Join us for the last Contemporary Art Lecture this term!
Artis & writer Dudley Dream Walsh will give a talk which argues that Y2K aesthetics operate as a seductive technology of the future that never came:
5pm Tues 10 March.
Book your free tickets 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dudley-dre...
On Friday evening, three ensembles from the University Jazz Scheme will be performing music from Wayne Shorter’s seminal ‘Speak No Evil’ album; the output of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers; and original music by jazz flautist Gareth Lockrane.
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/26-03-...
Mongolian horse-tooth saddle hilt, with inlaid gold, silver, and six-sided horse-tooth burrs flattened with gold-plated brass in the form of a honeycomb. 43.5 cm x 52 cm. (c.1250s). Ulaanbaatur, Chinggis Khan Museum
Medieval Visual Culture Seminar
Silver trees and pearl crosses: Franco-Mongolian diplomacy and cultural exchange in thirteenth-century Karakorum
Emily Guerry (Christ Church)
5pm March 12
Arumugam 2.1, St Catherine’s College
www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/mediev...
@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Exciting exhibition announcement from Ruskin's Jost Münster, senior tutor, studio practice:
Sit Back And Realax is now open at Xavier Fiol Gallery, Madrid.
'The creative process is a continuous experimentation in which I constantly question & shift the boundaries of materiality & the media I employ'
☀️ Applications open for OVADA’s 2026 Summer Residency! ☀️
A self-directed month to develop new work alongside 12 creatives in a vibrant warehouse studio in central Oxford.
📅 31 July–31 Aug 2026
💷 £300 | £15 app
⏰ Deadline: 10 April 2026
Apply: https://bit.ly/4aX0Erx
#OpenCall
#ArtOpportunities
Happy Publication Day to Ruskin's Dr Kate Keohane and Dr Giulia Smith!
'Caribbean Eco-Aesthetics' is an edited volume bringing together voices of contemporary artists and scholars who are at the forefront of environmental activism in the region and across its diasporas.
@manchesterup.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to El and Gala currently showing new work in two group shows at Saatchi Gallery!
Elleanna Chapman (BFA 2024) and Gala Hills (BFA 2023) are in 'Good Eye Projects 2026' and ''Gesture and Being' respectively.
'Poor Form' at Sid Motion Gallery features work by Ruskin tutor Tom Woolner, former tutor Oona Grimes & BFA alumna Emma Cousin:
"Through playful, uncanny & psychologically charged forms, the exhibition explores how bodies - both human & imagined - are shaped by material, narrative & dysfunction."
Come along to the next Contemporary Art Lecture @ the Ruskin!
Abbas Zahedi | Dissociative Realism
5pm Tues 24 Feb
Abbas Zahedi works at the intersections of sonic & sculptural forms, exploring systems of care, thresholds of experience & the social architectures of our time.
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Slade Lectures 2026
'Brasilia: Planned Exclusion'
Esther da Costa Meyer
5pm Wed 18 Feb
Auditorium, St John's College
@stjohnsox.bsky.social
(Free Admission)
Abstract: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-...
Slade Lectures 2026: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures
Congratulations to Ruskin tutor Anna Barham who presents a solo exhibition this month at Badischer Kunstverein, in Germany.
Anna will show recent works exploring how digital technologies privilege standardised language while marginalising diverse voices, accents, and bodily textures of speech.
Ruskin Shorts!! is back! A fabulous opportunity to view all things visual media by Ruskin students.
🎬 Mon 9 Feb
Arrive 2:45 for a 3-5pm screening.
🏛 Ultimate Picture Palace
Jeune Street, just off Cowley Rd, OX4 1BN
Everybody welcome! Approx. 100 seats available on a first come, first served basis.
Join us at the Ruskin for artist Hannah Perry's talk HARD LOVE! Working in sculpture, painting and audio visual installation, Perry will speak on themes of masking, social class, feminism and exhibition making in relation to her recent work.
5pm, Tuesday 10 February
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Pink Pandemonium at Meadow Lane Playing Fields!
The School recently gathered at Meadow Lane where Ruskin staff bravely faced Ruskin AFC (Artistic Football Club) in a long awaited showdown! Fresh kits, fierce loyalty and an alarming amount of enthusiasm made for an unforgettable game that ended 2-2.
Slade Lectures 2026
'Shanghai'
Esther da Costa Meyer
5pm Auditorium, St John's College @stjohnsox.bsky.social
(Free Admission)
Today's lecture (abstract) www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/slade-lectures-2026-urban-change-and-representation-2
More info on the Slade Lectures: www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/slade-lectures
The Ruskin, along with TORCH Performance Research Hub, will host the 2nd Trans Study Day this week, on Thursday 29 January. The series brings together artists, scholars, performers & activists for an event with panel discussions, performances and a special guest!
www.torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
Come along to Ruskin's first Contemporary Art Lecture this term!
'Unprecious Instument'
Artist Rob Shuttleworth explores sound through listening and performance where playful experimentation and accessible making become the work.
5pm, Tue 27 January
All welcome!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
Read all about ArtReview's annual roundup of influential people in the art world, including the Ruskin's own Jesse Darling!
Last Contemporary Art lecture at the Ruskin this term!
Rafael Pérez Evans - Dumping to Release: Material Dissent
A Spanish-Welsh artist and educator, Pérez Evans will introduce his site-specific installation and sculptural practice.
5pm, Tues 2nd December
Free, book tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
This weekend!
Come along to the Ruskin Drawing Sale held at Fusion Arts at 15 Park End Street, OX1 1H.
Onyeka Igwe, Associate Professor at the Ruskin, is the recipient of the Jarman Award 2025!✨
Onyeka shares the prestigious annual award with Morgan Quaintance as they were considered "equally deserving of the award, with significant bodies of work at the forefront of artists’ moving image practice."
Opening on Thursday, 7-9pm at OVADA @ovadagallery.bsky.social!
'Manual for the Overlooked' is a group show by Ruskin third-year students Z Forbes, Ben Holland, Isabelle Oxford & Amelia Sleight, their work a reflection of the strong connection between them.
Also open 28-29 November, 10am-4pm.
The talents of our Masters composers and performers will be on display on Wednesday 3 December at 7pm in the Holywell Music Room. Join us for this special evening of collaboration. Free entry!
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/master...
The Ruskin Drawing Sale Returns!
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, 10am–3pm
📍Fusion Arts, 15 Park End St, OX1 1HH
Browse drawings, paintings, prints, stickers and more from Ruskin BFA artists. A percentage of each purchase will go to supporting the Degree Show in June, open to the public!
This year @torchoxford.bsky.social Performance Research Hub hosts a series of study days exploring the role of trans and queer voices in performance and performance research.
👇 Sign up for the first study day on Monday 24 November at @theruskin.bsky.social
www.music.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
Artist and writer Basyma Saad will give a talk at the Ruskin on 18th November. The image is a photograph of the artist with shoulder length dark hair, dressed in a white vest with a lavender cardigan visible on her shoulders, standing in front of a group of people looking through printed materials, painted fabric suspended from the ceiling in the background.
Join us for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! Artist and writer Basyma Saad will speak on the themes of realism, surplus, and mourning in relation to her recent work.
5pm, Tues 18 November
More info and book your (free!) tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/basyma-saa...
TORCH Performance Research Hub will host a series of study days this year, bringing together artists, scholars, performers & activists to explore the role of trans + queer voices in performance. The first day is 24th Nov at the Ruskin.
More info and registration:
torch.ox.ac.uk/event/trans-...
Happy Halloween from the Ruskin!
The Hole in the Whole is currently on show at Eastside Projects in Birmingham featuring work by Ashkan Sepahvand (DPhil 2025), Valerie Asiimwe Amani (current DPhil student) and Phoebe Collings-James, curated by Harmanpreet Randhawa (BFA 2023).
Until 6th December.
eastsideprojects.org/projects/the...
A photograph of Emii Alrai, a woman of Iraqi descent, shown seated at a table with her left cheek in her hand. She has long, thick dark hair worn loose and is wearing a light brown shirt.
We are delighted to welcome Emii Alrai for our next Contemporary Art Lecture at the Ruskin! An artist working in sculpture and installation, Alrai will speak on her practice exploring artefacts, the Western Museum construct and memory.
5pm, Tues 4th November.
Info & tickets: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...
