name was originally excluded from RAF lists\, and her service was concealed.
URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/women-and-war-from-the-fringes-to-the-front-line/
LOCATION:Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum\, Woodstock\, Park Street\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1SN
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