News Current Archive Exhibitions Current Future Archive For Artists About Us Info Staff Vacancies History Events Current Archive Venue Hire Contact Us Location Links     Venue: o3 Gallery, Oxford Castle, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Friday 26th March - 2pm, Tuesday 13th April - 1pm, Tuesday 20th April - 3pm and Friday 24th April - 12pm. Movement Installation by Fiona Millward – As part of the exhibition rearranging formulae: unwrapping books, movement artist Fiona Millward has created Zoo, A movement installation that responds to the changing environment as people pass through. The performer will explore human/animal physicality, and the behavioural quirks that arise out of this interaction and of being observed. This installation is in response to the book Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management and Welfare, by Geoff Hosey. On each date, Fiona will be in the gallery for approximately half an hour. Rearranging Formulae exhibition click here     Venue: Oxford Castle Garden, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Saturday 1st - Sunday 30th May 2010. Open Daily. Sculpture Garden at Oxford Castle – created by landscape designers Sarah Naybour and Paul Ridley, featuring sculptures by Artweeks members. On the Castle Garden lawn  behind the O3 Gallery.     Venue: Oxford Castle Garden, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date:Friday 27th November 2009. 5-10pm. Come and Celebrate the Start of the Festive Season at this special, late night opening of all your cultural favourites and Christmas lights switch-on. Join together with artists and children to enjoy the real spirit of Christmas, with lanterns, music, fire and dancing in the streets and art and music in everyone’s favourite museums, galleries and theatres. All venues and activities are free, unless otherwise stated. As part of the Oxford Inspires Christmas Night Light the O3 Gallery will be open till 10pm with a special late night viewing of the Oxford Printmakers show. Also at Oxford Castle: Winter Wonderland - from 4pm onwards Magical lights, Christmas trees, mulled wine and - just for tonight – beautiful festive ice sculptures, in the Market Square Live Ice Carving - 7-8pm – Free, in the Market Square Lamplight Tours - 5-10pm - every 30 mins Prepare to be scared! Discover the spookier side of the Castle and Prison with chilling late night ghost tours at Oxford Castle Unlocked. Tickets: £7.50 adults, £5.35 children, £6.20 concessions. Group discounts available. Downloadable pdf features more information on the Oxford Inspires Event.           Venue: Oxford Castle Garden, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Thursday 2nd July - Saturday 29th August 2009. Concert Venue:Oxford Castle Gardens, divided in to 3 zones, a seating area, picnic area and a dining area. Concert Time:7.30 – 10pm (Each event willhave a 30 Minute Interval). Tickets:£12 Each (£1 booking fee applies), Capacity: 400 People, Available from: 01865 766266 or Click Here Disabled Access Available. Parking:No parking available on site. Weather:Ponchos available on night for £1 if required. The Music Camerata Collegium - Best of Baroque Thurs 2nd, Fri 3rd, Sat 4th July Directed by Sue Lynn, 11 piece classical combo’ Experience an Inspirational Evening of Classical Romance Camerata Collegium - The Best Of British Thurs 27th, Fri 28th, Sat 29th August Directed by Sue Lynn, 11 piece classical combo’ Bring your Flags for a Celebration of British Culture and Patriotism Radio Days Big Band Thurs 9th, Fri 10th, Sat 11th July Thurs 13th, Fri 14th, Sat 15th August 16 Piece Big Band Dance and Swing to Golden Oldies from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s Blakes Heaven Big Band Thurs 23rd, Fri 24th, Sat 25th July & Thurs 6th, Fri 7th August 19 Piece Band playing Big Band Funky Swing from the 1940s to 2009 with special arrangements & Own Compositions Chris Beck & The Valentine Vagabonds Thurs 16th, Fri 17th, Sat 18th July 5 Piece Band 50s & ‘60s Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, featuring the legendary Chris Beck The Oxford Jazz Quintet & Special Guests Thurs 30th July, Fri 31st July Sat 1st, Sat 8th, Thurs 20th, Fri 21st and Sat 22nd August 5 Piece Band Be-bop, cool funk, and popular Jazz, featuring Anthony Strong, Joe Stilgoe and other Amazing Special Guests Food Packages Available On The Night Food to get you in the festival mood! Carluccios Carluccio's invites you to indulge yourself during the Oxford Castle Music Festival, by visiting our food stall or by ordering one of our special picnics - available from 2nd July to 29th August on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. We will be offering a delicious variety of market food, drinks and snacks for you to enjoy. You can pre-order one of our delicious £30 picnics for two including a bottle of wine, 24 hours in advance to be collected on the day. There will also be a limited supply available on the day in our caffè. For more details, please contact us: Tel. 01865 249 413, Fax. 01865 249 738. Open: Mon-Fri 11.30am-11.00pm, Sat 9.00am-11.00pm, Sun 9.00am-10.30pm.       Malmaison Malmaison Brasserie has put together a special 2 course pre-show menu for only £12.00 per person. Take advantage and pre-book a table between 5.30-7pm, stating pre-show menu on 01865 268400 or click here: www.malmaison-oxford.com/the-hotel/mal-events     Venue: Oxford Castle Garden, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Sunday 21st June 2009. Time: All day. Price: Free. As part of Transmission Interrupted at Modern Art Oxford, Sislej Xhafa will present his performance piece, elegant sick bus. First shown in Istanbul in 2001, the piece comprises of a mirrored bus, its engine switched off, pushed through the streets by a group of people. Normally associated with travel and movement, the bus again will assume different connotations and become a sculptural object when it remains on display for the duration of the exhibition at Oxford Castle. Xhafa said, “I am delighted that my work will be sited at Oxford Castle, following the performance as it is a major tourist site and key visitor attraction in the city. My work, elegant sick bus, questions the complexities of tourism and its economic phenomena. I see the bus as a tool of tourism which reflects its surroundings.” Transmission Interupted looks at how contemporary artists disrupt prevailing forms of registering and representing the world. The other artists in the exhibition are Abel Abdessemed, Pilar Albarracin, Yto Barrada, Mircea Cantor, Jem Cohen, Jimmie Durham, Simryn Gill, Julia Meltzer and David Thorne, Lia Perjovschi, Michael Rakowitz, Ernesto Salmeron and Yara El-Sherbini. Elegant Sick Bus by Sislej Xhafa: Part of Transmission Interrupted Until 21st June www.modernartoxford.org.uk     Venue: Oxford Castle Garden, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Friday 1st - Sunday 10th May 2009. Time: All day. Price: Free. Presented by Launch collaborative, this contemporary art exhibition utilises three contrasting venues to explore ideas of construction and deconstruction. Neil Ayling Venue: Oxford Castle Unlocked Courtyard, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Friday 1st - Sunday 10th May 2009. Time: All day. Price: Free. Located within the compound of the Oxford Castle, the temporality of Ayling’s sculptures possess a dialogue with the permanence of the architecture. Ayling’s bold abstracted constructions examine the relationship of image and structure, exploring parallels between architecture and the ephemeral nature of both temporary structures and graffiti. Miguel Santos Venue: Westgate Shopping Centre Santos’ 10 overdrafts and 10 lights deliberately incorporates the faults and mistakes in the development of the work of art to play on the viewer’s expectations. Presenting lights that are neither on nor off, Santos constructs alternative narratives and tensions that need to be eased. Charlotte Squire Venue: 105 High Street, Oxford Strange Fruit is an intriguing new installation by Charlotte Squire which uses found objects and purchased cast-offs to address the deconstruction and reformation of class structures. Launch collaborative is an artist and curatorial collaboration between Emily Alexander & Phil Marston. Please see www.launchcollaborative.co.uk for more information. Construct/Deconstruct is supported by Oxford City Council and O3 Gallery.   Venue: O3 Gallery & Oxford Castle, Oxford Castle, New Road, OX1 1AY. Date: Saturday 2nd May 2009. Time: 11am-3pm. Price: Free Artists, amateur & professional are invited to draw/paint/photograph the Oxford Castle Complex in our annual competition. Throughout the day, artists will be able to sit outside (or in various indoor areas if the weather is bad) and create a masterpiece with Oxford Castle as their inspiration. Artists will submit their finished work to the O3 Gallery by 3pm. At 4.30pm entrants will be invited to gather in the O3 Gallery where we will award a prize to the winning entry we have selected. The winning piece will later be displayed in the O3 Gallery. For full details of participating please contact the gallery directly. First Prize A weekend for two in a stunning Holiday Cottage in Porthleven, Cornwall. To continue your painting/drawing/photography in a beautiful setting! Provided by Trevor Osborne, Director of Oxford Castle Ltd. www.porthlevenholidaycottages.co.uk (Time conditions will apply – winning artist will arrange booking via the O3 Gallery).   Endnotes: unwrapping Books - Performance As part of O3 Gallery's endnotes: unwrapping books exhibition, the O3 Gallery is proud to present a series of sound and movement performances. Fiona Millward, a movement artist, will present a series of short pieces in the O3 Gallery, using clothing made from her books as props Times and Dates: Tuesday 14 April 4-4.30pm Thursday 16 April 2-2.30pm Tuesday 21 April 1-1.30pm Friday 24 April 3-3.30pm Saturday 25 April 12.30-1pm Kate Willis, also a movement artist will perform a series of pieces using her books, still wrapped, as she makes a journey from the O3 Gallery, back to Oxford Central Library. You are welcome to join her as she travels, which last approximately 30mins. Times and Dates: Friday 27th March, 5.45pm Wednesday 1st April, 12.30pm Wednesday 8th April, 12.30pm Wednesday 15th April, 12.30pm Wednesday 22nd April, 12.20pm On the evening of Sunday 5th April at 7pm, MEL (Dominic Lash, David Stent and Chris Stubbs) will perform a concert of improvised music alongside their sound installation "withdrawn from stock", conceived and produced for the endnotes exhibition. The live performance will be 'distributed' across different levels of the gallery space and will last for approximately 40 minutes.     Oxford Castle Grounds Saturday 4 April 2009 10am-4pm Oxfringe bring exciting performances outdoors on the Oxford Castle site. In Oxford Castle Courtyard: Justyn Time, Jonathan the Jester, Trulee & Peachie Stiltwalkers. Master of Ceremonies: Francis King In the Oxford Castle Garden: 10.00 Workshop: SaltBox Music Jamboree For Parents with babies/young children. £4 per child. 11.00 Workshop: Circus Skills All Ages Welcome. £5 per person 12.00 Free Music: Horns of Plenty, Peter Strakos 13.00 Workshop: Circus Skills All Ages Welcome. £5 per person 14.00 Free Music: Oxford Drum Troupe, Illustrious Sambistas 15.00 Workshop: Cirucs Skills All Ages Welcome. £5 per person All workshop tickets from the O3 Gallery on the day, from 9am. Please see www.oxfringe.com for more information.     Opera Anywhere - The Medium & The Telephone In the O3 Gallery Fri 3 & Sat 4 April 2009 – 7.30pm This double bill of two brief contrasting works, comic and tragic, dating from 1947, still holds the record for the longest run of opera on Broadway. In The Telephone, Ben comes to ask Lucy to marry him but he finds he has a rival - the telephone. Constantly thwarted by Lucy taking long calls from her friends, Ben is forced to take drastic action. In The Medium, Madame Flora is a charlatan clairvoyant who, with the aid of her daughter Monica and mute orphan boy Toby, stages phoney séances for grieving parents. Tragedy ensues when she is taken in by her own devices. Menotti said that she is a woman "caught between two worlds, a world of reality which she cannot wholly comprehend and a supernatural world in which she cannot believe". Tickets direct from Opera Anywhere 01865 735910 or menotti@oxfordvocalists.co.uk     In the O3 Gallery Sat 6 Dec 2008 – 4pm & 6pm Sun 7 Dec – 2pm A Moon Beam Locked Up: A Contemporary Interpretation of Pierrot Lunaire With: Malcolm Atkins - voice, violin, keyboards, electronics Ana Barbour - movement, dance theatre Each performance will last approximately 30 minutes. There will be a chance to discuss the work with the artists after each performance.     Oxford Castle Market Square & O3 Gallery Friday 28 November 2008 – 6-11pm As part of Oxford Inspires' WINTER LIGHT city-wide event the Oxford Castle Market Square will display unusual light installations and be transformed into a magical festive arena featuring the following free events: O3 Gallery - Open late showing 'Eye to Eye' - new drawings by Helen Pakeman. Art Projections - Video art by local artists will be projected on the external walls of the old Oxford Castle prison building. Hosted by O3 Gallery in partnership with OVADA. Earth From The Air - Stunning aerial photographs by Yann Arthus Bertrand. This free outdoor exhibition can be viewed at any time day or night around the Oxford Castle site, without prior booking, and is on till January 11th 2009.     OXFORD & PARIS: A Peripheral Vision - Artist's Talk Key Learning Centre – Oxford Castle Unlocked Sat 1 Nov 2008 – 11am -12pm Artists Barbaresi & Round have spent the last year corresponding between Oxford and Paris, exploring areas around the Oxford ring road and the Parisian Peripherique. They will present some of their discoveries and comparisons as well as discussing wider issues of territory and town planning. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. To book call 01865 260668 or email groups@continuum-group.com. Or ask at Oxford Castle Unlocked. www.oxfordcatleunlocked.co.uk Supported by the O3 Gallery.     Key Learning Centre – Oxford Castle Unlocked Sat 1 Nov 2008 – 11am -12pm Family Art Workshop for 6 - 12 year olds. How would you like other people to remember your city? Make your own quirky tales on the traditional postcard of Oxford. Please bring digital images or prints of places you like going to e.g. playgrounds, walks, your home, friend's homes. We can print from usb memory sticks. Children must be accompanied by an adult. £3 per child. Advance Booking on 01865 260668. www.oxfordcastleunlocked.co.uk Supported by O3 Gallery.     In the O3 Gallery Mon 13 – Sat 18 Oct 2008 To coincide with Oxford’s established Oxford Lieder Festival which runs this year from the 10th to the 25th October, Opera Anywhere are pleased to announce the launch of its own song festival. With Oxford Lieder Festival’s blessing it is to be named ‘Oxford Lieder Fringe Festival’ to be held at the atmospheric and intimate O3 gallery, situated at the Oxford Castle. Opera Anywhere’s Artistic Director stated “setting up a complementary festival on the fringe of the Oxford Lieder Festival will provide additional opportunities for audience members, singers and accompanists to experience a range of Art Song in many languages and styles including British Song”. Performances: Monday 13th October 1.00pm Melanie Sanders with Suzy Ruffles Monday 13th October 6.00pm Wendy Nieper with Julien Cheriyan Tuesday 14th October 1.00pm Linda Saavedra with Emma Abbate Tuesday 14th October 6.00pm Brian Todd with Eppie Churcher Wednesday 15th October 1.00pm Phillip Spendley with Daniel Ruiz-Cecconello Wednesday 15th October 6.00pm Susanne Hawkins with Alisdair Hogarth Thursday 16th October 1.00pm Katherine Graham Thursday 16th October 6.00pm Julia McCullough with Stephen Waterhouse Friday 17th October 1.00pm Kristin Finnigan with James Cheung Friday 17th October 6.00pm Vanessa Woodward with Michiyo Machida Saturday 18th October 1.00pm Seija Knight with Helen Mills Saturday 18th October 3.00pm Lizzie Hull with Pauline Stafford Saturday 18th October 6.00pm Jonathan Saunders with Marie-Elise Boyer Tickets for each performance are £7.50 or £5 for concessions, or for a ticket to attend a multiple of the performances just £20 each. Tickets are available from Opera Anywhere direct: 01865 735910 or email mike@oxfordvocalists.co.uk     Oxford Castle Grounds 20 Sept 2008 – 20 Feb 2009 Earth From The Air at Oxford Castle, by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, is an astounding exhibition of 120 giant sized floodlit pictures. It is a photographic portrait of our planet illuminating its beauty whilst raising awareness of man's impact. The free outdoor exhibition will be at the Oxford Castle, in central Oxford, from 20 September until February. It can be viewed at any time of day or night without prior booking. www.earthfromtheair.com     View Point: an installation by Katy Beinart Oxford Castle Yard 6 Sept – 20 Nov 2008 As part of her ongoing series of art works, Parallel Worlds, which explores different views of Oxford, Katy has created 2 works for the Oxford castle site. The art works play on the familiar vernacular of tourist attractions, but subvert the expected view, one that is often based on a preconcieved expectation of what a place will look like. Images in the works came from participatory projects with Oxford residents, and aim to show the viewer a fresh take on the city. Supported by Arts Council England and O3 Gallery. Further information available from: www.parallelworlds.org.uk www.katybeinart.co.uk     Oxford Castle Garden Sat 24 May 2008 Chelsea College of Art Student Tom Green will be creating a site-specific installation at the Oxford Castle site for one day only. The work aims to create a dialogue between the Malmaison hotel rooms/cells and the outer space. An accumulation of restored and adapted furniture will reflect the inner hotel space onto the grass area behind it. From 2pm visitors will be able to walk into the installation and reserve any pieces they wish to take away. “My practice endeavors to evoke lost relationships with place. With consideration of our reliance on spatial dynamics, to sustain these relationships. There are muted narratives contained by a place that go unnoticed and their importance can be questioned essentially, in respect to an aesthetic. The work frequently examines disruptions to the continuity of an individual within a given environment, offering a union of the uncanny and the sacred. There is a speculative approach to potential uses of space, and any underlying values which create a sense of the return or influence our collective knowledge. Consequently the work is site-specific and materialises through reference to its location. Interior and exterior furnishings become the apparatus within a primarily sculptural medium, with film and photography being used as a means of documentation.”- Tom Green, 2008.     Oxford Brookes Fine Art BA Degree Show 2008 Oxford Brookes University Art Department Sat 17 – Thur 22 May 2008 The O3 Gallery is proud to be the main sponsor for this year’s Oxford Brookes Fine Art BA Degree Show. The show is open to the public and the students welcome you to see the culmination of three years hard work. + 44 (0)1865 484 959 art@brookes.ac.uk www.brookes.ac.uk/art www.brookesfineart2008.com     In the O3 Gallery Sat 12 April 2008 12-4pm Oxfordshire Children's Illustrator Korky Paul will be in the O3 Gallery for the afternoon to answer your questions about his work. We will be selling copies of his recent picture books (original illustrations on display) and he will be happy to sign a copy for you.     Oxford Castle Market Square Fri 7 Dec 2007 – 4-7pm As part of Oxford Inspire’s White Night Festival (a late night evening of art, music, dance and performance celebrating the end of the county's millenium year) the O3 Gallery is holding an ice sculpture event. The sculptures will be displayed from 4pm in the Oxford Castle Market Square amidst an array of cafes and restaurants. There will also be the opportunity to see a live demonstration of ice carving from 5pm. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and a place to warm yourself will be available in the O3 gallery throughout the evening.