Many of you will know Ovada or have been supported by Ovada in recent years as artists. Although based in Oxford, Ovada has supported many artists across the region. It's the sort of organisation I feel we could do with in Reading. Things look like they might be changing. www.ovada.org.uk There is an open meeting to discuss the future of OVADA and the gallery space in relation to the planned redevelopment of the Old Fire Station building complex which is due to start mid 2010. The focus of the new development will be a Skylight Centre for Oxford, managed by the homeless charity Crisis which will open to the public in March 2011.
This meeting is primarily aimed at artists, as OVADA's major stakeholders, but it is an open meeting that everybody is invited to attend. They would like to share with you what they know about the development and how it will impact OVADA, and gain your thoughts and feedback on how the organisation could develop beyond 2010.
If you would like to attend, and be updated on more information prior to the meeting, please send your name and email address to Lucy Phillips, Acting Projects Manager at: info@ovada.org.uk or alternatively call 01865 201782.
Thames Valley University Fine Art and Community Art Degree shows open this Thursday from 6pm, closely followed by Reading University Fine Art Degree which opens Friday from 4pm after Paul Buck.
Something for the weekend! This Friday, Saturday and Sunday will see the second Caversham Open Studios taking place at various venues in Caversham.
There will be 15 venues and 27 artists exhibiting at this year’s Caversham Open Studios. Please come and enjoy this free event, an open house experience which includes: painting, print, sculpture, ceramics, stained glass, photography, video, textiles, jewellery and much more.
Please come and visit me at venue 12 where you can see my studio and ceramics. I will also be having a pottery make and take for children (and adults) if you want to get creative. See my website for further details.
For further information please visit the COS blog.
Hang-on is an artists network group which meets the last Friday of every month to network, talk and just share a cup of tea together once a month to break from the sometimes studio seclusion. All artists are welcome to come and hang-on.
We also have an online forum where you can join in discussions, see events, upload images of your work and be more involved. You can join here
We meet here
Picnic, 5 Butter Market, Reading
events and meet-ups
Hang-on Friday, Friday August 28th, 4.30-6pm, Picnic, Butter Market
Hang-on Friday, Friday September 25th, 4.30-6pm, Picnic, Butter Market
arjeea21, 1st thursday of month from 7.30pm at jelly workshop, Town Hall Reading
Arts Forum, Kennet Room, Civic Offices 7pm on Tuesday 8th September