Ruskin School of Art

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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.

Masters Composers and Performers Concert

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!

Trans and Queer Voices in Performance Research: study day #1

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...

An exciting event at @modernartoxford.bsky.social celebrating the Platform Graduate Award!
Enjoy art, music and conversation and catch performances by recent Ruskin graduates Ella Soni and Jarad Jackson.

Thurs 23 Oct, 6.30-10pm
More info: modernartoxford.org.uk/whats-on/liv...

Arturo Soto (DPhil 2021) publishes new photobook, Border Documents, drawing on his father's memories of Juárez (Mexico) and El Paso (USA). A personal archive of ordinary events but most importantly it stands apart from media coverage that focuses on drug trafficking, illegal migration & corruption.

Read all about what Ruskin Fine Art student Ash Capon learned at @modernartoxford.bsky.social during a 5-week internship!

Visiting the artfairs in London this week? Catch work by recent Ruskin graduates Paul Majek (BFA 2023) at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Eunjo Lee (MFA 2024) at Frieze!

The artist Sophie Cundale photographed wearing a tall metal collar and a brown jacket with her medium length hair slicked back and her mouth painted a dark red.

Join us at the Ruskin for a talk by multidisciplinary artist Sophie Cundale!

Sophie will speak on the trajectory of an artist's practice through the lens of shapeshifting, role play and fluidity.

5pm, Tuesday 21st October

Free and open to all, book your tickets here: bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

Ruskin's Onyeka Igwe is now showing new work at Tate Britain as part of the Art Now series. Consisting of film, projected slides & sculpture, 'our generous mother' tells the story of the University of Ibadan, the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria.
Until 17 May. More info at tate.org.uk

The Platform Graduate Award exhibtion at @modernartoxford.bsky.social is now open! 'This is Really Happening' features work by Ruskin 2025 BFA graduate Ella Soni:

Thank you to all who came along to the Degree Show this year! It's a fantastic showcase of our amazingly talented students' work - we are thrilled that so many of you were interested in taking a look!

You can view a presentation of each artist on the Ruskin website: www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

Visit the Ruskin Degree Show!
Explore painting, photography, video, sculpture, installation, and performance, and meet our talented emerging creatives.

Until Wednesday 25th June, 12-5pm.
128 Bullingdon Rd, Oxford OX4 1QP

Image from the Private View. Thank you to everyone who came along!

We were delighted to welcome Oxford University's new Chancellor Lord Hague of Richmond to the Ruskin Degree Show this afternoon! Keen to highlight the importance of the arts and humanities at the University, the Chancellor listened with interest as students talked about their work.
@ox.ac.uk

A sneak peek at the Ruskin Degree Show 2025!

We can't wait to welcome you to the opening of our BFA and MFA Degree Show, celebrating the outstanding creativity & hard work of our young artists:

Friday 20th June, Private View 7-10pm
Sat-Sun 12-6pm
Mon-Wed 12-5pm
👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

History of Art Study Day
Image & Object: Reproduction

2 - 5pm | Thu 26 June
Location: Department of History of Art, Littlegate House

Visit below and Book your place!
www.hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/image-...

Speakers:
Geoffrey Batchen, Geraldine Johnson, Brigid von Preussen, Vibe Nielsen, Paul Taylor

Introducing the Ruskin 2025 graduating BFA & MFA cohort!

Come along to the Degree Show to see their amazing work:

Private View Friday 20th June 7-10pm
21st-22nd June 12-6pm
23rd-25th June, 12-5pm

128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP
Welcome!

More info 👉 www.rsa.ox.ac.uk/news/detail/...

Our first years are very busy installing their Prelims Show today!

A poster publicising the Ruskin Degree Show 2025 with details in dark blue lettering on a medium blue background.

We are thrilled to announce the Ruskin BFA & MFA Degree Show, opening on Friday 20th June!

Private View 7-10pm

Opening hours 21st - 25th June:
• Sat - Sun: 12-6pm
• Mon - Wed: 12-5pm

128 Bullingdon Road, Oxford OX4 1QP.
Accessibility info:
www.accessguide.ox.ac.uk/128-bullingd...

Last Contemporary Art Lecture this academic year! Don't miss Tamar Clarke-Brown's talk at 5pm, Friday 16 May.

Free and open to all, tickets at the link 👉 bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...

A photograph of Tamar Clarke-Brown, a black woman with braided hair. She is posing behind two large green leaves, holding up one of her hands in a gesture with her her three middle fingers.

Tamar Clarke-Brown: Art, Civics & Technology

Clarke-Brown will speak on the role of civic frameworks & radical pedagogy in shaping contemporary art practice, sharing recent projects commissioned and developed with Serpentine Arts Technologies.

Join us on Friday 16 May, 5pm!
bit.ly/Ruskin_ContA...