The Jam Factory Gallery

NOD EXHIBITION

2010-05-21T04:58:00.001-07:00

NEW STOP MOTION ANIMATION COURSE

2010-05-21T04:39:00.000-07:00

Stop Motion Animation Workshops 6week course on Saturday 29th May.

Do you love Wallace & Gromit, Morph, Pingu?

Here's your chance to use the latest software & equipment, learn lots of
new techniques and make your own stop motion film!

StopMoGo's been busy preparing fun lessons and resources for you to get
your hands on. A range of animation techniques will be covered
(including both 2D and 3D).

So, if you're creative & aged between 9 -15 years, join us at Oxford's
friendly arts centre, The Jam Factory.

Places are limited to make sure everyone has access to a laptop & high
definition webcam.

BOOK NOW!

StopMoGo - It's great to animate!
http://www.stopmogo.com

01865 559882
emma@stopmogo.com

INSTANT_JESUS_005 EXHIBITION

2010-05-21T04:38:00.000-07:00

INSTANT_JESUS_005

2010-05-21T04:19:00.000-07:00

'Instant_Jesus_005' is a personal reaction to living in a secular world but wanting a breathing god. These pictures are a search for religious conviction and a reaction to our 'pick and mix' culture of buying into the attractive teachings but leaving out the difficult ones.

Finding a way to express such a thing as belief through a photograph is never going to be easy. This exhibition uses both consumer products and religious images to express how worship sits within everyday living. The photographs are traditionally made on film and printed using a black and white technique called lithprinting, a process which replaces the cold sharpness of black and white with subtle colours and soft tones.

Nigel's editorial photographs are published in news and feature sections of national newspapers. He was one of the first photographers to marry digital cameras with mobile phone technology to supply instant news pictures. He works regularly on the picture desk of the Daily Mail. Nigel went to school in Wallingford and has lived in Abingdon for 20 years.

'Instant_Jesus_005' is Nigel's first solo exhibition and the first public viewing of this new work.

PICTURES FROM EXHIBITION

2010-05-21T04:18:00.000-07:00

OPENING NIGHT

2010-05-21T04:17:00.000-07:00

OUR LOVELY INTERN

2010-05-21T04:16:00.000-07:00

JOSEPHINE LYONS PRESS RELEASE

2010-05-21T04:06:00.000-07:00

For her first solo exhibition at the Jam Factory in Oxford Josephine Lyons is to present new and recent paintings and sculptures. Regarded by many as one of the most promising young artists working in the UK this will be her first solo exhibition at the Jam Factory. The exhibition will showcase Oxford-based Lyon’s characteristically exuberant vision, her use of compelling and joyful imagery, and her unique engagement with art history.
I’m in love with the world presents a subjective and open ended narrative. It explores the way meaningful connections are created between disparate experiences and between works of art, using this to making one coherent work from a range individual ‘moments’. The notion of self portraiture is key to her work, as is the idea that a subject can be developed and understood through a series of different moments, motifs or images. In the exhibition Lyons treats each artwork as part of a greater whole, much as in an orchestra a violin or a cello contributes to the overall creation. Primarily a painter, Lyons is interested creating beautiful new forms and images and in creating work that is both complex and evocative, and accessible.
Lyons was encouraged to paint from the age of four. She was much influenced by her art teacher at Wimbledon High School, Calan Lewis, who sadly recently passed away, who asked her to paint what she felt, and thereby gave her a new language to communicate with. In addition she cites artists as varied as Tracey Emin, Roi Vareeri, Howard Hodgkin’s, Turner, Cranach, Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, and Regina Jose Galindo, as being important for her.
Editor’s Notes,
Josephine Lyons (born 1983, England) studied at Goldsmiths (2002-2006). She has exhibited in group exhibition in London and Oxford including, ‘Opera and art’ at Covent Garden Film Studios (2007). Her first solo exhibition, Unexpected Signs and Location of other Realms, was held in the old Woolworths building in Crouch End, London, in June 2009. Josephine Lyons lives and works in Oxford.
For further information and High Resolution images, please contact the artist, Josephine Lyons on
Info@josephinelyons.net

'I'M IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD'

2010-05-21T04:04:00.002-07:00

SWEET SENSATIONS

2010-05-21T04:04:00.001-07:00

SWEET SENSATIONS EXHIBITION

2010-05-21T04:02:00.000-07:00

STATIONS OPENING NIGHT

2010-05-21T04:01:00.000-07:00

STATIONS OF THE CROSS EXHIBITION

2010-05-21T03:50:00.000-07:00

ARTS WINES OPENING

2010-04-27T16:31:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM GRASSROOTS & GLASS CEILINGS

2010-04-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM GRASSROOTS & GLASS CEILINGS

2010-04-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM GRASSROOTS & GLASS CEILINGS

2010-04-27T15:46:00.000-07:00

Opening Night for '.....'

2010-04-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Opening Night for 'Beauty in Decay'

2010-04-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T15:29:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T15:24:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T14:45:00.000-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T14:37:00.005-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T14:32:00.003-07:00

WORK FROM ELEVEN EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T14:22:00.000-07:00

RESTAURANT COLLECTION

2010-04-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

LIVE DRAWING BY MIRREN

2010-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:00

This is the video of Mirren drawing at the Jam Factory as a part of the Woman’s Festival Exhibition . Soundtrack-The Horrors http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ZAJEsWwbQ

THE ART BOOK/CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!

2010-04-27T13:59:00.001-07:00

The purpose of the art book is to support and promote artists living and working in the Oxford and Oxfordshire area, allowing professional and semi-professional practitioners to display their Work in a publication with high production values
Our goal is to offer newest, sometimes most challenging work from across the region, and to expand the public perception of art, with the prospect to launch the careers of promising young artists.
By no means exhaustive, this selection will reflect a spectrum of current work carefully selected to showcase art and artists in Oxfordshire, with a fresh and original approach to Art.
Each artist will be represented by a colour image of a typical work (Half page, full page, double page) accompanied by text to illuminate the artist and its practice.
This Art publication will provide a fresh and original approach to Art, a unique visual source book, as well as a celebration of the rich and multi-faceted range of visual art culture in Oxford and Oxfordshire.
Patrick Messaoudi
Art & Events Director
Think Locally Productions

10TH - 29TH MARCH BEAUTY IN DECAY EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T13:56:00.001-07:00

PRESS RELEASE FOR GRASSROOTS & GLASS CEILINGS EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T13:55:00.001-07:00

Oxford International Women’s Festival in association with Oxford Pride presents
“Grassroots & Glass Ceilings”

a diverse art exhibition celebrating work by local and international women artists inspired by the 2010 Festival theme of ‘Grassroots and Glass Ceilings’. This group show includes wall art, sculpture, performance, video and poetry.

Afroditi Aparti
Emmie van Biervliet
Georgina Jestico
Linda Wride
Madi Acharya-Baskerville
Mirren Kessling
Nia Walling
Sherrey Tysom
Susan Moxley
Tabitha Millett
Tina Calloway

Poet Lizzie McHale will MC the Launch with performance by Lydia Faith
For more information about the festival and artists visit www.oxfordwomen.co.uk and www.oxfordpride.org.uk
Festival Launch & Opening Performance Event: Sunday 28th February 7.30-9.30pm
Exhibition: Sun 28 FEBRUARY – Mon 21 MARCH open everyday 10am-10pm @ Jam Factory

FORTH COMING EXHIBITION - GRASSROOTS & GLASS CEILINGS EXHIBITION

2010-04-27T13:53:00.001-07:00

FIVE STAR SHOW

2010-04-27T13:35:00.001-07:00

The Creative Collective Exhibition has been a huge success and has received a five star review in this weeks copy of the Oxford Times. To read it online click … http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/search/?search=CREATIVE+COLLECTIVE

CREATIVE COLLECTIVE OPENING NIGHT

2010-04-27T13:33:00.001-07:00

PERFORMANCE PIECE

2010-04-27T13:31:00.002-07:00

SHOP

2010-04-27T13:30:00.001-07:00

A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

2010-04-27T13:29:00.005-07:00

LIFE DRAWING TUESDAY 2ND FEB

2010-04-27T13:28:00.001-07:00

NEW BOOK COLLECTION

2010-04-27T13:27:00.003-07:00

About Pete Ross

2010-04-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

“Since 2005 my painting has been autobiographical and relate to growing up in South Wales in the 1950/60’s, this current work is in galleries in Brecon and Cardiff and I have a major exhibition at the Riverfront Arts complex in Newport in the Summer 2010.
The work in this exhibition falls mainly into 3 categories. Portraits, Couples and Conflicts. The work from these themes started with the large heads in 1993 and developed into couples and later into conflict pictures until 2005. The portrait and couple paintings are straightforward interpretations from photographs which were chosen for various reasons. Some are well known people, some are not, but all have physical characteristics which appeal to me. The conflict pictures are more complex are better explained face to face, though in simple terms they convey a misunderstanding and conditioning of conflicts by us, the observers.” Pete Ross

FORTH COMING EXHIBITION - PETE ROSS

2010-04-27T13:25:00.003-07:00

Press release for Eleven exhibition

2010-04-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

Eleven is the first exhibition by Oxford based Creative Collective, showcasing work by 11 up and coming young artists from across the county.
All 11 artists are aged between 18 and 20 and currently study art-based subjects at universities around the country, four of which are current students on the art foundation course at Oxford Brookes University.
The exhibition stretches across all mediums and included in the exhibition are illustrators Lara Hawthorne and Rachel Hardwick; fine artists Joe Carter, Anna Munday, Henry Franks and James Lomax, photographers Rishi Mullett-Sadones, Kenz Leverne and Jamie Clark; designers Zoe Regoczy and Rossie Edenbrow. On the preview evening former fine art student from Oxford Brookes Lauren O’Day will be providing a live performance piece from 9pm onwards.
Alison Honour, course leader of the Art & Design Foundation and Head of Arts at Oxford Brookes commented, “These young artists should be commended for the ambition and determination required in organising and creating work for an exhibition which will provide them with the valuable experience of exhibiting as professional practicing artists.”
Creative Collective are keen to support local artists that show enthusiasm, passion and commitment that is reflected within the work they produce. Rishi Mullett-Sadones of Creative Collective comments: “The original idea to do this came to me back in March last year, realising there are very few opportunities to exhibit work in a professional environment inside the city unless you are either a professional or post-graduate artist. Being a photographer myself, I wanted to solve this problem giving likeminded individuals the opportunity to promote their work at an early stage in their careers, while highlighting the fresh innovative talent being produced in Oxfordshire.”
With no set theme, young artists were simply invited through the Facebook groups to submit pieces of work that represented their own views or style. Giving them complete freedom to express themselves as artists and what they have produced is a real testament to the brimming creative talent that exists here in Oxfordshire.

Forth Coming Eleven Exhibition

2010-04-27T13:17:00.000-07:00

FORTH COMING EXHIBITION - ARTS WINES

2010-04-27T13:16:00.003-07:00

JUDGING OF ARTS WINES COMPETITION

2010-04-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

Photos from Simpson and Zahon Exhibition

2010-04-27T13:12:00.001-07:00

Simpson and Zahon Exhibition

2010-04-27T13:04:00.001-07:00

Forthcoming John Piper Exhibition

2009-11-11T17:22:00.001-08:00

click here for oxford mail review of John Piper exhibition......http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2009/11/11/Art+%28ot_art%29/4733318.John_Piper_Prints__The_Jam_Factory/

Rona

2009-11-11T15:26:00.000-08:00

Opening Night for 'Wonderland'

2009-11-11T15:17:00.001-08:00

The opening night for the 'Wonderland' exhibition included live performances from speakowire and AI/DS

John Piper

2009-11-11T15:10:00.000-08:00

Wonderland

2009-11-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

The opening night for the 'Wonderland' exhibition included live performances from speakowire and AI/DS

Pictures from 'Made In Oxford' Exhibition

2009-11-11T15:02:00.000-08:00

Opening Night

2009-11-11T14:59:00.000-08:00

The opening night was a huge success with over a hundred people arriving to see the exhibition.

Made in Oxford Exhibition

2009-11-11T14:56:00.000-08:00

The exhibition is the brainchild of a group of 30 local photographers
who live, work and study in the Oxford area, most of whom had only met
online before they decided to arrange this exhibition. They are here before
term starts and they are here when the tourists have jetted back to their
own cities. And whilst it’s an outstandingly beautiful city to live
in, it can get awfully boring photographing the Dreaming Spires again
and again. So what they've set out to do is try and show you their Oxford
instead.

Here we are

2009-11-11T13:49:00.000-08:00

The Jam Factory opened in 2006 and is located in the former premises of Frank Cooper’s Marmalade Factory and is now an arts centre, restaurant and bar in Oxford’s west end.

The Jam Factory doesn’t just provide a relaxed and welcoming venue to meet and dine, but is now built up its reputation to be an arts centre in its own right, providing tutored art classes, rehearsal spaces for theatre productions and discussion groups as well as exciting exhibitions ranging from graduate shows to works from Shegal. We are accessible for anybody passionate about the arts. Exhibiting works from established artists yet still providing a platform for emerging talent.

Our mission is to ignite and sustain a passion for the arts that is accessible to a wider variety of people. It's not about convincing people we are the same as other galleries, as were not, and this is what makes our lovely Jam Factory Gallery special.