Hello
Artists in Woodstock is a community of creative people based in Woodstock and the surrounding villages. We are artists of all kinds – painters, ceramicists, sculptors, photographers, jewellery makers and collage artists. We are a super inclusive group, and constantly welcome new members with OX20 addresses.
Our purpose is to connect our community through creativity. Bringing creative people together, to share ideas and encourage one another. But also to connect with the broader community, to celebrate the role that creativity can play in enhancing lives.
Exhibiting
The group was founded in 2022 when Caroline Parkes, a Woodstock based amateur painter, wanted to exhibit for the first time, with a group of other artists, so set about finding like minded people who wanted to exhibit together.
In 2023 we did just that, on a grand scale! For Artweeks 2023 we took over Woodstock town centre’s windows and had 17 artists displaying work in St Mary Magdalene Church. Our novel approach attracted press coverage including being featured in BBC Radio Oxford, OxInABox and Cotswold Life.
In September 2023, we had our first exhibition at Blenheim Palace, where 22 artists displayed work across 4 months that was seen by a quarter of a million visitors.
In May 2024 we went even bigger on Artweeks with a series of free events, to get the whole community involved in creativity. We have an exhibition in collaboration with SOFO (Soldiers of Oxfordshire) Museum in Woodstock during Oct/Nov ‘24, and you can see a selection of our member’s work adorning several walls in Woodstock’s newly refurbished Feathers Hotel.
Joining
We are inclusive and informal in equal measure. Anyone who is a practising creative, who lives or works in Woodstock, or the surrounding OX20 villages, is welcome to join. We hold informal get togethers, and have a lively WhatsApp group to communicate. Oxfordshire Artweeks is our big annual event, where a participation fee is involved, but our membership is free. If you’d like to join us, read more here.
Artists of Instagram
Please follow us on @artistsinwoodstock on Instagram. It’s where you can keep up to date with what we’re up to, and take a look our members’ latest work.
