Join our summer of storytelling

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Summer of storytelling

Tell your story this summer by taking part in Activating our Archives: Protest and Play, a project celebrating the power of visual storytelling. Modern Art Oxford and Fusion Arts are now inviting participants to take part in the project which uses photography, film, images and archives to explore themes of protest and play.

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Book free tickets for New Liberia

"Marvellous" - The Observer

Discover the critically acclaimed exhibition New Liberia, a poetic exploration of racial justice by the Malawian artist and Oxford University professor Samson Kambalu.

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Watch an online tour

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Pride in the archive

Guest blog contributor Veronica McKenzie tells us about the fascinating Haringey Vanguard Project. The project archives and shares the work of Haringey-based LGBTQ+ and anti-racism activists of the 70s, 80s and 90s, educating and inspiring new generations.

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Discover the Situationists

Don't miss our recording of a lively conversation between writer McKenzie Wark and artist Samson Kambalu about the avant-garde Situationist International group, covering topics including gift giving, early cinema and how it feels to be an immigrant.

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Community

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Uncomfortable Oxford Tours

This summer, take a tour to learn about Oxford's complex imperial connections and hear the stories often excluded from the narrative of the city. Uncomfortable Oxford is a researcher-led social enterprise that runs public engagement events on histories of inequality, discrimination, and empire.

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Work with our
Digital Team

Modern Art Oxford is inviting expressions of interest for the exciting freelance role of Creative Associate (Digital). This temporary role offers a creative individual the opportunity to devise and deliver a project for young people using digital storytelling, games design and interactive fiction. Deadline 12 July.

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Modern Art Oxford
30 Pembroke Street
Oxford
OX1 1BP
info@modernartoxford.org.uk
(0)1865 722733

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 4pm
Closed Monday
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Image credits:

Artwork by Sofia Yala Rodrigues, 2020.
Samson Kambalu: New Liberia Preview Party at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Oxford Atelier.
Haringey Lesbians and Gays banner designed and made by Sarah X.

Samson Kambalu: New Liberia installation image at Modern Art Oxford, 2021. Photo by Mark Blower.
Photo by Waqas Mirza, Uncomfortable Oxford.
Modern Art Oxford Young Creatives workshop, 2021.
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