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SUMMARY:Threads of Home
DESCRIPTION:Threads of Home\n1-30 September 2026\nFusion Arts Window Galleries\, Friar’s Entry\, Oxford\, OX1 2BY\, available to view 24/7 \nExhibition for East and South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month \nThreads of Home is an exhibition exploring how personal memories\, traditions\, and materials of home shape individual identity. It honours both the deeply rooted experiences of British-born ESEA artists and the continuous search for belonging among recent migrants\, featuring new works by Lucy Foo\, Thomas Li\, and Kit Hui Teo. \nRooted in community connection\, the exhibition also showcases a collaborative Seed and Pod sewing workshop led by folk artist Zariq Rosita-Hanif in partnership with the Oxford Chinese Community and Advice Centre (OCCAC)\, alongside photographic documentation of this vibrant community.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/threads-of-home/
LOCATION:Fusion Arts Window Galleries\, Friar's Entry\, Oxford\, OX1 2BY
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fusion Arts":MAILTO:info@fusion-arts.org
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SUMMARY:Doodle Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nA 30 minute guided mindfulness meditation\, doodling a simple pattern. Join artist and mindfulness teacher Eden for some creative relaxation.\n\n\n\nJoin me for a relaxed 30 minutes of mindfulness and doodling\, where the emphasis is gentle focus and relaxation. \nIn this session I will be guiding you through a mindful doodle meditaton of spirals.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/doodle-meditation/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Craft,Wellbeing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eden Fay":MAILTO:hello@edenfay.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T110000
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SUMMARY:Relax and Create
DESCRIPTION:Overview\nAn informal\, mindful hour of unwinding and creating however you choose to. Start with the optional theme\, or do your own thing!\n\n\n\nJoin me for a calm hour of mindfulness and creating\, where the emphasis is gentle focus and relaxation. \nThis session’s (optional) theme is curiosity. \nThe theme is intended as a starting point\, rather than something that needs to be stuck to rigidly. It’s entirely open to your own interpretation. \nYou can also ignore the theme if it’s not resonating with you right now!
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/relax-and-create-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Craft,Wellbeing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eden Fay":MAILTO:hello@edenfay.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260926T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260926T180000
DTSTAMP:20260812T112426Z
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SUMMARY:Set the Stage - Drawing Club x Old Fire Station
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Drawing Club – a relaxed\, playful space where curiosity matters more than getting it “right”. Whether you’ve never picked up a pencil before\, enjoy drawing from time to time or make art every day\, everyone is welcome. \nInspired by stages\, scenery and layered paper worlds\, we’ll spend an hour exploring playful ways to build images\, invent scenes and let our imaginations lead the way. There’s no pressure to create anything polished\, and no experience is needed. If drawing feels daunting\, collage materials will be available\, so everyone can join in in a way that feels comfortable. \nTheme: Set the stage  \nDate: Saturday 26th September  \nLocation: Old Fire Station\, Cafe \nTime: 5 – 6pm \nCost: £5 \nAll materials included.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/set-the-stage-drawing-club-x-old-fire-station/
LOCATION:Old Fire Station\, 40 George Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2AQ
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Craft
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T141738Z
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SUMMARY:Laura Hodgson\, Ali Moreton and Rachel Payne: Land marks
DESCRIPTION:Laura Hodgson\, Ali Moreton and Rachel Payne centre their practice in interpretation of landscapes. Colour\, atmosphere and emotional connections shape their distinctive styles\, complimenting each other through expressive mark making. \nLaura Hodgson explores concepts of time and place through mixed media. She collects moments and experiences of the land through drawing and intuitive mark-making in small sketchbooks. Work develops through a history of layers evolving in an iterative conversation between self\, process and experience. \nAli Moreton is a colourist who captures landscapes in plein air oil sketches. Immersed in the atmosphere\, location and weather\, sometimes she feels vulnerable\, sometimes relaxed\, everything feeds into her small paintings. These field sketches inform large studio paintings\, where colour predominates in expressing connections to a landscape. \nRachel Payne’s pieces originate from the experiences of hiking in the Cotswolds. She uses photographic material and memory to generate responses through a dialogue with mark making\, colour application and media\, which subsequently informs how the paintings materialise.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/laura-hodgson-ali-moreton-and-rachel-payne-land-marks/2026-09-30/1/
LOCATION:The North Wall\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T160000
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SUMMARY:Laura Hodgson\, Ali Moreton and Rachel Payne: Land marks
DESCRIPTION:Laura Hodgson\, Ali Moreton and Rachel Payne centre their practice in interpretation of landscapes. Colour\, atmosphere and emotional connections shape their distinctive styles\, complimenting each other through expressive mark making. \nLaura Hodgson explores concepts of time and place through mixed media. She collects moments and experiences of the land through drawing and intuitive mark-making in small sketchbooks. Work develops through a history of layers evolving in an iterative conversation between self\, process and experience. \nAli Moreton is a colourist who captures landscapes in plein air oil sketches. Immersed in the atmosphere\, location and weather\, sometimes she feels vulnerable\, sometimes relaxed\, everything feeds into her small paintings. These field sketches inform large studio paintings\, where colour predominates in expressing connections to a landscape. \nRachel Payne’s pieces originate from the experiences of hiking in the Cotswolds. She uses photographic material and memory to generate responses through a dialogue with mark making\, colour application and media\, which subsequently informs how the paintings materialise.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/laura-hodgson-ali-moreton-and-rachel-payne-land-marks/2026-09-30/2/
LOCATION:The North Wall\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260813T164653Z
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SUMMARY:Autumn Drawing Club x Worton Kitchen Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an experimental creative workshop designed to spark joy! We’ll capture the beauty of the changing seasons from the striking fresh produce and glorious cut flowers\, to the charming garden landscapes viewed from Worton Kitchen Garden’s beautiful glasshouse. \nThink distinctive squashes and characterful pumpkins\, fruit from the orchard and wonky veg… we’ll be drawing the bounty of Autumn. Our focus will move through line drawings\, organic shapes\, bright pastels and playing with watercolours all to capture the quirky seasonal offerings. \nTheme: AUTUMN \nDate: Friday 9th October  \nLocation: Worton Kitchen Garden \nTime: 7 – 9 pm \nCost: £30 \nAll materials included.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/autumn-drawing-club-x-worton-kitchen-garden/
LOCATION:Worton Kitchen Garden\, Worton Farm\, Worton\, OX29 4SU
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261011T123000
DTSTAMP:20260813T164358Z
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SUMMARY:Experimental Drawing: Portraits
DESCRIPTION:This session is designed for the “I can’t even draw a stick figure” crowd and for the confident sketchbook carriers who fancy a creative shake-up. It’s less about getting it “right” and more about getting curious about lines\, movement\, marks\, and what happens when you let your hand wander without overthinking it. \nExpect playful prompts\, unexpected discoveries\, and plenty of moments where you surprise yourself. These workshops are designed to spark joy\, loosen perfectionism\, and remind you that creativity belongs to everyone. \n‍ ‍ \nTheme: Experimental Drawing – Portraits \nDate: Sunday 11 October \nLocation: The Nest \nTime: 11am – 12:30pm \nCost: £15 \nAll materials included.‍ ‍
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/experimental-drawing-portraits/
LOCATION:The Nest\, 33-35 Little Clarendon Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2HU
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261017T180000
DTSTAMP:20260812T112408Z
CREATED:20260812T112408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T112408Z
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SUMMARY:Tarot - Drawing Club x Old Fire Station
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Drawing Club – a fun\, approachable opportunity to liberate your creativity through mark-making! Open to everyone; beginners\, enthusiasts and artists alike! Each session will have a focus\, but by no means is this a class! We encourage getting distracted\, making mistakes\, collaborating and starting again. \nSummon your mystic energy for our Tarot themed Drawing Club. We’ll draw cards from the deck\, powerfully manifest and look into the future. Even if you are not a confident drawer the sessions are designed to get you involved from collage materials to experimental drawing prompts. We’ll source inspiration from the amazing variety of artist-designed tarot decks produced over the years and create our own. \nTheme: Tarot \nDate: Saturday 17th October \nLocation: Old Fire Station\, Cafe \nTime: 5 – 6pm \nCost: £5 \nAll materials included.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/tarot-drawing-club-x-old-fire-station/
LOCATION:Old Fire Station\, 40 George Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2AQ
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261021T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T160000
DTSTAMP:20260909T141811Z
CREATED:20260909T141811Z
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SUMMARY:Liz Gascoigne & Vivien Shelton: Unearthed
DESCRIPTION:Exploration and distinctive outcomes underpin the artwork of Liz Gascoigne and Vivien Shelton. Liz enjoys incorporating the shapes of abandoned stoneware with fragments juxtaposed. Vivien shares a similar visual language of flowing shapes\, muted palette and the interplay of line. Both artists embrace texture and love what is revealed beneath the surface. \nLiz Gascoigne is an abstract expressionist\, her paintings consist of layering\, mixed media and emerging motifs. Liz starts painting without an intention and lets the process lead the way. Sometimes her painting becomes an abstract landscape or has a sense of place. Mostly\, the outcome includes an element of realism such as hints of a figure\, a sculpted shape\, a ceramic outline or vegetal semi-natural imagery. This serendipitous approach brings total freedom\, as a painting reveals when it is complete\, the point when it is unearthed. \nVivien Shelton is a ceramicist working in central Oxford. From a small workshop in her garden\, Vivien makes all her work by hand\, using ancient techniques including pinching\, coiling and slab building; a slow but very satisfying process. Keeping within a limited colour palette\, Vivien likes to explore ideas of shape\, texture\, flowing lines and ultimately the landscapes or tableaux created when the work comes together and the individual piece becomes part of the whole.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/liz-gascoigne-vivien-shelton-unearthed/
LOCATION:The North Wall\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Exhibitions,Fairs & Markets
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261115T123000
DTSTAMP:20260813T164634Z
CREATED:20260813T164634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T164634Z
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SUMMARY:Experimental Drawing - Take a Line for a Walk
DESCRIPTION:‘Take a Line for a Walk’ is an experimental drawing workshop that gently flips the script on what drawing is supposed to look like. No pressure. No perfection. No rubbers required. \nThis session is designed for the “I can’t even draw a stick figure” crowd and for the confident sketchbook carriers who fancy a creative shake-up. It’s less about getting it “right” and more about getting curious about lines\, movement\, marks\, and what happens when you let your hand wander without overthinking it. \nExpect playful prompts\, unexpected discoveries\, and plenty of moments where you surprise yourself. These workshops are designed to spark joy\, loosen perfectionism\, and remind you that creativity belongs to everyone. \nTheme: Experimental Drawing – Take a Line for a Walk \nDate: Sunday 15 November \nLocation: The Nest \nTime: 11am – 12:30pm \nCost: £15 \nAll materials included.‍ ‍
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/experimental-drawing-take-a-line-for-a-walk-2/
LOCATION:The Nest\, 33-35 Little Clarendon Street\, Oxford\, OX1 2HU
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Workshop
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://independentoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Experimental-Drawing_Take-a-line-for-a-walk-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270103T160000
DTSTAMP:20260909T141828Z
CREATED:20260909T141828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T141828Z
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SUMMARY:Oxford Printmakers Co-operative: Prints Charming
DESCRIPTION:Oxford Printmakers Co-operative (established in East Oxford in May 1977) returns in late Autumn 2026 with another colourful and invigorating exhibition of masterful and contemporary prints. \nThey have successfully exhibited here for the last four winters. \nAnticipate an abundant crop of images using processes as such as etching\, drypoint\, lithography\, screenprinting\, woodcut\, monotype\, collagraph and more. \nThe organisation has an impressive 130 active members some of whom exhibit both nationally and internationally; many will be represented in this latest exhibition.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/oxford-printmakers-co-operative-prints-charming/
LOCATION:The North Wall\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Exhibitions,Festive
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261127T210000
DTSTAMP:20260916T151415Z
CREATED:20260813T164612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T151415Z
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SUMMARY:Festive Drawing Club x Worton Kitchen Garden
DESCRIPTION:Welcome in the Christmas spirit with an evening of creativity\, connection\, and calm at our festive themed Drawing Club. \nWhether you think you can’t draw or you draw all the time\, this is your space to experiment\, play\, and surprise yourself. This relaxed workshop is part mindfulness\, part art-making\, and 100% joy. Guided by simple techniques like continuous line drawing\, we’ll recreate seasonal delights such as sliced clementines\, pine cones\, holly\, poinsettias\, and mistletoe. \nBy the end of the session you will have a beautifully unique illustrated festive paper garland to share (or keep!). \nThis gentle workshop is open to all from absolute beginners to seasoned creatives. All materials provided. Come as you are. Leave with a handmade Christmas decoration and a warming dose of festive cheer. \nTheme: Festive \nDate: Friday 27th November \nLocation: Worton Kitchen Garden \nTime: 7 – 9 pm \nCost: £30 \nAll materials included.
URL:https://independentoxford.com/event1/festive-drawing-club-x-worton-kitchen-garden/
LOCATION:Worton Kitchen Garden\, Worton Farm\, Worton\, OX29 4SU
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Craft,Workshop
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://independentoxford.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Festive-workshop-table-scape.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Bethan Elford":MAILTO:bethan@drawingclub.org.uk
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