Friday, 20 December 2019
Happy Holidays!
The OHOS office will be closed from Wed 25 Dec to Thur 2 January. Normal service will be resumed on Fri 3 Jan. (ie Wednesdays and Fridays from 11am - 2pm)
Very best wishes to all OHOS's friends for a happy and restful Christmas, and a successful 2020. A big thank you to our many supporters and volunteers.
Monday, 11 November 2019
Autumn Drawing
Drawing Classes
Wednesday evenings 13, 20, 27 November and 4 December 2019, 7.30 - 9.30pm.
Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1HL. Ground Floor (blue door).
£15 per two hour session, or £55 for all four dates.
Enjoy a range of drawing activities, gain new skills, expand the way you think about drawing, and have fun. Relaxed mixed-ability class with tutor Ingrid Jensen. Basic art materials provided, but feel free to bring your own favourites. Free parking behind the Keep. Brock Gardens stop on Bus routes 15, 16 and 17.
Booking essential: select dates on the Doodle poll at https://doodle.com/poll/9fe4irb2pyfiszmk or email info@imjensen.co.uk
Tuesday, 1 October 2019
The Estate
Lisa-Marie Gibbs and Philip Newcombe
18 - 20 October 2019, 11am - 5pm
Preview 17 October 6pm - 9pm
www.lisamariegibbs.com
www.philipnewcombe.com
Supported by Arts Council England
Sunday, 29 September 2019
The Nature of Randomness
Exhibition by Virginia Tozzi
5th and 6th of October
Open 10am - 5pm
What if the shape of a rock, the flexibility of grass, a mosquito fly, a breath, every single meaningless moment you experience, were “random”. Consequently, everything would be “random”.“The Nature of Randomness” aims to explore and discredit the idea of “randomness”. In order to do so, the canvas directly and intermittently interacts with nature itself and colours. During this nature-canvas interaction, all parts and colours added to the composition appear as a result of randomness, but in reality they are not accidental. This exhibition also intends to explore the concept of constant alteration of reality as we know it. Similar to “randomness”, the constant transformation of reality is due to natural laws. Everything changes overtime, including the components incorporated on the canvas. Therefore, all the canvas will change colours, shape and consistency overtime. This process depicts our powerlessness against natural laws.
The artist is charmed and obsessed by the topic of constant alteration of reality.
5th and 6th of October
Open 10am - 5pm
What if the shape of a rock, the flexibility of grass, a mosquito fly, a breath, every single meaningless moment you experience, were “random”. Consequently, everything would be “random”.
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Heritage Open Days: Brock Keep
Guided tours of three floors of Brock Keep, former armoury
and gatehouse to Brock Barracks, now studios and art gallery.
Colourful ground
floor exhibition of the role of materials in military clothing.
Meet current artists in working studios.
Join in family activities.
Meet current artists in working studios.
Join in family activities.
Friday 20 September: 11am - 5pm
Saturday 21 September: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 22 September: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 22 September: 11am - 5pm
Tours of Brock Keep: Max 8 people per tour/session. 30 minutes, no booking required.
No lift to upper floors. Access for wheelchairs and
pushchairs to ground floor only
Brock Keep, completed in 1877, is a beautiful example of the Victorian keeps built to aid recruitment and to increase pride in local regiments. They provided a ceremonial gatehouse, guardroom, fire engine house, and secure storage for arms, ammunition and all the kit needed by soldiers. They were designed at the War Office by distinguished architect Major H C Seddon of the Royal Engineers.
Reading’s Keep is one of the surviving few that have not been demolished or converted. It is grade II listed and is particularly special because of its setting next door to the Lutyens War Memorial and its original Army Depot that is still occupied by 7th Battalion the Rifles. Its original features are well preserved. The Keep is now owned by Reading Borough Council and since 1980 has provided artists' studios for OpenHand OpenSpace and Reading Space Studios, and exhibition space for many artists. In the early 1980s it was used as a shelter for homeless people.
Monday, 26 August 2019
To Set The Darkness Echoing
Solo exhibition by Heather McAteer
Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 September 2019
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-2pm Thursday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
Meet the artist Saturday 29 September 3-5pm
Reflecting on the artist’s formative years growing up in Northern Ireland, the exhibition features a collection of work which draws directly from personal experience. It focuses on themes of history, memory and identity to consider how the narratives of the past are constructed and presented.
The title of the exhibition is taken from the poem ‘Personal Helicon’ by Seamus Heaney.
Image: ‘Louder than bombs’ (detail) by Heather McAteer
Tuesday 24 - Sunday 29 September 2019
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-2pm Thursday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
Meet the artist Saturday 29 September 3-5pm
Reflecting on the artist’s formative years growing up in Northern Ireland, the exhibition features a collection of work which draws directly from personal experience. It focuses on themes of history, memory and identity to consider how the narratives of the past are constructed and presented.
The title of the exhibition is taken from the poem ‘Personal Helicon’ by Seamus Heaney.
Image: ‘Louder than bombs’ (detail) by Heather McAteer
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Play Original Board and Card Games
Original games created by artists
Elisabetta Balasso and Cally Trench
from Venezuela and England
Saturday 7 September / 3pm - 6pm
Come and play original board and card games by Venezuelan artist Elisabetta Balasso and by English artist Cally Trench, including Elisabetta's Hyperinflation Soup and
Dinner is Served, and
Cally's Trees versus Axemen and Gravestones and Dry Bones.
At Openhand Openspace Gallery
Free entry, no need to book.
Accessible rules. Suitable for all ages. Tea and cake!
Sunday, 28 July 2019
New Summer Drawing Classes
Wednesdays 7 August - 4 September
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Tutor Ingrid Jensen
No previous experience needed, basic materials provided.
Enjoy drawing while building skills and confidence and exploring a
range of techniques and materials. These will include line, tone,
spatial relationships, pencil, ink and charcoal. Drawing big and small.
Observation and imagination will both be valued, as will realistic and
abstract drawing. Specific activities will help develop drawing capability.
A curious range of natural and human-made objects will be available for study.
£15 per person or £70 for all five sessions.
Advanced booking essential.
(0118) 959 7752
Takes place in OpenHand OpenSpace ground floor gallery.
Heritage Open Days: Brock Keep
Guided tours of three floors of Brock Keep, former armoury
and gatehouse to Brock Barracks, now studios and art gallery. Colourful ground
floor exhibition of the role of materials in military clothing. Meet current
artists in working studios. Join in family activities.
Friday 20 September: 11am - 5pm
Saturday 21 September: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 22 September: 11am - 5pm
Sunday 22 September: 11am - 5pm
Tours of Brock Keep: Max 8 people per tour/session. 30 minutes, no booking required.
No lift to upper floors. Access for wheelchairs and
pushchairs to ground floor only
Thursday, 20 June 2019
Post Degree Art Show Show and Sale
This show represents the culmination of our university careers and the start of our careers as professional artists.
Please come along to see a diverse range of paintings from figurative to abstract, and perhaps take something special home with you.
Friday 19th July 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday 20th July 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 21st July 10:00 - 18:00 Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
University of Reading’s 2019 painting finalists present the
Post Degree-Show Show and Sale! This show represents the culmination of our university careers and the start of our careers as professional artists.
Please come along to see a diverse range of paintings from figurative to abstract, and perhaps take something special home with you.
Friday 19th July 19:00 - 21:00
Saturday 20th July 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 21st July 10:00 - 18:00 Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
Saturday, 15 June 2019
Process exhibition
An exhibition by a loose collective of artists including:
Sam Stead, Tim Wilson, Tyka Epik, George Field, Aileen Creegan, Robert Fitzmaurice, Lisa Barnard, Chris Mercier and Steve Perfect.
With some work being made in situ and even during the exhibition itself, this exhibition attempts to explore the ways which art is made, how it is shown and how it is seen.
Open: Tuesday 2nd July - Sunday 7th July 2019
Tuesday to Friday 10am-2pm
Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm
Not-So-Private-View on Thursday 4th July 4-7pm Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
Part of Open for Art 2019
Sam Stead, Tim Wilson, Tyka Epik, George Field, Aileen Creegan, Robert Fitzmaurice, Lisa Barnard, Chris Mercier and Steve Perfect.
With some work being made in situ and even during the exhibition itself, this exhibition attempts to explore the ways which art is made, how it is shown and how it is seen.
Open: Tuesday 2nd July - Sunday 7th July 2019
Tuesday to Friday 10am-2pm
Sat & Sun 10am - 4pm
Not-So-Private-View on Thursday 4th July 4-7pm Openhand Openspace, Brock Keep, 571 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HL
Part of Open for Art 2019
Friday, 31 May 2019
OHOS is a Finalist in the Reading Cultural Awards 2019
Very exciting news! OHOS is a finalist in the Reading Cultural Awards 2019, in two categories: Cultural Organisation of the Year and Cultural Space of the Year. A big thank you to all OHOS's friends, volunteers and supporters. http://readingplaceofculture.org/awards/
Sunday, 26 May 2019
Monday, 13 May 2019
Undecided Exhibition - OHOS Open Studios
Undecided
An exhibition of contemporary art by OpenHand OpenSpace artists
reflecting the dilemmas facing artists as they persevere in their own practices.
Guided tours of the studios and the Keep.
Meet the artists Tuesday 21 May 7pm - 9pm
Exhibition open:
Monday 20 - Sunday 26 May
Mon - Fri 3pm - 7pm
Sat & Sun 11am - 5pm
An Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire event.
Meet the artists Tuesday 21 May 7pm - 9pm
Exhibition open:
Monday 20 - Sunday 26 May
Mon - Fri 3pm - 7pm
Sat & Sun 11am - 5pm
An Open Studios West Berkshire and North Hampshire event.
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