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A Call for Artists: POP-UP STUDIO Thursday 19 October – Sunday 26 November 2023 For Pop-Up Studio, Oxford Gallery will become a working studio for up to six artists per week for six weeks. A shared workspace is an incubator for collegiality and collaboration. Having artists at work in our space brings it alive with creativity and activity. We know […]

Oxford Arts Trust governing Oxford Gallery is looking for new Board members.  This is a great opportunity to volunteer for this vibrant, non-profit community arts centre located at 72 Main St, Oxford.  We need people who will enhance our team with experience such as fundraising, business, marketing, accounting, sponsorship, admin, retail, IT, and events. Oxford Gallery is now expanding its […]

Oxford Gallery invites you to support local this December, at the first ever Oxford Artisan Market. DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL PIECES BY WAIMAKARIRI CREATIVES, FOR YOUR OWN COLLECTION OR TO GIVE AS GIFTS. SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER 2022 / 10AM – 2PM   Original art, prints, ceramics, textiles, homeware and more will be available directly from makers, bringing the gallery forecourt alive with […]

Last week the Oxford Gallery team was wrapped to receive this incredible painting by John Gibb (1831-1909), titled Growing Gold, 1892. Oil on linen canvas. Donated by Mary Stronach Stratton (nee Paterson), granddaughter of Alexander Stronach Paterson, who purchased the artwork from the artist. The painting is gifted to Oxford Arts Trust of Oxford Gallery Toi o Waimakariri. The family […]

Great to be featured on 10 exhibitions to look out for in Canterbury… “Twenty-five artists go tramping and open an extensive group exhibition in Oxford. No 2 Art Tramp Show represents four generations of artists, from photographer Mark Adams to conceptual artist Jae-Hoon Lee. Curator Areta Wilkinson extends an invitation to all for the opening weekend, the participating artists holding […]

NO2 ART TRAMP SHOW 25 August – 18 September 2022 Opening 3pm Sat 27 August. All Welcome. No2 ART TRAMP SHOW brings together two endeavours: individual art practices and a group practice of standing up next to the mountain and risking one’s neck! Read more.

Kia ora, te whanau, Due to circumstances out of our control, our Matariki Artist Residency will not begin this week. The Saturday 25 June opening is cancelled We hope that the residency will now commence on 30 June Net-Working event is postponed. Ticketholders have been contacted with further information. Postponement date TBC. Our Matariki Creative-Drop in is going ahead as […]

Work by artists on our recent life drawing course, on display at the gallery. Amazing mahi, as always! We love to see the progression and skill development. Life drawing was made possible with funding from Waimakariri Creative Communities.

Kia ora, te whānau. Welcome to our new space at Oxford Gallery. It is open Thursday-Sunday 10am-4pm and we invite you to make yourself at home here. Bring a creative project to work on, some laptop-based mahi, or just come and have a cuppa and a chat. What do YOU want to do here? We’d love to hear your ideas!