The
final event of Somerville Arts Week was the launch of Somerville Art Society,
created last term for the purpose of enabling students to spend a couple of
hours each week relaxing in the bar participating in various creative pursuits. For
the launch, we had some mono-printing and the creation of a Somerville Doodle, which people dropped
in to the bar and contributed to and which will be displayed around college as
a memento of Arts Week and a celebration of student creativity.
As well as this, the Art Society welcomed Richard Shock, a local woodturner, and his wife Katherine, also an artist. The talk explained the technique and variations of woodturning, as well as handing around some bowls and plates that had been made. The second half of the talk was about sculpture around Oxford, explaining pieces from the Ashmolean, churches and various college buildings. We also found out about the Turrill Sculpture Garden, which is located in Summertown and was begun by Katherine to improve the space behind the Summertown library. The work of Richard and Katherine, as well as hundreds of other artists will be exhibited around the county during Oxfordshire ArtWeeks, which began on the 5th May and will run for 3 weeks, and including many different visual arts and crafts.
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